Résumé

Service in the US Navy, 1944-1946. Kite was discharged from the US Navy on 07/18/1946. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 971, accessed 05/12/2021.)

Partner, Kite and Overpeck and Associates, Incorporated, Architects, Beverly Hills, CA, 1960-1967.

Principal, Robert W. Kite and Associates, Incorporated, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1967-1968.

Partner, Benham-Kite and Associates, Incorporated, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1968- . Kite served as Benham-Kite's Partner-in-charge for the Ontario International Motor Speedway, in Ontario, CA, 1969-1970. In 1970, the Benham-Kite offices were located in the Century City district of Los Angeles, at 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA, 90067.

Principal, Robert Kite, Architect, Lake Arrowhead, CA.

High School/College

Graduate, Los Angeles High School, Los Angeles, CA, 1943.

Coursework, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Westwood, Los Angeles, CA.

B.Arch., University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, 1952.

Relocation

Robert Woodville Kite was born the only child of his parents, George and Leone Kite, and spent most of his life in Los Angeles, CA.

The US Census of 1930 recorded the Kites living at 2630 ½ South Harvard Bouelvard in Los Angeles. The family rented its accommodations, paying $35 per month. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0241; FHL microfilm: 2339877, accessed 05/18/2021.)

The Kites leased an apartment at 1812 Western Avenue according the 1940 US Census, where they had lived in 1935, as well. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00403; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 60-338, accessed 05/12/2021.)

In 1946, fresh from World War II in the US Navy, Kite lived with his parents at 2668 South Cloverdale Avenue in Los Angeles. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 971, accessed 05/12/2021.)

In 1970, Kite resided at 15737 Royal Ridge Drive, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA.

In about 2000, Kite moved to Lake Arrowhead, CA, where he lived for about 20 years.

Parents

His father was George W. Kite (born c. 1900 in NY). In 1940, the US Census identified him as a "stenographer" for a "WPA scientific research project" According to the census, he had spent 34 weeks out of work in the year prior to 03/30/1940, and had finished two years of high school. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00403; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 60-338, accessed 05/12/2021.) George Kite's parents, as noted in the 1930 US Census, were born in Poland.

Robert's mother, Leone Tompkins (born c. 1906 in MO) managed the household, and was six years younger than her husband. She had completed three years of high school. Her parents had immigrated to the US from Russia. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0241; FHL microfilm: 2339877, accessed 05/18/2021.)

Spouse

Kite married twice, the first time to Charmaine Dabney Neth (d. 1972).

After Charmaine's passing, he then wed D'Lauren Nazzaro Throop. He married Dolores Nazzaro in Placer County, CA, on 03/16/1974. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, accessed 05/12/2021.)

Biographical Notes

In 1946 according draft registration records, Kite stood 6-feet tall and weighed 165 pounds. He was Caucasian with a light complexion, and had blue eyes and blonde hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 971, accessed 05/12/2021.)

Member, Bel Air Bay Club, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA.

Chairman, March of Dimes, Business and Industry group, Los Angeles, CA, 1971-1972.

• Los Angeles, CA (Architect's Birth)
  Los Angeles, CA 90012

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