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Male, US, died 11/20/2002
Associated with the firms network
Austin, F.P. and Company, Interior Design; Austin-Lane, Interior Design
Education: degree in design from Univeristy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; worked for a short time in Scottsdale, AZ before coming to Los Angeles in 1960; work: partner, in the design firm, Austin-Lane, formed with Bill Lane, 1960; Austin-Lane had a showroom on La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA; Principal, F.P. Austin & Co., 1969, Los Angeles, CA; founded Hamshire House Fabrics and Furniture, Los Angeles, CA, 1993; Austin's client list included singer, Diana Ross, A&M Records Co-Founder, Jerry Moss, comedian, Phil Silvers, hotelier, Nicky Hilton, actress, Polly Bergen, musician Herb Alpert, and entertainment mogul, David Geffen; one of his best known assignments was decorating Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1970; Austin died of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA;
Austin was born c. 1937.
PCAD id: 975
| Name | Date | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fields, Freddie, and Bergen, Polly, House, Beverly Hills, CA | Beverly Hills | CA | |
| Letts, Arthur, Jr., House, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, CA | 1927 | Los Angeles | CA |
