That is INTERESTING. Whether or not he is actually "your guy". I assume that you saw his listing in the IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258134/ I guess I'm not too surprised that a film "star" would not want to go by Grover Cleveland Ensminger, : ) Some of these old film people changed their names when talkies hit. They also changed their names when they had to join the union. Or they just lost their jobs because they could not adjust to talkies. I have the LA Times Historical Edition through my library. I got 167 hits on the proper spelling of the name and so didn't go through all the articles. One 1922 article on a radio play he was directing. A Louise filed for divorce against a Robert on 041725. Checked out the only obit that I found for a Robert in 1943, but according to the CA death index, he was born in 1901 in TX. I did NOT do a search using alternate spellings. Bert the director did seem to disappear. I would think that if he died, there should be an obit for him, which might turn up with a good comb of a limited years span in the Times. The only suggestion that I have is that to eliminate him, you might see if you can find a Robert or Bert in earlier KS census. Technically, if it is a different guy, he should also show up in the 1885 listing. More good luck, Pat On 5/19/07, Joanne Gaudio <jgaudio@charter.net> wrote: > > Patricia, > I see what you mean about the commas. I've never seen that > before. The > REALLY interesting thing is that the Bert Ensininger you found in the WWI > registrations - and it was written as Ensminger on the actual card - turns > out to have been a movie director whose real name was Robert. He acted in > and directed some b-grade movies in the teens and 20s. I can't find a bio > of him nor any reference after about 1923 (there are other Robert > Ensmingers, but not him). So maybe he died out in CA. I notice the draft > card says his wife lived in Washington state and then in 1920 he said he > was > divorced. Again, thanks for your help. Two sets of eyes are ALWAYS > better > than one! Joanne > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KSWYANDO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

P.S. I will send you the two articles that I downloaded off-list. Pat On 5/19/07, Pat Williams <genealogistgrrl@gmail.com> wrote: > > That is INTERESTING. Whether or not he is actually "your guy". I assume > that you saw his listing in the IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258134/ > I guess I'm not too surprised that a film "star" would not want to go by > Grover Cleveland Ensminger, : ) > Some of these old film people changed their names when talkies hit. They > also changed their names when they had to join the union. Or they just lost > their jobs because they could not adjust to talkies. > > I have the LA Times Historical Edition through my library. I got 167 hits > on the proper spelling of the name and so didn't go through all the > articles. One 1922 article on a radio play he was directing. A Louise filed > for divorce against a Robert on 041725. Checked out the only obit that I > found for a Robert in 1943, but according to the CA death index, he was born > in 1901 in TX. I did NOT do a search using alternate spellings. Bert the > director did seem to disappear. I would think that if he died, there should > be an obit for him, which might turn up with a good comb of a limited years > span in the Times. > > The only suggestion that I have is that to eliminate him, you might see if > you can find a Robert or Bert in earlier KS census. Technically, if it is a > different guy, he should also show up in the 1885 listing. > > More good luck, > Pat > > > On 5/19/07, Joanne Gaudio <jgaudio@charter.net> wrote: > > > > Patricia, > > I see what you mean about the commas. I've never seen that > > before. The > > REALLY interesting thing is that the Bert Ensininger you found in the > > WWI > > registrations - and it was written as Ensminger on the actual card - > > turns > > out to have been a movie director whose real name was Robert. He acted > > in > > and directed some b-grade movies in the teens and 20s. I can't find a > > bio > > of him nor any reference after about 1923 (there are other Robert > > Ensmingers, but not him). So maybe he died out in CA. I notice the > > draft > > card says his wife lived in Washington state and then in 1920 he said he > > was > > divorced. Again, thanks for your help. Two sets of eyes are ALWAYS > > better > > than one! Joanne > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > KSWYANDO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >