Donald D. Lorenzen
Donald D. Lorenzen | |
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3rd district | |
In office June 1, 1969 – June 30, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Thomas D. Shepard |
Succeeded by | Joy Picus |
Personal details | |
Born | Elgin, North Dakota, U.S. | January 22, 1920
Died | May 15, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 60)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Virginia Laux (m. 1940) |
Children | 2 |
Donald D. Lorenzen (January 22, 1920 – May 15, 1980) was a San Fernando Valley funeral director who was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1969 to 1977.
Biography
Lorenzen was born on January 22, 1920, in
Lorenzen was in the U.S. Air Force during World War II; he and his wife moved to the
He died on May 15, 1980, at the age of sixty.[2]
Public affairs
Volunteer activities
Lorenzen was a president of the Reseda
City Council
Lorenzen came from second place in the 1969 primary municipal election to win the
Positions
Evergreen Review
In 1969 Councilman Lorenzen asked the city's Library Commission to take copies of the avant-garde Evergreen Review magazine off the open shelves of the public library because one of his constituents had read an issue and found "a very dirty story" in it. The commission agreed to ban the magazine from public view for thirty days but make it available to adults on request.[5] Later, it was put back on open shelves for branches that subscribed to it, but public demand had grown so large that there was a waiting list at some libraries. Lorenzen's office, which made another complaint to the commission about photos of nude women in the September 1969 issue had to pay a fine of fifty cents a day for the two overdue copies that it kept out of circulation for two weeks.[6]
Secession
As chairman of the Valleywide Better Government Committee in 1962, Lorenzen spearheaded an unsuccessful drive for the
Central Library
Lorenzen, a lame-duck member of the City Council in his last month there, helped to push through a plan to upgrade the downtown Los Angeles Central Library instead of building a combined library-retail complex. The plan was developed by architect Charles Luckman, a contributor to Lorenzen's unsuccessful reelection campaign.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Los Angeles Public Library reference file
- ^ Social Security death index
- ^ "Don Lorenzen Wins Fernando Award for 1963," Los Angeles Times, page G-1
- ^ Sid Bernstein, "Joy in Picus Camp," Los Angeles Times, June 2, 1977, page E-1
- ^ "Edelman Attacks Library Commission Ban on Magazine," Los Angeles Times, August 15, 1969, page B-1
- ^ Irv Burleigh, "Evergreen Review Thrives on Criticism," Los Angeles Times, November 17, 1969, page SF-7
- ^ "Backers Say Reaction to Secession Move 'All Good,' " Los Angeles Times, December 21, 1962, page B-8
- ^ "Candidates Tell Views on Valley Divorcing City," Los Angeles Times, May 5, 1977, page SF-1
- ^ "Lorenzen Helps Push Plan to Renovate Library," Los Angeles Times, June 8, 1977, page E-1