Bennett Bradbury was a successful member of the Laguna Beach artist community. After working for Walt Disney studios, he dedicated himself full time to his painting. Leaving Laguna Beach for eight years, he maintained a studio at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu. He returned to Laguna Beach, continuing his painting and teaching seminars on the Monterey Penninsula. He moved

to Carmel in the 1970's and remained there until his death. Bennett was the son of a musical family, his mother being a grand opera star of the Boston Opera Company, and his grandfather, Alwin Schroeder, was acclaimed as the greatest cellist of his time. Souce: Askart