Dancer/actor and longtime West Hollywood resident John Angelo passed with a short stay at Cedars Sinai Medical Center where they found a clot in his lung. John was 98 years old and is survived by his niece Joan Golanics, her husband Tom, and their children Jennifer and T J of Las Vegas, Nevada; nephew Ron Angelo, his wife Judy, of Highlands, New Jersey, their children, Ronald Angelo and his wife Turtle of San Diego, California; and Richard Angelo, his wife Kate with their child Charles of West Long Branch, New Jersey; and nephew Skip Angelo, his wife Benita of Gillette, New Jersey and their children, Gabrielle, her husband Sean Miller of Gillette, New Jersey; Adrienne Angelo, of New York City, NY; and Alyson, her husband Joe Giambrone and their child Anthony of Branchburg, New Jersey.

John started dancing on Broadway as a teenager. He first visited West Hollywood in 1948 when he came to California as part of the American Ballet Theater of New York. Of all the places visited in LA, he fell in love with West Hollywood. At the time, West Hollywood was part of Los Angeles County. He moved here in 1952 while under contract to MGM, and was in "Summer Stock," "Singing in the Rain", "West Side Story" and many other motion picture musicals. His rent at the time was sixty dollars a month including gas and electric. John lived in the same apartment, which became part of West Hollywood Housing, for over 65 years. John was also a regular dancer on the Frank Sinatra TV Show and later performed as a dancer with the "Rat Pack" in Las Vegas for many years. After retiring from dancing, John became a set designer and worked on many television shows including Dallas, Knots Landing and Hart to Hart. John has also taught drama for over 60 years, first for the County of Los Angeles and later for the City of West Hollywood at West Hollywood and Plummer Parks. He wrote, produced and director many children and adult Christmas Plays. He has helped many children, teens and adults start careers as actors. John was also an award-winning producer at West Hollywood Public Access for over 20 years. He will be missed by many friends and neighbors.