Harold Levitt

Harold Levitt
Born July 26, 1921
San Francisco, California
Died 2003
Las Vegas, Nevada
Alma mater Stanford University
University of Southern California
Occupation Architect
Spouse(s) Jane Spalding
Children Lansford Levitt

Harold Levitt (1921–2003) was an American architect.

Early life

Harold Warren Levitt was born on July 26, 1921 in San Francisco, California.[1][2] He received a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Arts from Stanford University and an architecture degree from the University of Southern California.[1][2]

Career

He worked for Roland Coate and Burton Schutt before he founded his own architectural company, Levitt, LeDuc & Farwell, in the 1950s.[1][2] The company was headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.[1] He designed homes for Walter Mirisch, Steven Spielberg, Lew Wasserman, Olivia Newton John, Ross Hunter, Quincy Jones, Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers and Hal Wallis.[1][2][3] He also designed the Riviera Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip and the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills.[1][2][4]

Personal life

He was married to Jane (Spalding) Levitt for fifty-eight years, and they had a son, Lansford.[1] He retired to Reno, Nevada in 2001.[1][2]

Death

He died at his holiday home in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2003.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Harold Levitt, 81; Architect Created Homes for Stars of Show Business, The Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2003
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Levitt + Moss Architects
  3. ↑ Kate Buford, Burt Lancaster: An American Life, Da Capo Press, 2009, p. 233
  4. ↑ Walter Mirisch, I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History, Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008, p. 178
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