Royston, Robert R., 1918-

Biographical Note

Robert R. Royston (1918- ) began his career working weekends in the office of Thomas D. Church while he was a student in the landscape architecture program at the University of California, Berkeley. He continued to work for Church for two years following his graduation in 1940. However, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Royston enlisted and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Reaching the rank of Navy 1st Lieutenant, Royston returned to civilian life in California in 1945. In a 1998 interview he remarked that, "the War gave you a chance to think" and "I used to go into my cabin on the ship and design jewelry, houses, and gardens -- it kept me sane."

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