CITY

Official Website:
http://www.torrnet.com/

Population:
137946 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1911

County:
Los Angeles County

Founded 1911 by Jared Sidney Torrance, incorporated 1921.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
El Camino College	1947

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Ashton-Tate	1980

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brian Bonsall	Actor	3-Dec-1981		Andy Keaton on Family Ties
Brandon Call	Actor	17-Nov-1976		J.T. Lambert on Step by Step
Michelle Kwan	Figure Skating	7-Jul-1980		Olympic figure skater
Nancy Lopez	Golf	6-Jan-1957		Pro golfer
Alyson Michalka	Actor	25-Mar-1989		Keely on Phil of the Future
Amanda Michalka	Actor	10-Apr-1991		Aly & AJ
Chris Mortensen	Sports Journalist	7-Nov-1951		Longtime ESPN reporter
Daryl Sabara	Actor	14-Jun-1992		Spy Kids
Brian "Head" Welch	Guitarist	19-Jun-1971		Ex-Guitarist for Korn
David Wells	Baseball	20-May-1963		MLB pitcher, wrote Perfect I'm Not

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rosemary DeCamp	Actor	14-Nov-1910	20-Feb-2001	Yankee Doodle Dandy
Tom Drake	Actor	5-Aug-1918	11-Aug-1982	Meet Me In St. Louis
Buddy Ebsen	Actor	2-Apr-1908	6-Jul-2003	Jed Clampett
Ray Milland	Actor	3-Jan-1907	10-Mar-1986	The Lost Weekend
Harold Peary	Actor	25-Jul-1908	30-Mar-1985	Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
John Qualen	Actor	8-Dec-1899	12-Sep-1987	The Grapes of Wrath
Ann Richards	Actor	20-Dec-1917	24-Aug-2006	Sorry, Wrong Number
Bob Thaves	Cartoonist	4-Oct-1924	4-Aug-2006	Frank & Ernest

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