Alvin C. Weingand
Alvin C. Weingand (born 1904, North Platte, Nebraska), moved to California in 1920.[1] He attended Los Angeles Polytechnic High School and in 1927 he earned his B.A. in economics at the University of California, Berkeley.[2]
He served in the California legislature from the 31st District and during World War II he served in the United States Navy.[3]
Weingand is mentioned in the memoir The Moon's a Balloon by film star David Niven. According to Niven, Weingand was a desk clerk at a Los Angeles hotel around 1934 and generously allowed the struggling actor to stay in a small room at a greatly reduced rent.
References
- ^ Vasquez, Carlos (August 8, 1989). "Oral Interview with Alvin C.Weingand" (PDF). archives.cdn.sos.ca.gov.
- ^ California State Archives, State Government Oral History Program, Oral History Interview with ALVIN C. WEINGAND
- ^ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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