EntityQ552548· pop 8· linked from 421 articlesSam YortySign in to saveAmerican politician (1909–1998)Person · Open LibraryBorn1909Died1998-06-05Works3Top worksAsk the mayorLos Angeles progresses into the seventiesThe Yorty years, the story of Sam Yorty's leadership as Mayor of Los Angeles since 1961via Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn1 October 1909Died5 June 1998via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameSamGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthLincolnPlace of deathLos AngelesOccupationmayorPosition heldmember of the United States House of RepresentativesPolitical partyRepublican Party (United States)Languages spokenConnectionscommunismEntityRichard NixonPersonCategories1909 births1998 deaths20th-century mayors of places in California20th-century members of the California State Legislature20th-century United States representativesAmerican anti-communistsAmerican segregationistsCalifornia RepublicansCandidates in the 1964 United States presidential electionCandidates in the 1972 United States presidential electionCandidates in the 1981 United States elections