Dan Sayre Groesbeck

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]

• Henning, Robert (2001). Destined for Hollywood: The Art of Dan Sayre Groesbeck. Santa Barbara, California: Santa Barbara Museum of Art. ISBN 9780899511054. OCLC 260063352.