Perry Askam (1898–1961) was a 20th-century American actor and baritone singer, most active in musical theatre and opera around the San Francisco area. Askam was born in 1898 to Oliver and Helena Askam. Helena was the daughter of ferryman and land magnate Henry Rengstorff. Perry was orphaned at a young age, and went to live with his maternal aunt, Elisa Haag, whom he came to view as a second mother. A little later Elisa and Perry moved into Rengstorff House... [more on Wikipedia]