"The Enchanted Forest" done in 1945 and "The Bride Goes Wild" in 1948.
After Bill's graduation from North Hollywood High School, he developed an interest in religion and became involved in a Christian fundamentalist movement. Eventually, Severn entered the ministry as a television evangelist, out of Ventura, California. His televised activities took him to Christian enclaves in many parts of the world. He died suddenly at the age of 45 in 1983and is buried in Valley Oaks cemetery in Westlake Village, California.
The following is an article from the North Hollywood High School Arcade Student Newspaper, about Bill Severn (in the collection of Ray Marin) prublished on February 26, 1954.
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3 comments:
Many of us in Ventura County knew him as Pastor Bill. He had a very deep love for God.
I knew him as Pastor Bill. He baptized me when I was 14. Very complicated man. He inspired so many, including me. But he had a Narcissistic streak that often made him seem self-promoting and harsh. Nevertheless, I am thankful for his influence. So many benefits from being I his orbit.
I knew Bill very well. We went to college together and graduated together in 1961. Our families moved to Hawaii and I helped Bill with physical labor to build a church in Waimanalo, Hawaii. After pastoring the Waimanalo church for a short period, Bill found it too limiting in terms of his vision. He had a world vision to win people to Jesus Christ, so he became a missionary evangelist. He left Hawaii and established his home base in Southern California, and I stayed in Hawaii.
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