John Walton Caughey Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
A professor at UCLA from 1930-1967, John Caughey was one of the foremost historians of California of his time. His books include Gold is the Cornerstone, California Heritage, and Their Majesties the Mob (about vigilantism). In 1949 he defied the Regents of the University of California by refusing to sign a loyalty oath he considered ...
In one entry in the Caughey Papers (in the UCLA Library Special Collections), Dr. Caughey notes that he worked as historical consultant to the movie California during the summer but that his wife LaRee Caughey took over for him when he had to go back to teaching.