Roy Duke Crippen (1896 - 1955)

Born 30 Sep 1896 in California, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lyle (Rooks) Crippen — married 21 Jun 1924 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 11 Aug 1955 at age 58 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Roy was born in 1897. He is the son of Carlton Crippen and Augusta Duke.

Newspapers

“The Los Angeles Times”, (Los Angeles, California), 12 Aug 1955, page 26

Roy Crippen, 58, Writer, Dies

Roy Crippen, 58, free-lance writer, died, at his home, 11951 Landale .Ave., North Hollywood, yesterday of a cerebral hemorrhage.

He leaves his widow, Lyle Rooks Crippen, national magazine publicist at Columbia studios; a daughter Ann and a sister, Dorothy Crippen.

Funeral services will be private. The late writer has been a resident Jn the Los Angeles area for the past 30 years.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVGG-9H4 : accessed 2 July 2022), Roy D Crippen in household of Carlton C Crippen, Mayfield, Santa Clara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 75, sheet 1A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 105; FHL microfilm 1,374,118.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH4J-RV9 : 31 January 2021), Roy D Crippen in entry for Carlton Crippen, 1920.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZK7-P1X : 24 December 2021), Roy D Crippen, 1917-1918. 5’ 11”, slender, grey eyes, light brown hair.

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPF7-KVDM : 3 September 2021), Roy Duke Crippen, 14 Feb 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8N4-FXH : 9 March 2021), Roy Duke Crippen and Lyle Rooks, 21 Jun 1924; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,452.

• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG4J-46NZ : 1 March 2021), Roy Duke Crippen, 1955.

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP2D-3W5 : 26 November 2014), Roy Duke Crippen, 11 Aug 1955; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54160556/roy-duke-crippen : accessed 02 July 2022), memorial page for Roy Duke Crippen (30 Sep 1896–11 Aug 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54160556, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by rhale1100 (contributor 47198156)