I’ve been writing about Horace A. Greer who was born in New York City in 1894, moved to Los Angeles, got into the Mabel Normand Hollywood scandal in the 1920s, and kept a fairly low profile after that. I’m fairly certain he died in 1966 in the LA area since the California Death index records his death with birthday and his mother’s maiden name (Hopkins).
I’ve had found quite a few records allowing me to trace him from the 1940s on.
A book on Mable Normand (MABEL NORMAND: A Source Book to Her Life and Films By William Thomas Sherman) has given me quite a bit of information and leads on Horace Greer’s young adulthood. Of course, the focus is on Mabel Normand but Horace A. Greer played a key role in a scandal and was tried for attempted murder
I am following the children of John Greer and Julia Mary Hopkins of New York City. I have had some luck with some of the children and am now working on Horace A. Greer.
I just started down this Greer/Dines shooting rabbit hole and came across your page here. I noticed that a Horace Greer matching your dates has a FindaGrave page at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85412763/horace-greer
I’m sure in the past 4 years you probably stumbled across this already, but ya never know!
Mike in Orlando, FL
Yes, I’m pretty sure that is him but I’d really feel better about it if I had a bit more. Are you related to one of the characters in this mess or found it interesting for other reasons?
Jack