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Cooper, Rainer and The Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Lobby of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly HillsGary Cooper didn't waste any time going from silent film stunt man to the top leading man of the silver screen. With his tall, handsome looks and "aw...
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New Natalie Wood DVD Collection
Don't you just love these themed four disc DVD sets from TCM Turner Classic Movies that Warner Home Video has been putting together? With so many classic movies out there it's impossible for any normal...
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Quincy, M.E. - Film Locations - Larchmont Boulevard
Jack Klugman is Quincy, M.E.For a few months now I've been on a Quincy, M.E. kick. This 1970s-1980s television show starring the likable Jack Klugman was a precursor to contemporary hit shows like the...
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What Classic Hollywood Film Star Biography Would You Like to See Written?
Ann DvorakFor the past decade enthusiastic Ann Dovrak fan and collector, Christina Rice, has been researching the life of her favorite classic movie star. Rice has been chronicling her research on her...
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Belles on Their Toes (1952) - Film Locations
Belles on Their Toes (1952)In less than two months, Santa Monica High School seniors will be participating in their graduation ceremony at the Memorial Greek Amphitheatre located on the campus. This is...
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The Dustbowl Revival
The Dustbowl RevivalThis past Thursday, my wife Zinnia and I were attending the film premiere for Love in the Time of Monsters, a campy, horror comedy (more on that in another post) at a theater in...
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L.A. Conservancy Curates: Modern Architecture in L.A.
If you're an architecture lover, an urban planning fanatic, or someone interested in learning a little more about Los Angeles, don't miss some of the upcoming events hosted by the L.A. Conservancy that...
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The Desperate Hours (1955) - Film Locations
Humphrey Bogart and Fredric MarchTwo of the greatest actors of Hollywood's golden era, Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March, square off in the film The Desperate Hours (1955). Bogart is an escaped convict...
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Playtime In The Park
Robby, Hazel, ZinniaI hope all the moms out there had a great Mother's Day weekend! My family started the weekend off with a stroll down Brand Boulevard in Glendale and then some playtime in the park...
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The Source Restaurant/Annie Hall Film Location - Plus a New Documentary
The Source Restaurant, TheSourceDoc.comThe Source was a 1970s restaurant located on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip that was run by a group of healthy living, rock'n'rollers part of a hippie cult. Their...
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Miceli's: Hollywood's Oldest Italian Restaurant
The great thing about Los Angeles is that there is always something new to see or do. Even if that something new is actually really old. I don't know how many times I've passed Miceli's, the oldest...
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Touring Liberace's Homes and Other News
Liberace in his piano themed pool.The blog Curbed Los Angeles added an awesome post the other day mapping out some of Liberace's "Razzle-Dazzle" homes in Los Angeles, Palm Springs and Las Vegas....
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The Natalie Wood Record Booth From The Film Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
The Record Booth from Inside Daisy Clover (1965)One of the things I've enjoyed about posting on Dear Old Hollywood the past few years has been learning new tidbits about Hollywood and classic films...
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Talking Old Hollywood: Producer Andy Gunn
Andy Gunn on set of LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONSTERS.Talking Old Hollywood is a new series I plan to feature on Dear Old Hollywood where writers, filmmakers, fellow bloggers, artists, historians, or pretty...
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The Muppet Movie (1979) - Milton Berle's Mad Man Mooney Used Car Lot
Fozzie, Kermit, Camilla, and Gonzo want to buy a used car.One of my favorite films as a kid was The Muppet Movie (1979), so I was delighted while watching this movie recently, to see my young daughter...
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The Muppet Movie (1979) - Hollywood and CBS Studio Center
This is the second of two posts on The Muppet Movie (1979) film locations. For part one, click here.In The Muppet Movie, Kermit the Frog leaves the quiet swamps to make it as a successful...
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Talking Old Hollywood: Linda Dishman, Executive Director of the Los Angeles...
Linda Dishman, Executive Director of the L.A. Conservancy. Photo by Gary Leonard.Talking Old Hollywood is a regular series on Dear Old Hollywood where writers, filmmakers, fellow bloggers, artists,...
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After 68: The Rise and Fall of The Ambassador Hotel - New Documentary In The...
The Ambassador Hotel, Los AngelesWhen the Ambassador Hotel opened for business in 1921 the hotel became a favorite spot for Hollywood celebrities and dignitaries alike. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Salvadori...
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Raw Deal (1948) - Film Locations
There is a lot to like about the film Raw Deal (1948) directed by Anthony Mann. The story is fast paced, the action violent and thrilling and the cinematography is beautifully shot by John Alton. On...
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Santa Rosa, California - McDonald Avenue Film Locations
Robby and Hazel in front of the Santa Rosa home used for Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943).This past Fourth of July weekend my wife and daughter and I decided to go on a family road trip up...
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