The Pattersons endured the difficult 1930s and the war years as any other Soviet family but their careers in art and stage design put them in contact with Americans and Soviets of renown. After years of working in interior design and stage design, Lloyd began working as an on- air announcer with Radio Moscow. Lloyd's death in 1942 from injuries suffered during a Nazi bombing of Moscow only served to make life harder for Vera and her three young sons after the war.
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One of my favorite photos features the Patterson sons, Lloyd
Jr., James, and Tom at home in the late 1950s.
Lloyd Jr. died in an auto accident in 1960 and Tom, who worked
in television, is now retired and lives in Moscow.
Jr., James, and Tom at home in the late 1950s.
Lloyd Jr. died in an auto accident in 1960 and Tom, who worked
in television, is now retired and lives in Moscow.
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Another photo from James's family archive is this beautiful snapshot
from the 1930s of him, his mother, Vera Aralova, and his brother Tom.