I recently received a letter telling me about the death of a longtime Malibu resident. John Allport died in September, 2000. The Allports were our neighbors in Malibu, beginning in the mid-1940s. They were a family of many abilities. John Allport, his brother, Harold, and father, Harold, Sr., were attorneys in the Hollywood area. John later became the Appellate Court Judge in Los Angeles. They were real pioneers in Malibu.
They loved Malibu. On their land they had fruit trees, gardens and fresh vegetables. My father was the original developer of Paradise Cove. When he built the pier at the cove, I remember John Allport becoming an ardent fisherman and having all of us for fresh fish dinners. He was a longtime friend of Jack Ward, captain of “The Gentleman.” In the later years, the two formed a company Cisco in Oxnard, a fishing dynasty.
John and his family built a boat house on the beach below the family home in Paradise Cove. They also built a small cottage for their family physician. Both homes remain today, somewhat changed, but filled with memories.
John ahd his wife Essie moved to the San Juan Islands in the early 1970s. Essie died in October,1999. They both leave three children, Susan, Monte and Nancy.
Gee Gee Swanson Hayes