Wonder if Yusuf Rasputin is any way related to the notorious Rasputin of Russia ? As Rasputin’s daughter Maria lived in Silverlake in LA during ww2 and after. Had an aunt-in-law of Russian descent whose family in Hollywood would often see Maria at the Russian Orthodox church they attended, they would also see the relatives of Natalie Wood. And during the war one of my aunt-in-law relations worked at the same defense plant as Maria Rasputin. -Rj
Ooh! Yusuf Rasputin is a totally new name for me! Do you have any more of him?
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DeleteWonder if Yusuf Rasputin is any way related to the notorious Rasputin of Russia ? As Rasputin’s daughter Maria lived in Silverlake in LA during ww2 and after. Had an aunt-in-law of Russian descent whose family in Hollywood would often see Maria at the Russian Orthodox church they attended, they would also see the relatives of Natalie Wood. And during the war one of my aunt-in-law relations worked at the same defense plant as Maria Rasputin.
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Rj, I don’t know — but I suspect it is a stage name, to create some “Is he…?” curiosity!
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