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John Butler Bierbower

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John Butler Bierbower

Birth
California, USA
Death
12 May 1992 (aged 72)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
North Building, Marble Room, East Wall
Memorial ID
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The only son of John E. Bierbower and his second wife, Louise Butler Bierbower, John B. was a half brother to Percy Janis/ Percy Bierbower, an actor, and his sister, Elsie Janis/ Elsie Bierbower, a vaudeville star and actress, writer, singer, who entertained the troops in WWI and was known as, "The Sweetheart of the A.E.F."

John Butler Bierbower was born in Los Angeles, California, and had moved to San Diego by 1930, where he was living with his mother- his father had died the previous year. He was 20 in the 1940 census, still living in San Diego with his mother.

John is found in the California Voter Registration Lists in 1942, 1944, and 1952. He was listed as a Democrat and a draftsman in 1942 and 1944, and his mother was noted as a Democrat and merchant.

By 1952 John had married Matilde Forteza, and was listed as a Republican as was his wife, and they were living in Los Angeles. The next year, they were in Burbank, California, and John was listed as an Engineer working for Lockheed Corp. John received a US patent (Patent US3480248) along with other Lockheed engineers in 1969 for a clamp assembly that would be used in aircraft and other vehicles.

John died in 1992 and was cremated. His wife survived him by 17 years.
The only son of John E. Bierbower and his second wife, Louise Butler Bierbower, John B. was a half brother to Percy Janis/ Percy Bierbower, an actor, and his sister, Elsie Janis/ Elsie Bierbower, a vaudeville star and actress, writer, singer, who entertained the troops in WWI and was known as, "The Sweetheart of the A.E.F."

John Butler Bierbower was born in Los Angeles, California, and had moved to San Diego by 1930, where he was living with his mother- his father had died the previous year. He was 20 in the 1940 census, still living in San Diego with his mother.

John is found in the California Voter Registration Lists in 1942, 1944, and 1952. He was listed as a Democrat and a draftsman in 1942 and 1944, and his mother was noted as a Democrat and merchant.

By 1952 John had married Matilde Forteza, and was listed as a Republican as was his wife, and they were living in Los Angeles. The next year, they were in Burbank, California, and John was listed as an Engineer working for Lockheed Corp. John received a US patent (Patent US3480248) along with other Lockheed engineers in 1969 for a clamp assembly that would be used in aircraft and other vehicles.

John died in 1992 and was cremated. His wife survived him by 17 years.

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  • Maintained by: pmm
  • Originally Created by: 47815677
  • Added: Mar 31, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144430877/john_butler-bierbower: accessed ), memorial page for John Butler Bierbower (31 Jul 1919–12 May 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144430877, citing Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA; Maintained by pmm (contributor 47022120).