Individual Details
John Louis Vlahos
(26 Dec 1917 - 8 Apr 2004)
"The 3 Mesquiteers" westerns in Hollywood before moving to Connecticut. He wrote plays for Studio One and Omnibus on TV. He is deceased. His wife taught in college in Connecticut. They had three children two girls
and a boy. Stephanie was one of the girls. I've forgotten the other's name. Their son Michael Vlahos was a Washington Naval Intelligence spokesman on the news during the Falklands War. Michael was killed in action in WWII and is buried in the American Cemetery in Belgium. He was a navigator on a B17 bomber and never married." [NOTE: George confused about Michael, who was John's brother] Source: George N. Revelos, email to Carol Petranek dated October 5, 2009.
Events
| Birth | 26 Dec 1917 | Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States |  |  | |
| Census | 1920 | Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Census | 1930 | Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Military | 19 Mar 1943 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 23 Jun 1947 | Clark County, Ohio, United States - Olivia White Lockhart | | | |
| Residence | 1958 | Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1993 | Westport, Fairport, Connecticut, United States | | | |
| Death | 8 Apr 2004 | Westport, Fairport, Connecticut, United States | | | |
| Obituary | 16 Apr 2004 | Westport News, Westport, Fairport, Connecticut, United States | | | |
| FamilySearch ID | LJ4F-LRB | ||||
| Occupation | Writer | ||||
| Education | | ||||
| Military | | ||||
| Social Security Application & Claims Index | | |
Families
| Spouse | Olivia White Lockhart (1924 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Louis John Vlahos (1889 - 1965) |
| Mother | Aikaterini Aridas Michalakakos (1897 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Michael Louis Vlahos (1921 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Lester Louis Vlahos (1924 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Maxine Louis Vlahos (1925 - 2016) |
Notes
Birth
Ohio Birth Index, 1908-1964Name: John Vlahos
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1917
State File Number: 1917115172
Additional Information: Louis
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Ohio Birth Records. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Vital Records Office.
Census
1920 US CensusVLAHOS, Louis, male, white, age 31, married, immigrated 1904, first papers filed, able to read and write, born Greece (Kosma is crossed out), parents born in Greece, candy merchant.
VLAHOS, Katina, female, white, age 22, married, immigrated 1913, alien, cannot read or write, born Greece (Sparta crossed out).
VLAHOS, John, son, male, white, age 2 years and 0 months, born Ohio.
(livng next door is Louis' brother, Kosta, with his wife, Tula and sons, John & Louis).
Census
1930 US Census, Springfield, Clark, OhioEnumeration District No. 12-45
Sheet No. 10A
Line 8-15:
Vlahos, Louis, Head, male, white, age 42, married, age atfirst marriage: 22, attends school, no; can read and write; born in Greece,parents born in Greece; language: Greek; immigration year 1908, Naturalized;speaks English; occupation: confection mfg, confectionary industry
Vlahos, Katerine; wife, female, white, age 30 married; ageat first marriage: 15; does not attend school, does not read or write; born inGreece, parents born in Greece; language: Greek; immigration year 1927, alien;speaks English; occupation: none
Vlahos, John S., son, male, white, age 12, single, inschool, born in Ohio, parents born in Greece.
Vlahos, Michael, son, male, white, age 9, single, attendsschool, born in Ohio, parents born in Greece.
Vlahos, Lester, son, male, white, age 7, single, attendsschool, born in Ohio, parents born in Greece.
Vlahos, Maxine, daughter, female, white, age 4, single, attends school, born in Ohio, parentsborn in Greece.
Vlahos, John K., nephew, male, white, age 21, single attendsschool, born Ohio, parents born inGreece.
Vlahos, John P., nephew, male, white, age 22, single, attends school, born in Ohio, parents born inGreece.
Source:
"United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4SF-HC1 : Fri Oct 06 17:24:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Louis Vlahos and Katherine Vlahos, 1930.
Military
United States World War II Army Enlistment RecordsName:John L Vlahos
Name (Original): VLAHOS JOHN L
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 19 Mar 1943
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1917
Birthplace: OHIO
Education Level: 4 years of college
Civilian Occupation: Authors, editors, and reporters
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: No branch assignment
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 39289804
Affiliate ARC Identifier:1263923
Box Film Number:14176.183
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Source: FamilySearch.org
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8BZ-X15 : accessed 17 March 2015), John L Vlahos, enlisted 19 Mar 1943, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Marriage
Marriage CertificateLicensed June 23, 1947
Clark County Probate Court, Ohio
Personally applied before Judge of said Court John Louis Vlahos and Olivia White Lockart for a License to Marry. Said John Louis Vlahos being first duly sworn saith that he is 29 years of age; resides at Springfield, County of Clark and State of Ohio; was born at Springfield Ohio on 26th day of December 1917; by occupation is a writer; his father's name is Louis J. Vlahos and his mother's maiden name was Katina Arida, that he has not been married, widowed, divorced.
Said Olivia White Lockart being first duly sworn saith that she is 23 years of age; resides at Springfield (formerly Houston, Tex), Clark, Ohio; was born at Houston Texas on the 8th day of January 1924; by occupation is an actress; her father's name is Robert Lockart; her mother's maiden name was Sophia Riesner, that she has not been married, widowed, divorced.
Each of said parties wears that they are not earer in than second cousins; that neither party is an habitual drunkard, epileptic, imbecile, insane or under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug; and that they know no legal impediment to their marriage; that said John Louis Vlahos has no wife living, and said Olivia White Lockart has no husband living. That it is expected that Rev. Harry E. Bright, Jr. will solemnize the marriage.
Subscribed and sworn this 17th day of June 1947;
signed by John Louis Vlahos, Olivia White Lockart
Harry G. Gram, Probate Judge; Edna D. Gartman, Deputy
It is hereby certified that John Louis Vlahos and Olivia White Lockart were united in marriage by me on the 25 day of June 1947.
signed Rev. Harry E. Bright, Minister
West Mansfield, Ohio, Sogaw County, Ohio June 25, 1947
Filed and recorded June 27, 1947
Harry G. Gram, Probate Judge
Medical Certificates filed June 18 1947
Residence
1958 US City DirectoryWestport, Connecticut
page 454
Vlahos, John L. (Olivia L) writer, h off Crawford rd RD 4
Source:
DescriptionTitle : Westport, Connecticut, City Directory, 1958 Source InformationAncestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Residence
US Public Records Index, Volume 1Name: John L Vlahos
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1917
Phone Number: 227-9049
Address: 18 Crawford Rd, Westport, CT, 06880-1822 (1993)
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.
Death
Social Security Death RecordName: John L. Vlahos
SSN: 286-16-6960
Last Residence: 06880 Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
BORN: 26 Dec 1917
Died: 8 Apr 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)
Source: Ancestry.com
John L Vlahos
United States Social Security Death Index
Age 87
Given Name John
Middle Name L
Surname Vlahos
Birth Date 26 Dec 1917
State Ohio
Last Place of Residence Fairfield, Connecticut
Previous Residence Postal Code 06880
Event Date 08 Apr 2004
Citation"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JTZR-BJM : accessed 26 March 2016), JOHN L VLAHOS, 08 Apr 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012
Name: John L Vlahos
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1917
Birth Place: Ohio
Address: 18 CRAWFORD
Residence : Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Death Date: 8 Apr 2004
Death Place: Norwalk, Connecticut
Age: 86 Years
Spouse: Olivi
Father's Surname: Vlahos
State File #: 09339
Source Information
Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2003.
Original data: Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut
Source: Ancestry.com, accessed May 4, 2016
Obituary
VLAHOS, John; 87; Springfield OH>Westport CT; Conn Post; 2004-4-13; dpthttp://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
John Vlahos of Westport
Westport News (CT) — Friday, April 16, 2004John Vlahos, award-winning screen writer of live television plays during the "Golden Age" of television, died suddenly April 8 at his Westport home of 50 years.
Born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1917, he went to work early in the family restaurant. Even so, he found time to learn the violin and was concertmaster in school orchestras. He managed to visit every church in town and read nearly every book in the local library. He also acted in school plays and those of the town's Little Theatre.
After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, he supported himself at various jobs while struggling to be a New York actor. He became instead a writer, able to incorporate the rich experiences of his youth into his plays.
When World War II was declared, he served as a lieutenant, USNR, for three years, two of them in the South Pacific, where he commanded a unit responsible for all fleet codes.
After the war, he began to amass a large body of writing, including sketches for New Faces, a Broadway musical review; 17 film credits, 70 radio credits and 52 network television live and film dramas. He wrote the pilot for the series, The Nurses, which ran for two years. He also wrote more than 200 episodes for various daytime shows.
His plays won many awards, among them the Sylvania Award for Best Comedy, an Emmy for The Defenders, an Ohio State Radio-TV Award for Best Documentary, a Freedom Foundation Award for Best Historic Family Series, an Institution for Education Award for Distinguished Radio Writing, and the Ford Foundation Award for playwriting. He was also awarded the Doctorate of Humane Letters by Wittenberg University.
During his life in Westport, Mr. Vlahos served on the library board, the Boy Scout board, and acted as troop leader for the Cub Scouts. He created numerous religious liturgies, which were performed for the most part at the Unitarian Church in Westport.
His wife of 56 years is Olivia Vlahos. They met in 1939 at the Old Wharf Theatre, in Provincetown, Mass. They have three children: Dr. Michael Vlahos and his wife Kelley Beaucar Vlahos; Melissa Vlahos and her husband Dr. Donald Siwek; and Stephanie Vlahos and her husband Kevin Peters.
He is also survived by three grandchildren, Kelsey Siwek, 12; Max Siwek, 11; and Ian Vlahos, 1 year. He also is survived by a sister, Maxine Stamas and her husband Nick; a brother, Lester Vlahos; and a host of nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Boys Scouts of America, Fine Arts Radio WMNR in Monroe, and the American Printing House for the Blind. Interment is private.
His family likes to remember the time during television's "Golden Age," when viewers wrote not to the actors of plays, but to the authors. One of Mr. Vlahos' plays, The Bend in the Road, about a retired minister and his wife, elicited this comment from a rabbi in New Orleans:
"Thank your for making articulate our lives, thank your for making articulate our problems, thank you for revealing for all to see our feelings."Westport News (CT) — Friday, April 16, 2004CITE THIS RECORDWestport News, Connecticut, GenealogyBank.com (http://genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/1024F3DB72CB2EBA-1024F3DB72CB2EBA : accessed 26 March 2016) John Vlahos
Obituaries PASSINGS John Vlahos, 87; Won Emmy for Script of 'The Defenders'
John Vlahos, 87, a scriptwriter who earned an Emmy for "The Defenders," died April 8 of natural causes at his home in Westport, Conn.
A native of Springfield, Ohio, Vlahos grew up working in the family restaurant, playing violin and acting in school plays and local theater.
After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, he moved to New York City to become an actor, but segued into writing instead.
Vlahos served as a Navy lieutenant in the South Pacific during World War II, and then returned to New York, where he wrote sketches for a Broadway musical review called "New Faces."
During an extensive career, Vlahos amassed credits for screenplays on 17 films, 70 radio shows and about 52 network television live and film dramas, including episodes of "The Philco Television Playhouse" in 1948 and the oft-replayed 1969 television movie "Silent Night, Lonely Night." In addition to "The Defenders," he wrote for such series as "Route 66," "The Nurses" and "Marcus Welby, M.D."
Los Angeles Times (CA) - Monday, April 19, 2004
CITE THIS RECORD"Los Angeles Times", California, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/10211BD8303267F8-10211BD8303267F8 : accessed 26 March 2016)
Obituaries PASSINGS John Vlahos, 87; Won Emmy for Script of 'The Defenders'
Education
See life story in obituaryMilitary
Obituary states when WWII was declared, he served as a lieutenant, USNR, for three years, two of them in the South Pacific, where he commanded a unit responsible for all fleet codes.There is also an Army registration - did he serve in 2 different branches of the military?
Social Security Application & Claims Index
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007Name: John Louis Vlahos
[John L Vlahos]
SSN: 286166960
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1917
Birth Place: Springfield, Ohio
Death Date: 8 Apr 2004
Father: Louis Vlahos
Mother: Katina Mitchell
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: May 1940: Name listed as JOHN LOUIS VLAHOS; 23 Apr 2004: Name listed as JOHN L VLAHOS
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
Source: Ancestry.com, accessed May 4, 2016
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4SF-JNL : accessed 15 March 2015), John L Vlahos in household of Louis Vlahos, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0045, sheet 10A, family 261, line 10, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1756; FHL microfilm 2,341,490..
2. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3GM-VR3 : accessed 17 March 2015), John Louis Vlahos and Olivia White Lockart, 25 Jun 1947; citing Clark, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 466,642..
3. "Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 - Ancestry.com." Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 - Ancestry.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015...
4. 1920 United States Federal Census forJohn Vlahos ." 1920 United States Federal Census forJohn Vlahos . N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015...
5. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK71-BPR2 : accessed 5 May 2016), John Vlahos, Connecticut, United States, 16 Apr 2004; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Westport News, born-digital text..
6. "Obituaries PASSINGS John Vlahos, 87; Won Emmy for Script of 'The Defenders' Obituary - GenealogyBank." Obituaries PASSINGS John Vlahos, 87; Won Emmy for Script of 'The Defenders' Obituary - GenealogyBank. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2016.
7. "Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 - Ancestry.com." Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 - Ancestry.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015...
8. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
9. 1920 United States Federal Census forJohn Vlahos ." 1920 United States Federal Census forJohn Vlahos . N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015...
10. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4SF-JNL : accessed 15 March 2015), John L Vlahos in household of Louis Vlahos, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0045, sheet 10A, family 261, line 10, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1756; FHL microfilm 2,341,490..
11. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8BZ-X15 : accessed 17 March 2015), John L Vlahos, enlisted 19 Mar 1943, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C..
12. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3GM-VR3 : accessed 17 March 2015), John Louis Vlahos and Olivia White Lockart, 25 Jun 1947; citing Clark, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 466,642..
13. " U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 forJohn L Vlahos ." U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 forJohn L Vlahos . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2015...
14. "U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 - Ancestry.com." U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 - Ancestry.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015...
15. "U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 - Ancestry.com." U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 - Ancestry.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015...
16. "U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 - Ancestry.com." U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 - Ancestry.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015...
17. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK71-BPR2 : accessed 5 May 2016), John Vlahos, Connecticut, United States, 16 Apr 2004; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Westport News, born-digital text..
18. "Obituaries PASSINGS John Vlahos, 87; Won Emmy for Script of 'The Defenders' Obituary - GenealogyBank." Obituaries PASSINGS John Vlahos, 87; Won Emmy for Script of 'The Defenders' Obituary - GenealogyBank. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2016.
19. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK71-BPR2 : accessed 5 May 2016), John Vlahos, Connecticut, United States, 16 Apr 2004; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Westport News, born-digital text..
20. "Obituaries PASSINGS John Vlahos, 87; Won Emmy for Script of 'The Defenders' Obituary - GenealogyBank." Obituaries PASSINGS John Vlahos, 87; Won Emmy for Script of 'The Defenders' Obituary - GenealogyBank. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2016.
21. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.