Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Vesey O'Davoren" in English language version.
In 1924, the Los Angeles Athletic Club bought Topanga Beach with the intention of building a yacht harbor.To promote the cause, British actor Captain Vesey O'Davoren (1888-1989) founded the Topanga Yacht Club in 1928.
To use their own words, they are 'fed up' with the unenterprising methods of the film companies' over here. They declare that the British impressarios are parsimonious and lacking in imagination: that talent is at a discount. These three are Capt. Vesey O'Davoren, John Gliddon and Elliott Gordon. Note that this is the Gliddon who by 1933 was an agent whose clients included Vivien Leigh: see Taylor, John Russell. (1984) Vivien Leigh. London: Elm Tree Books. ISBN 0-241-11333-4, page 38; Edwards, Anne. (1978) Vivien Leigh, A Biography. London: Coronet Books. ISBN 0-340-23024-X (page 30-43); Capua, Michelangelo.(2003) Vivien Leigh: A Biography. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-1497-0, page 8.
