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(December 29, 1901 - February 8, 1957) "Charlie" was a professional golfer and later in life a personal secretary to Howard Hughes. Born in Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA and passed away in Los Angeles, California from Laennec's Cirrhosis of the liver (buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California). Charles was the youngest of five children. His father was James Patterson Guest and mother was Eliza Nokes Guest. Charles attended Los Angeles High School, a star baseball player in high school and there was talk of his joining the Pacific Coast professional Diamond League, but he went back east for several months in motion pictures. He came back to Los Angeles as a professional golfer and teacher. Charles was hired by his former teacher, Ralph Claire Noble who was at that time the vice principle of Los Angeles High School from 1925 to 1945. Charles as a pro at the course Mr. Noble designed, Angeles Vista, located at 48th Street and Los Angeles Mesa Drive (today called Crenshaw Blvd.). After that Charles was the first professional at the new course designed by Ralph Noble called Bellevue Public Golf Course, established in 1924, closed about March 1935, 11401 S. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, but was partially located in the City of Inglewood, California. Mr. Guest established the 9 hole and 18 hole scoring records for this course. He was the first professional golfer at the Girard Golf Course and was hired by William Bell, the architect of the course and today is known as Woodland Hills Country Club. In 1926 while teaching pro at Lakeside Golf Club in Burbank, California, Charles met Howard Hughes and was his golf instructor. Charles won the Southern California Golf Championship in 1926 and 1927 and during those years was also the California State Professional Champion with two victories. Considered one the greatest match players in professional golf. Charles Guest was in at least one movie, 1929 called "The Golfers", a comedy, produced and directed by Mack Sennett, playing himself as a golfer staring Harry Gribbon and Thelma Hill. About 1942 Charles was hired by Howard Hughes as his assistant and was employed by Howard Hughes until he passed away. Mr. Guest was one of the original 1924 signatory's on the papers establishing the Southern California Golf Association and is framed on the wall of the SCGA in Ontario, California. Charles was married December 7, 1929 to Helen Francis Stewart. Helen Stewart was married twice prior and both last names were Thomas (prior husbands were not known to be related to each other). Charles and Helen divorced about 1939 or 1940. They had no children. Charles was never shown to have been remarried.