St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church
[1] In March 1949, the church was damaged in a fire set by an arsonist described by the Los Angeles Times as a "wild-eyed" and "crazed 25-year-old UCLA art student".The school provides a rigorous academic program for students and offers the following: The parish is located in an affluent section of Los Angeles that is the home of numerous celebrities and prominent business persons.The house was used as a convent, and the grounds were used as a playground for the students at St. Martin of Tours School and for church parking.[1] In 1948, parishioners Frank Fay and Joe E. Brown began the tradition of an annual social event that was originally known as "Murray's Follies" and later became known as the "Leprechaun Ball.Celebrities and parishioners who have assisted with the event over the years include Richard Egan, Edmond O'Brien, Maureen O'Hara, Donald O'Connor, Steve McQueen, Barron Hilton, Dennis Day, the Lennon Sisters, the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, and Pat O'Brien.
Brentwood, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDenominationRoman CatholicParish churchMoorishGroundbreakingOur Lady of the Angels Pastoral RegionArchdioceseLos AngelesArchbishopJosé Horacio GómezBishop(s)Matthew ElshoffPastor(s)CatholicLos Angeles ArchdioceseSunset BoulevardBrentwoodLos Angeles, CaliforniaGary CooperMonsignorLos Angeles TimesFrank FayJoe E. BrownRichard EganEdmond O'BrienMaureen O'HaraDonald O'ConnorSteve McQueenBarron HiltonDennis DayLennon SistersLawrence Welk OrchestraPat O'BrienTyrone PowerLinda ChristianJames GleasonJohn WayneFrank McHughMargaret O'BrienAnna Maria AlberghettiGene FowlerJack DempseyJimmy DuranteRandolph HearstRoger Wagner ChoraleKristin HarmonRicky NelsonAcademy AwardGolden GlobeJohn CandyTom HanksChevy ChaseBill MurrayMartin ShortRick MoranisDan AykroydNicole Brown SimpsonO. J. SimpsonCaitlyn JennerSteve GarveyAl CowlingsPulitzer PrizeJim MurrayMike TysonPeter FalkJack WhitakerLos Angeles LakersChick HearnRoger M. MahonyJerry WestKareem Abdul-JabbarMagic JohnsonKobe BryantJames HahnGray DavisVin ScullyJohn WoodenJack NicholsonStaples CenterJane Wyattgender transitionBissinger, BuzzVanity FairAdande, J. A.Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los AngelesFrancisco García Diego y MorenoJoseph Sadoc AlemanyThaddeus Amat y BrusiFrancisco Mora y BorrellGeorge Thomas MontgomeryThomas James ConatyJohn Joseph CantwellJames Francis Cardinal McIntyreTimothy Cardinal ManningRoger Cardinal MahonyAlejandro Dumbrigue AclanMarc Vincent TrudeauAlbert BahhuthBrian NunesSlawomir SzkredkaJuan Alfredo ArzubeAlden John BellStephen BlaireRobert BarronJoseph BrennanThomas John CurryEdward W. ClarkJoseph Patrick DoughertyCarl Anthony FisherWilliam Robert JohnsonWilliam LevadaJoseph Thomas McGuckenDonald William MontroseManuel Duran MorenoDavid O'ConnellArmando Xavier OchoaSylvester Donovan RyanAlexander SalazarJoseph Martin SartorisThaddeus Anthony ShubsdaOscar Azarcon SolisJohn J. WardGerald Eugene WilkersonGabino ZavalaGeorge Patrick Ziemann