Obituary: Jack Larson - Sturges House owner

DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:37 am

Jack Larson, a Playwright Better Known as Jimmy Olsen in â€˜Superman,â€™ Dies at 87

David

m.perrino · Post by **m.perrino** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:04 pm

RIP Jack Larson. A true gentle man. We toured the Sturgis house, which was in very good condition, in 1992 with a group of volunteers from T- West. Mr. Larson took us on a personal tour of his house. I had a 35mm Minolta back then and when you tripped the shutter, it sounded like a gun shot. I was taking photos outside and decided to take one of Mr. Larson. BAM, the shutter goes off. He looks at me : " DID YOU TAKE MY PICTURE " I immediately answered, " NO SIR, I DID NOT " " OK - DON'T TAKE MY PICTURE "

I never got to apologize. R I P Mr. Larson. You were a good steward of the Sturgis House.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:34 pm

Jimmy: Yes, Chief

Perry: DON'T CALL ME CHIEF!

Jimmy: Yes sir, ...Chief.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 10:57 pm

I wonder if this means Sturges will be on the market.

pharding · Post by **pharding** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:26 am

RIP I really enjoyed Superman as a child. You were a great steward for a unique FLW House.

DRN · Post by **DRN** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 9:22 am

An interview with Mr. Larson sitting on the Sturges house balcony (interview is not about the house):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA7n8Xszg08

In addition to the Sturges house's other merits, I suspect the privacy it afforded for the couple was a factor in their long stay at the house.

DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:07 am

Matt wrote:I wonder if this means Sturges will be on the market.

I would imagine that once his estate is settled, Sturges will be for sale. Whether or not it makes it to the open market will remain to be seen.

Roderick - do you have any idea of what year Jack Larson purchased Sturges?

David

Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:55 am

Jack Larson and James Bridges bought the house around 1970. The previous owner kept the very NE tip of the property, and told Jack that he was going to build another house on it, forcing Jack to buy the lot for more than it was worth. The exterior was almost black with neglect, the interior had been painted orange and the trellis over the balcony was failing. Jack, with John Lautner at the helm, had the house completely restored without altering anything.