Seven Seas, Los Angeles, CA (bar) - Locating Tiki

A arriano Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 1603	A arriano Posted posted on Wed, Jan 29, 2014 9:52 AM In any case, I might be missing something, but it seems likely to me that (a) Ray Haller of 7 Seas fame was the same man as Ray Hallor the actor; and (b) Ray was not the same man as Bob Brooks, given that Ray died in 1944 and Bob was apparently still alive in the 1950s. I did a little digging on Ancestry.com, and I find both a Ray Haller and a Ray Hallor in Los Angeles at the same time. Raymond Ellworth Hallor, the actor, appears to have been born Jan. 11, 1900, in Washington, DC, and died near Palm Springs in a car crash April 16, 1944, as shown in the above quoted news story. In the 1940 census, his occupation is listed as "publicity manager" for a nightclub, and living at the Garden of Allah Hotel (playwright George S. Kaufman and Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn were neighbors). However, I also find a Ray Haller, born in California on July 24, 1903, in California, and died Dec. 12, 1975, in Port Hueneme, Calif. In the 1940 census, his occupation is listed as "broker." Ray Haller appears to have been married to a woman named Ailene, and had at least two children, daughters named Rayleen and Jean. So which one was with the Seven Seas? I would guess it's the actor/nightclub publicity manager.

In any case, I might be missing something, but it seems likely to me that (a) Ray Haller of 7 Seas fame was the same man as Ray Hallor the actor; and (b) Ray was not the same man as Bob Brooks, given that Ray died in 1944 and Bob was apparently still alive in the 1950s.

I did a little digging on Ancestry.com, and I find both a Ray Haller and a Ray Hallor in Los Angeles at the same time.

Raymond Ellworth Hallor, the actor, appears to have been born Jan. 11, 1900, in Washington, DC, and died near Palm Springs in a car crash April 16, 1944, as shown in the above quoted news story. In the 1940 census, his occupation is listed as "publicity manager" for a nightclub, and living at the Garden of Allah Hotel (playwright George S. Kaufman and Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn were neighbors).

However, I also find a Ray Haller, born in California on July 24, 1903, in California, and died Dec. 12, 1975, in Port Hueneme, Calif. In the 1940 census, his occupation is listed as "broker." Ray Haller appears to have been married to a woman named Ailene, and had at least two children, daughters named Rayleen and Jean.

So which one was with the Seven Seas? I would guess it's the actor/nightclub publicity manager.

Post #706130 by arriano on Wed, Jan 29, 2014 9:52 AM