Betty Lou Young and Randy Young Santa Monica Canyon: A Walk Through History Casa Vieja Press: Pacific Palisades, CA, 1997, 182 pp., 1950s
"370 Mesa . . . Since 1951, it has been the home of artists Lee and Luchita Mullican-Lee a native of Oklahoma and Luchita from Venezuela. Lee established his studio in Venice and began teaching at UCLA in 1959. His paintings, often done with a pallette knife in vibrant color, . . . inspired by the mystical and spiritual life of the Southwest and by the symbols of Indian culture. . . . Both sons, Matthew and John, attended Canyon School and became artists as well . . ."
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"311 Amalfi . . . Gracie Fields estate was sold in June 1951 to Howard and Marie Allen Beckman, who subdivided and in 1958 sold the main house . . . to Dr. Alan Warren Allen and his wife, Mary Jane . . . .
"The neighbors' recollection [1962] of Mary Jane was that she was a tiny blonde who frequented Muscle Beach and formed the top of the muscle men's pyramid. . . .
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"247 Amalfi . . . A modified International-style house designed by Thomas Abell in 1951 for artist Richard Haines and his family after they moved from Upper Mesa Road.\ . . . He served as head of the Painting Department at Otis Art Institute from 1954 to 1974, and won many honors for his oils and watercolors. Haines' works which may be seen locally include his mosaic murals at UCLA's Schoenberg Hall depicting the history of music; on the new Physics Building at UCLA; and on the Federal Building downtown Los Angeles.
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