About

History:

S. Charles Lee, architect.

Isaac Pacht, attorney at law, was appointed judge of the Superior Court, State of California, August, 1930. (Source: Who’s Who in Ls Angeles, 1950, p.41.)
Pacht lost the house to the lender during the Depression. (Source: son, Judge Jerry Pacht.)

Isaac Pacht, appointed judge of the Superior Court, 08/20/31. Resigned 12/02/35. Trustee of the LA County Bar Association, 1938-1940. (Source: Robinson, W. W., Lawyers of Los Angeles, 1959.)

Architect S. Charles Lee mentions home in his oral history, “The Show Started on the Sidewalk,” UCLA oral history project, 1987, p.32.

Residence for L. Pacht at the northwest corner of Los Feliz and Chislehurst. (Source SWB&C, 03/25/27, p. 47, c.2)

This was the home of Joseph Patrick Carroll Naish (January 21, 1896 – January 24, 1973) in 1940. Known professionally as J. Carrol Naish, he was an American character actor. He was nominated twice for an Academy Award for film roles, and he later found fame in the title role of CBS Radio’s Life With Luigi (1948–1953). Born in New York City, Naish appeared on stage for several years before he began his film career. After World War I, Naish formed his own song and dance act in Paris before landing in California and beginning in film. Naish’s uncredited bit role in What Price Glory? (1926) launched his career in more than two hundred films. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the first for his role as Giuseppe in the movie Sahara (1943), and then for his performance as the title character’s Hispanic father in the movie A Medal for Benny (1945). For the latter film, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

Naish often played villains from gangsters in numerous Paramount pictures to mad scientists. In the 1940s Naish was a supporting character in a number of horror films. He played Boris Karloff’s assistant in House of Frankenstein (1944).

On radio, Naish starred as Luigi Basco on the popular CBS program Life with Luigi (1948–1953). Luigi’s popularity resulted in a CBS television series of the same name, with Naish reprising his role. In 1971, he appeared in his final film role, Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), as a mad scientist.

Naish was married to actress Gladys Heaney and they had one daughter, Elaine.

For his contributions to television, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6145 Hollywood Boulevard. (Source: Wikipedia, 2016)

1930 census:
5057 Los Feliz Blvd. (Value: $65,000): 1) Isaac Pacht, owner and head of household; 38 year old white married male; married at age 21; born in Austria; parents born in Austria; speaks German; to US in 1903, a naturalized citizen; an attorney in law-general practice. 2) Rose R. Pacht, wife; 39 year old white married female; married at age 22; born in New Jersey; parents born in Russia; not working. 3) Rudolph Pacht, son; 16 year old single white male; in school; born in California. 4) Winifred Pacht, daughter; 13 year old single white female; in school; born in California. 5) Mendel T. Pacht, son; 8 year old white male; in school; born in California. 6) Morris Pacht, nephew; 22 year old single white male; in school; born in New York; parents born in Austria. 7) Patricia Rudolph, niece; 9 year old single white female; in school; born in New York; parents born in New York. 8) William B. Ackey, Jr., servant; 24 year old single Philip-pino male; born in the Philippines; parents born in the Philippines; speaks Philippine; to US in 1924, a naturalized citizen; a servant in the private family. 9) Anna H. Hill, servant; 66 year old single white female; born in Sweden; parents born in Sweden; speaks Swedish; to US in 1880, a naturalized citizen; a servant in a private family.

1940 Census:
5057 Los Feliz Blvd. (rents for $135): 1) J. Carrol Naish, head of household; white married male 39 years of age; born in New York; an actor in motion pictures. 2) Gladys Naish, wife; white married female 31 years of age; born in Minnesota; not working. 3) Elaine Naish, daughter; white female 9 years of age; born in California; in school. 4) Arthur P. Heaney, father in law; white 66 year old widower; born in Minnesota; not working. 5) Susan F. Evans, servant; white single 59 year old female; born in Michigan; a maid in a private home; earns $800. 6) Bertha Rhodes, servant; Negro 67 year old divorced female; born in Pennsylvania; a maid in a private home; earns $600.