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Edward Abel Killingsworth

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Edward Abel Killingsworth

Birth
Taft, Kern County, California, USA
Death
6 Jul 2004 (aged 86)
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Map #103 - Lot 0 - Space 90555 A - Sunnyside Mausoleum Main Floor
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Edward Abel Killingsworth was born in Taft, California no November 4th 1917. He was educated at the University of Southern California and was a pupil of Dan Lutz, Glen Lukens, and Clayton C. Baldwin. He settled in Long Beach and was active in the local art scene until going into the Army in 1941.

Upon discharge, he went into architecture specialized in building hotels. He designed elegant modernist houses in southern California and luxury hotels in Hawaii, Indonesia, and South Korea. Shortly after forming (1953) the architectural firm of Killingsworth, Brady & Smith, Killingsworth began designing low-cost homes on small-sized lots.
Edward Abel Killingsworth was born in Taft, California no November 4th 1917. He was educated at the University of Southern California and was a pupil of Dan Lutz, Glen Lukens, and Clayton C. Baldwin. He settled in Long Beach and was active in the local art scene until going into the Army in 1941.

Upon discharge, he went into architecture specialized in building hotels. He designed elegant modernist houses in southern California and luxury hotels in Hawaii, Indonesia, and South Korea. Shortly after forming (1953) the architectural firm of Killingsworth, Brady & Smith, Killingsworth began designing low-cost homes on small-sized lots.

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Edward Abel Killingsworth FAIA * 1917-2004 * Master Architect



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