Background
Martinez, Al was born on July 21, 1929 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Alfredo Martinez and Mary (Larragoite) Lehmann.
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A profile of a city by a columnist for the Los Angeles Times offers humorous and compassionate insider's predictions for the twenty-first-century and shares personal observations and anecdotes about Los Angeles.
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Martinez, Al was born on July 21, 1929 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Alfredo Martinez and Mary (Larragoite) Lehmann.
Student, San Francisco State University, 1949-1950; student, University California, Berkeley, 1952-1953; student, Contra Costa Junior College, Walnut Creek, California, 1953-1954; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Whittier U., 1996.
Reporter, feature writer, Richmond (California) Ind., 1952-1955; reporter, feature writer, Oakland Tribune, 1955-1971; columnist, Oakland Tribune, 1963-1971; profilist, feature writer, Los Angeles Times, 1972-1984; columnist, Los Angeles Times, since 1984; screenwriter, Columbia Broadcasting System, ABC, NBC, Los Angeles, since 1975. Technical advisor Lou Grant television Series, Columbia Broadcasting System, Los Angeles, 1979-1980.
(A profile of a city by a columnist for the Los Angeles Ti...)
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Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Writers Guild American.
Married Joanne Cinelli, July 30, 1949. Children: Cinthia, Linda, Allen.