About

History:

4506 W. Melbourne was the home of actor Harold Goodwin at the time of the 1920 US census. Harold Goodwin was born in 1902 in Peoria, Illinois and began in silent pictures in 1915 when still in his teens. After maturing into an athletic type, he was cast in leading roles through the 1920s. His career diminished in the 1930s and he took on character roles. He continued to act well through to the 1960s and by the time he retired, he had appeared in an astonishing 263 productions. He is particularly associated with Buster Keaton’s films (they became good friends), and also with the Hoot Gibson silent westerns. He passed away in 1987 in Woodland Hills, California.

1910 Census:
4506 Melbourne Avenue (was 4405 Melbourne Avenue): 1) William H. Isgrigg, head of household; white married male 47 years of age; married 20 years; born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; an iron moulder at a foundry. 2) Florence B. Isgrigg, wife; white married female 47 years of age; married 20 years; born in Kentucky; father born in Kentucky, mother in France; not working.

1920 Census:
4506 W. Melbourne Avenue: 1) Lee W. Goodwin, renter and head of household; white married male 41 years of age; born in Illinois; parents born in Illinois; clerical work in wholesale hardware. 2) Maude B. Goodwin, wife; white married female 39 years of age; born in Illinois; father born in the US, mother in Indiana; not working. 3) Violet L. Blair, daughter; white married female 19 years of age; born in Illinois; film editor in motion pictures. 4) Harold R. Goodwin, son; white single male 17 years of age; born in Illinois; actor in motion pictures.

1930 Census:
4506 W. Melbourne Avenue (rents for $45 per month): 1) Grace A. Grandy, renter and head of household; white female widow 50 years of age; married at age 19; born in Illinois; parents born in New York; a club stewardess. 2) Leslie A. Grandy, daughter; white single female 24 years of age; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts, mother in Illinois; not working. 3) Mary L. Ottley, mother; white female widow 89 years of age; married at age 20; born in New York; parents born in New York; not working. 4) Cornelia Ottley, daughter; white divorced female 65 years of age; married at age 16; born in Canada; parents born in New York; to US in 1865, a naturalized citizen; not working.

1940 Census:
4506 Melbourne Avenue (Rents for $35): 1) Ferdinand Brombacker, head of household; white married male 41 years of age; born in New York; carpenter, motion picture studio; earns $2,200. 2) Lillian Brombacker, wife; white married female 55 years of age; born in New York; not working. 3) Robert V. Brombacker, son; white single male 24 years of age; born in Montana; laborer, tractor; motion picture studio; earns $1,350. 4) Glen E. Brombacker, son; white single male 17 years of age; born in California; in school.