John Steven McGroarty
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John Steven McGroarty (August 20, 1862 – August 7, 1944) was a poet, Los Angeles Times columnist, and author. Born at Buck Mountain, in Foster Township, near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania he was the youngest of 12 children. One of McGroarty's best-known works is The Mission Play (1911), a three-hour pageant describing the California Missions from their founding in 1769 through secularization in 1834, ending with their "final ruin" in 1847. McGroarty also played a large factor in introducing the Townsend bill to the 74th Congress convened in January of 1935. McGroarty died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, California on August 7th 1944.
His home, built in 1923, survives in Tujunga, California and is a Historic Cultural Monument (#63) of the City of Los Angeles. A 501(c)3 non-profit called The Friends of McGroarty Arts Center, in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, operates his home as a community arts center offering art, music and performing art instruction as well as cultural events.
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