Harold Levitt
Harold Levitt (1921–2003) was an American architect.
Harold Levitt | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1921 |
| Died | April 24, 2003 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Jane Spalding |
| Children | Lansford Levitt |
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
- Harold Levitt, 81; Architect Created Homes for Stars of Show Business, The Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2003
- Levitt + Moss Architects
- Kate Buford, Burt Lancaster: An American Life, Da Capo Press, 2009, p. 233
- Walter Mirisch, I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History, Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008, p. 178