New Book: Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips by Michael G. Ankerich
BOOKS — NEW Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips by Michael G. Ankerich . . .. . Mae Murray (1885–1965), popularly known as “the girl with the bee-stung lips,” was a fiery presence in...
View ArticleSteve Forrest Obituary
OBITUARY Steve Forrest, Performer on Film and TV’s ‘S.W.A.T.,’ Dies at 87 . . By Margalit Fox New York Times May 23, 2013 . Steve Forrest, a strapping actor known to television viewers as Lt. Dan...
View ArticleBeatrice Dominguez: Valentino’s “La Bella Sevilla”
HOLLYWOOD PROFILES Beatrice Dominguez: Valentino’s “La Bella Sevilla” . . . By Allan R. Ellenberger . She was a vamp. With Spanish mantillas and high combs, and dancing to the sounds of a strumming...
View ArticleCan you identify this 1920s director?
MYSTERY PHOTOS Can you identify this 1920s director? . . Does anyone recognize this man? He is reportedly a director from the 1920s. . UPDATE A Hollywoodland reader sent the photo below. Do you think...
View ArticleL.A. Story at Hollywood Forever
HOLLYWOOD EVENTS PEN Center USA and Hollywood Forever proudly present: L.A. Story: Reading Event . . Reading line-up announced for the event, which will take place at Hollywood Forever and celebrate...
View ArticleJean Stapleton Obituary
OBITUARY ‘All in the Family’ star Jean Stapleton dies at 90 . By Claudia Luther Los Angeles Times June 1, 2013 Jean Stapleton, who played Archie Bunker’s long-suffering wife Edith in the...
View ArticleEsther Williams Obituary
OBITUARY Esther Williams dies at 91; athletic star of aquatic musicals The Los Angeles native and swimming champion was coaxed into the movies at MGM, where she starred in a series of popular...
View ArticleJames Gandolfini Obituary
OBITUARY James Gandolfini Is Dead at 51; Tough-Talking Mob Boss in ‘Sopranos’ . . By Dave Itzkoff New York Times June 19, 2013 James Gandolfini, the Emmy Award-winning actor who shot to fame on the...
View ArticleAFTER 68: The Rise and Fall of the Ambassador Hotel
HOLLYWOOD PRESERVATION AFTER 68 The Rise and Fall of the Ambassador Hotel WHAT ELSE ARE YOU WILLING TO DESTROY? . The most famous hotel in the world… GONE FOREVER. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED to revive...
View ArticleErrol Flynn’s unpaid debt
CELEBRITY TRIVIA Errol Flynn had ‘unpaid debt’ to Northampton menswear shop . Errol Flynn acknowledged his debt to the menswear shop in a letter, but said he was “unable” to pay it . Details of a...
View ArticleKing Vidor Tells of Work in Filming The Big Parade
FILM HISTORY King Vidor tells of work in filming ‘The Big Parade’ King Vidor, who produced The Big Parade, wrote scenes for the film and would map them out to the click-click of a metronome,...
View ArticleKing Vidor tells of working on ‘The Big Parade’
FILM HISTORY King Vidor tells of work in filming ‘The Big Parade’ . . King Vidor, who produced The Big Parade, wrote scenes for the film and would map them out to the click-click of a metronome,...
View ArticleThe Ambassador: A Hotel Wonder*
DOCUMENTARIES The Ambassador: A Hotel Wonder . . . The following article appeared in the Los Angeles Times a few days after the opening of the Ambassador Hotel in 1921. Today the Ambassador is gone,...
View ArticleCory Monteith Obituary
OBITUARY ‘Glee’ star Cory Monteith, 31, found dead in Vancouver hotel . (Gossip Guy) By Amy Kaufman Los Angeles Times July 13, 2013 Cory Monteith, star of the hit Fox series “Glee,” was found dead...
View ArticleThe Revenge of Ella Barrow
HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY The revenge of Ella Barrow . The Cahuenga Pass as it looked in 1882 . By Allan R. Ellenberger . Andrew Hay was an early settler of the Cahuenga Valley, which is now known...
View ArticleKaren Black Obituary
OBITUARY Karen Black dies at 74; actress starred in ‘Five Easy Pieces’ and ‘Easy Rider’ With a distinctive appearance, Black built a film resume that included prostitutes, murderers, waitresses,...
View ArticleValentino’s Lady in Black legend grows
RUDOLPH VALENTINO Valentino’s Lady in Black legend grows . . By Allan R. Ellenberger . One of the legends that have developed after the death of silent screen idol, Rudolph Valentino, was about the...
View ArticleCinecon 49 at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater over Labor Day weekend
FILM FESTIVALS Cinecon 49 at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater over Labor Day Weekend . . . Cinecon 49 is a five day celebration of the movies which will be held over Labor Day weekend, August 29th to...
View ArticleThe 86th Annual Rudolph Valentino Memorial Service
HOLLYWOOD EVENTS The Eighty-Sixth Annual Rudolph Valentino Memorial Service . . Friday, August 23, 2013 Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, California Cathedral Mausoleum...
View ArticleA. C. Lyles Obituary
OBITUARY A.C. Lyles dies at 95; producer and popular Paramount lot figure A.C. Lyles produced such westerns as ‘Young Fury’ and ‘Waco’ and was an unofficial goodwill ambassador for the studio,...
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