Editing Stinson Beach, California (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:House on stilts in Stinson Beach, California.jpg|thumb|House on stilts in Stinson Beach]]

Residents, landowners, and summer people important in the development, life, and culture of Stinson Beach.  Arrival or tenure is shown in square brackets.  Birth and death dates are shown in parentheses.

* Rafael Garcia [1836–1846], first settler on Bolinas Lagoon.<ref name=NPSSB>[http://www.nps.gov/archive/muwo/stbe/stbe_history.htm National Park Service, Stinson Beach History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615115940/http://www.nps.gov/archive/muwo/stbe/stbe_history.htm |date=June 15, 2007 }}</ref>
* Gregorio (1791–May 10, 1863) and Ramona Garcia Briones (1793/4–June 23, 1901), received the [[Rancho Las Baulines]] Mexican land grant on February 11, 1846;<ref name =NPSSB/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/maps/baulines.html |title=Rancho Baulines (Las Baulines), Marin County |publisher=Co.marin.ca.us |access-date=2012-07-30}}</ref> after being widowed, Ramona married Benancio Munos when she was almost 80; when she died at the age of 107, Ramona Garcia Munos was believed to be the oldest woman in California.<ref>{{cite news|title=OLDEST WOMAN IN THE STATE - Mrs. Ramona Garcia Munos Passes Away at Bolinas|url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SN19010629.2.74&e=-------en-Logical-20--1-byDA---snodgrass-CHAPTER----|access-date=15 August 2013|newspaper=Sausalito News, Volume 17, Number 22, p. 3|date=29 June 1901}}</ref>
* Pablo Briones [1837–?], with his uncle, Rafael Garcia, managed the Rancho for his parents, Gregorio and Ramona; trained as [[curandero]] by his aunt, [[Juana Briones de Miranda]]; settled in Bolinas.<ref name =NPSSB/>
* Captain Isaac Morgan [c. 1851–?], purchased the portion of Rancho Las Baulines east of Bolinas Lagoon in 1852; on this property, called Belvidere Ranch and which was to become Stinson Beach, he grew apples, cut wood, built boats, and had a dairy farm; in 1866, as lead partner in the Morgan Land Company, purchased the Page Tract, which ran from Belvidere Ranch to Dogtown and which became the Bourne and Wilkins Ranches.<ref name =NPSSB/><ref name="A GoodLife">{{cite book|last=Livingston|first=Dewey|title=A Good Life: Dairy Farming in the Olema Valley|publisher=National Park Service|location=San Francisco|year=1995|page=419|url=https://archive.org/stream/goodlifedairyfar00livirich/goodlifedairyfar00livirich_djvu.txt}}</ref>
* Nathan and Rose Stinson [1870s–?], established first campground at Willow Camp.<ref name =NPSSB/>
* Captain Alfred Easkoot [1870s–], Marin County surveyor; founder of second campground.;<ref name =NPSSB/> member of Duxbury Grove No. 26, UAOD<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mill-valley.freemasonry.biz/marin-fraternities-02.htm |title="Toward a Fraternal History of Marin County," "United Ancient Order of Druids (UAOD)" |publisher=Mill-valley.freemasonry.biz |access-date=2012-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717001508/http://mill-valley.freemasonry.biz/marin-fraternities-02.htm |archive-date=2012-07-17 }}</ref>
* [[Thaddeus Welch]] (1844–1919) and Ludmila Pilat Welch (1867–1925) [1896–1905], American painters
* [[William Kent (U.S. Congressman)|William Kent]] (March 29, 1864 – March 13, 1928) United States Congressman; donor of the land for the [[Muir Woods National Monument]]; owner of the beach and tidelands that became Seadrift.<ref name=Dredging>[http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Dredging-Up-Trouble-West-Marin-residents-agree-3016487.php Susan Sward, ''San Francisco Chronicle,'' December 17, 1995, "Dredging Up Trouble? West Marin residents agree that Bolinas Lagoon must be saved from silt that threatens to destroy it. What they can't agree on is how."]</ref>
* Newman Lee Fitzhenry (1881–November 20, 1938) [c. 1913–1938], BS, University of Chicago, 1905;<ref>[https://archive.org/details/universitychicago00univrich/page/112 <!-- quote="stinson beach" fitzhenry. --> Alumni Directory, the University of Chicago, 1919], accessed December 30, 2007</ref> married Eve Stinson and pursued real estate and resort development;<ref>[http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/ghreinhardtFT.html Marin County Oral History, Interview with Geneva Reinhardt, January 9, 1977], accessed December 30, 2007</ref> suicided November 20, 1938.<ref>[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/boards/mcobits/archive2/3121.html ''Marin Journal,'' November 24, 1938, p 2, "Newman Fitzhenry’s Body Cremated ‘Mayor’ of Stinson Beach Suicides Sunday"], accessed December 30, 2007</ref>
* William Kent Jr., began the development of the Seadrift subdivision in the 1950s.<ref name=Dredging/>
* Mildred Sadler (May 16, 1905 – February 18, 2004) (1926–2004), Principal, [[Stinson Beach School]], 1926–1967.<ref>[http://www.ptreyeslight.com/stories/feb26_04/sadler_obit.html Larken Bradley, ''Point Reyes Light'', February 26, 2004, "Mildred Sadler, 98, dies; a Stinson Beach matriarch"], accessed December 30, 2007  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061121211553/http://www.ptreyeslight.com/stories/feb26_04/sadler_obit.html |date=November 21, 2006 }}</ref>
* [[Landis Everson]] (1960s), poet and painter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacketmagazine.com/26/ever-iv.html |title="Jacket Magazine," "Jacket Interview: Landis Everson in conversation with Kevin Killian 2004" |publisher=Jacketmagazine.com |access-date=2012-07-30}}</ref>
* [[George Hunter White]], also known as Colonel White (1965–1975) (died October 23, 1975), [[Federal Bureau of Narcotics]] agent and District Supervisor, retired; [[Cannabis (drug)#Truth serum|OSS Counter-Intelligence Director]] during WWII; led [[Project MKULTRA]] in Boston and [[Operation Midnight Climax]] in New York and San Francisco brothels (or "safehouses") until the closure of the San Francisco facilities in 1965; Fire Marshall, Stinson Beach Fire Department<ref>{{cite web|url=http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=2nd&navby=case&no=976116&exact=1 |title=U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, "KRONISCH v USA," Docket No. 97-6116 |publisher=Caselaw.lp.findlaw.com |access-date=2012-07-30}}</ref><ref>[http://www.frankolsonproject.org/Articles/Spin.html Richard Stratton, ''Spin Magazine,'' March 1994, "Altered States of America"]</ref><ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDC153FF932A25756C0A9659C8B63 Ed Boland Jr. "F.Y.I. – The C.I.A.'s Bad Trip," ''The New York Times,'' May 11, 2003], accessed July 12, 2008</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/26/archives/dr-john-ferree-aided-the-blind-exdirector-of-prevention-society.html Associated Press obituary "George H. White, Stinson Beach," ''The New York Times'', October 26, 1975], accessed July 12, 2008</ref>
* [[Elmer Collett]] (1966–present), former professional football player for the 49ers and the Colts<ref>{{cite news|last=Macgowan|first=Bruce|title=Career in the NFL just a part of still-active career for Collett|url=http://www.marinij.com/sports/ci_4282378|access-date=9 May 2011|newspaper=Marin Independent Journal|date=September 3, 2006}}</ref>
* Peter Bishop Allen (November 1, 1943 – June 3, 2004) (c. 1967–2004), sculptor of marine mammals; Assistant Chief, Stinson Beach Fire Department; founder of The Kids Camp nature education program<ref>[http://www.ptreyeslight.com/stories/june10_04/allen_obituary.html Larken Bradley, ''Point Reyes Light,'' "Ex-assistant fire chief of Stinson Beach dies", June 10, 2004], accessed December 10, 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510055953/http://www.ptreyeslight.com/stories/june10_04/allen_obituary.html |date=May 10, 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://webresult.com/gallery/peter.html Willow Camp Gallery (photo of bronze dolphin in collection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228234613/http://www.webresult.com/gallery/peter.html |date=2007-12-28 }}, accessed December 10, 2007</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Western beaches: The center of attraction|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9LAzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jDIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=7030,2549606&dq=peter-allen+stinson-beach&hl=en|access-date=9 May 2011|newspaper=Lodi News-Sentinel, [[UPI]]|date=May 20, 1987}}</ref>
* [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]] (1960s–1970s), musician<ref>[http://www.stevemillerband.com/bio.html Steve Miller Band website, Bio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402234601/http://www.stevemillerband.com/bio.html |date=April 2, 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Jerry Garcia]] (1970s), musician<ref name=Bluegrass>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/05.04.00/garcia-0018.html |title=Greg Cahill, MetroActive, May 4, 2000, 'High on Bluegrass' |publisher=Metroactive.com |access-date=2012-07-30}}</ref>
* [[Carolyn Garcia]], also known as Mountain Girl (1970s), member of [[Merry Pranksters]], wife of Jerry Garcia
* [[Keith Godchaux|Keith and Donna Godchaux]] (1970s), musicians<ref>[http://www.deaddisc.com/disc/Keith_And_Donna.htm Grateful Dead Family Discography: Keith and Donna Godchaux], accessed February 2, 2008</ref>
* [[Peter Rowan]] (1970s), musician<ref name=Bluegrass/>
* [[Richard Jencks]] - former President of CBS.<ref name=mij>{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Liberatore |title=Retired CBS president Richard Jencks of Mill Valley dies at 93 |url=http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_26135039/retired-cbs-president-richard-jencks-mill-valley-dies?source=rss |work=[[Marin Independent Journal]] |date=2014-07-11 |access-date=2014-07-29}}</ref>
* [[The Rowans|The Rowan Brothers]] – Lorin and Chris Rowan (1970s), musicians<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philzone.com/interviews/rowan_bros/ |title=philzone.com, 'Rowan Brothers: Now, Then, Always Friends,' 2004 |publisher=Philzone.com |access-date=2012-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114254/http://www.philzone.com/interviews/rowan_bros/ |archive-date=2012-03-18 }}</ref><ref>[[Joel Selvin|Selvin, Joel]]. [http://www.lorinrowan.com/JoelSelvin%2011_3_2004.html ''San Francisco Chronicle,'' "Once the 'next big thing,' the Rowan Brothers, 30 years later, cut 2nd album, step back into the spotlight"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504145204/http://www.lorinrowan.com/JoelSelvin%2011_3_2004.html |date=2007-05-04 }}</ref>
* [[David Grisman]] (1970s), musician<ref name=Bluegrass/><ref>[http://www.rexfoundation.org/grisinterview.html KPFA, Rex Radio show, January 1991] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122213141/http://www.rexfoundation.org/grisinterview.html |date=January 22, 2009 }}</ref>
* George Frayne (born c. 1946) (c. 1973–199), musician ([[Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen]]) and artist; Frayne has referred to Stinson Beach as "formerly the grooviest place on earth."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/08.31.05/cody-0535.html |title=Bruce Robinson, MetroActive, August 31, 2005, "Ozone Player: Commander Cody touches down in California again" |publisher=Metroactive.com |date=2005-09-06 |access-date=2012-07-30}}</ref><ref>[http://www.commandercody.com/Story.html George Frayne, "Some of the Story of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129005454/http://www.commandercody.com/Story.html |date=January 29, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_15036412|title=Commander Cody recalls life as zany boozer-rocker and artist in new book|last=Liberatore|first=Paul|date=May 6, 2010|work=Marin Independent Journal|access-date=May 9, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Esherick (architect)|Joseph Esherick]] (1987), famed architect; designed a home on Sea Drift Road<ref>San Francisco Curbed, [http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/09/28/in_stinson_beach_another_esherick_on_the_market.php "In Stinson Beach, Another Esherick on the Market"] accessed November 12, 2012</ref> 
* [[James Grant (artist)|James Grant]] (1924–1997) (c. 1980–1997), painter and sculptor; the art exhibit wall at the Stinson Beach Branch Library is named in his honor<ref>{{cite news|last=Cambron|first=Tricia |title=Stinson Beach Checks Out New Library|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Stinson-Beach-Checks-Out-New-Library-2888073.php|access-date=15 August 2010|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=December 24, 1999}}</ref>
* [[Jerry Cebe (artist)|Jerry Cebe]] (August 10, 1940 - Sep 1, 2017), artist ([[Abstract art|abstract painting]]; [[Glass art|art glass]])<ref>[http://www.bolinasmuseum.org/2001lap/exlapdec.html Bolinas Museum, "Glass Symphony: Art Glass by Jerry Cebe, December 7 to 30, 2001"], accessed September 3, 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013002722/http://www.bolinasmuseum.org/2001lap/exlapdec.html |date=October 13, 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Klaus Kinski]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/schauspieler-klaus-kinski-weltstar-berserker-tyrann-a-1243201.html|title=Schauspieler Klaus Kinski: 'Ich sterbe niemals!'|last=Pröse|first=Tim|date=2019-01-23|work=Spiegel Online|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref>