Dan Sayre Groesbeck | |
Birth Date: | September 8, 1878 |
Birth Place: | California, U.S. |
Death Date: | August 29, 1950 |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Muralist, illustrator |
Dan Sayre Groesbeck (September 8, 1878 - August 29, 1950) was an American illustrator, muralist, and designer of "visualization sketches" in the pre-cinematic era.
Groesbeck was born on September 8, 1878, in California.[1]
Groesbeck began his career as a reporter and illustrator in Los Angeles, and later in Denver and Chicago.[2] His illustrations were published in the Chicago Tribune, Redbook, and Cosmopolitan Magazine.[1]
Groesbeck painted murals inside the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, the Hotel Del Monte, and various other buildings.[2] He designed "visualization sketches" for Cecil B. DeMille in the pre-cinematic era.[2] [3]
Groesbeck died on August 29, 1950, in Los Angeles, at age 71.[1] [3]