[4] In the 1920s, Havenstrite moved from Lovell, Oklahoma to Signal Hill, California in the Greater Los Angeles area to drill oil.
[2] In 1936, he established the Iniskin Bay Associates, together with Carlton Beal (1914–1994), Walt Disney (1901–1966), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902–1979) and Hal Roach (1892–1992).
[2] However, Harold L. Ickes (1874–1952), who served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1933 to 1946, had blocked him from drilling.
[8] The same year, he and Jimmy McHugh judged Queen of Mexican Polo contestants at the BHPC.
[2] They owned the Fine Arts Building located at 811 West 7th Street in Los Angeles.
[12] From 1938 onwards, they resided in Beverly Hills, California and attended high society events.