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unusual facts about Van Nuys



Anita Page

During this period, she moved in with her co-star and occasional director, Randal Malone at his Van Nuys home.

Cherry Boone

On October 4, 1975, Boone married writer Dan O'Neill, in a ceremony officiated by Jack Hayford, founding pastor of The Church On The Way, in Van Nuys, California.

Eddie Fontaine

Fontaine moved to Van Nuys, California, in the 1960s after singing in night clubs in pre-Castro Cuba.

John Graas

The 1960s began with equal intensity, including recordings with Henry Mancini, Bobby Darin, Heinie Beau, and others, until his career was cut short by his death of a heart attack, at age 45, in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles.

Robert Harland

While not acting, Harland was employed for many years at the Budweiser plant in Van Nuys, California.


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146th Airlift Wing

Scenes of the 1965 episode "Ed the Pilot" of the television show Mister Ed were shot at Van Nuys Airport in front of the hangar of the 146th Air Transportation Wing.

American Slovenian Catholic Union

For the Van Nuys, California, low-power television station, see KSKJ-CD.

Arleta, Los Angeles

Metro Rapid route 761 provides fast transit on Van Nuys Boulevard, and Metro route 158, goes up Woodman Avenue, but turns on Arleta Avenue via Brandford Street, and continues along Devonshire St into Granada Hills, Northridge, and Chatsworth, respectively.

Asian Boyz

In August 1997, the leader of the Asian Boyz Van Nuys set, Sothi Menh, was arrested in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and brought back to the United States after fleeing the country in January that year.

Isaac Newton Van Nuys

Van Nuys also served as vice-president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, a director in the Union Bank of Savings, a director in the Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company, and owner of the Van Nuys Hotel, which was erected in 1896 in Downtown Los Angeles.

La Brea Bakery

Since opening its flagship store on La Brea Avenue in 1989, La Brea has opened two much larger bakeries in Van Nuys, California, and Swedesboro, New Jersey, to serve wholesale clients.

Van Nuys Air National Guard Base

The Van Nuys Army Airfield was placed under the jurisdiction of the IV Fighter Command with a mission to conduct P-38 Lightning operational unit training.