William E Garity (1899 - 1971)

Born 2 Apr 1899 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Sep 1971 at age 72 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Son of John Garity and Mary Anne Kane

Husband of Madeline (maiden name unknown - married around 1929)

Developer of sound and camera systems that revolutionized Hollywood's technology in the 1920's, 1930's, and 1940's.

On September 16, 1971, Bill Garity died in Los Angeles.

He is buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States of America^[1]

He was made a Disney Legend posthumously in 1999.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #22683431

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• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSN8-BVG : accessed 7 April 2017), William Garity in household of John J Garity, Borough of Brooklyn, Election District 6 New York City Ward 24, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 422, sheet 9A, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,062.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54H-3LT : accessed 7 April 2017), William Garity in household of John Garity, Brooklyn Ward 23, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 620, sheet 12B, family 276, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 973; FHL microfilm 1,374,986.

• "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K929-JW8 : 8 November 2014), William Garity, New York, New York, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 06, line 9, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJPR-M9K : accessed 7 April 2017), William Garrity in household of A Mary Garrity, Brooklyn Assembly District 2, Kings, New York, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 4A, line 34, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1147; FHL microfilm 1,821,147.

• "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS3M-XH1 : 8 November 2014), William E Garity, Brooklyn, A.D. 05, E.D. 33, Kings, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 2, line 18, New York State Archives, Albany.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCV4-3Z3 : accessed 7 April 2017), William E Garity, Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 163, sheet 7B, line 53, family 176, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 139; FHL microfilm 2,339,874.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CF-DHS : accessed 7 April 2017), William E Garity, Councilmanic District 3, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-186, sheet 11A, line 36, family 296, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 400.

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCD-F5H : 26 November 2014), William E Garity, 16 Sep 1971; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMMK-Q4H : 20 May 2014), William Garity, Sep 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).