David Samuel Benjamin Stannard (born around 1882), who went by Dave Stannard, was a journalist and advertising representative named to the Los Angeles, California, City Council in 1942 to replace Harold Harby, who had been stripped of his seat because he used a city car to go on vacation in Montana.^[1]

Biography[link]

Stannard was born in England of American parents around 1882 and was educated in Saint Louis, Missouri. He came to Los Angeles while young and worked for newspapers in 1915—including the Los Angeles Express and Tribune—and for the Associated Press. He was employed later by an advertising agency that had the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as one of its accounts. Living at 8932 West Adams Boulevard, at Fairfax Avenue, he was married and had one son.^[1]

City Council[link]

Tenure[link]

See also List of Los Angeles municipal election returns, 1943.

Council Member Harold Harby of Los Angeles City Council District 11 was ousted from his seat after a grand jury indictment and a trial. which found him guilty of using a city car to take a vacation in Colorado. The City Council had the duty to appoint a replacement to fill out Harby's term until the next election. It interviewed some twenty candidates, held several secret meetings and finally made the appointment on May 18, 1942, for the term that would end on election day in 1943. Stannard was sworn in immediately.^[1] The district covered the West Los Angeles and Venice areas.

He ran for election in 1943 and was chosen by the voters to fill Harby's unexpired term—a period of just a few weeks—but a resurrected Harby himself stood in the same election for the two-year term following and was chosen in a close vote over Stannard.

Positions[link]

Defense. In reacting to the then-current Battle of Savo Island and considering additional appropriations for civil defense, Stannard told the council that Southern California was a "hostile area" and that the city should not suffer because of lack of preparations.^[2]

Wells. Stannard submitted a resolution that would have forbidden drilling of oil wells within one-half mile of the ocean beach "to prevent future impairment."^[3]

References[link]

Access to the Los Angeles Times links requires the use of a library card.

Todd Livingston is a filmmaker and author

Biography[link]

Livingston began his career as a comedian in the critically acclaimed trio Open Season. The group toured the U.S. and Canada, headlining clubs and colleges and becoming regulars at L.A’s Comedy Store, New York’s Comic Strip and Improv, where they would often share the stage with Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler and Chris Rock.

During the slim non-touring time, Todd took gigs acting for network TV and movies, including Unsolved Mysteries and Umberto Lenzi’s cult horror favorite Hitcher in the Dark.

Livingston also co-wrote & produced and directed the supernatural comedy film So, You've Downloaded a Demon at Accidental Films and the graphic novels, mainly published by Image Comics: America jr., The Black Forest and The Wicked West, as well as The Living and The Dead, Chopper Zombie and the mini-series The Odd Squad.

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The Black Forest won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards for Best Horror Comic of 2004,^[1] and in 2005 The Black Forest 2 won the award again.^[2]

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References[link]

External links[link]

• The Black Forest
• Accidental Films
• Todd Livingston at the Internet Movie Database

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Phoebe Dollar (born July 26, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Goth in the horror movie of same name. She produced, wrote and starred in the film Charlie's Death Wish, starring Ron Jeremy in 2004.^[1] Dollar was inspired by James Chean's first feature Silent Scream (1999).She is Currently Married to Danny Sinatra of Ontario, CA.

Filmography[link]

• Hell's Highway
• Creepies
• Blood Sisters
• Goth
• Alien 3000
• Charlie's Death Wish
• Werewolf in a Women's Prison

References[link]

External links[link]

• Phoebe Dollar at the Internet Movie Database
• Phoebe Dollar interview at Nanarland.com