| Famous Hollywood Locations: Descriptions and Photographs of 382 Sites Involving 289 Films and 105 Television Series Revised Edition Contributor(s): Smith, Leon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786411163 ISBN-13: 9780786411160 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: Did you ever wonder where Beaver Cleavers house was? How about the mountain where King Kong had his hideaway? Or Mr. Roarks mansion and lagoon on Fantasy Island? Of course, all were in Hollywood. This is a photographic guide to 382 sites in and around Los Angeles that have been used in film and television. Some are well known (Manns Chinese Theater, the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles Zoo); others are obscure (such as the Hollywood Hills house used in Double Indemnity, the garden from Dark Shadows and the Indian head rock seen in Noahs Ark). The sites are grouped geographically, and each entry includes the exact address and photographs of what the location looks like today. A brief plot background is also provided. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Reference - Performing Arts | Television - Reference - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| Series: Descriptions and Photographs of 382 Sites Involving 289 Film |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.96" W x 8.98" (1.08 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA |
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| Publisher Description: Did you ever wonder where Beaver Cleaver's house was? How about the mountain where King Kong had his hideaway? Or Mr. Roark's mansion and lagoon on Fantasy Island? Of course, all were in Hollywood. This is a photographic guide to 382 sites in and around Los Angeles that have been used in film and television. Some are well known (Mann's Chinese Theater, the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles Zoo); others are obscure (such as the Hollywood Hills house used in Double Indemnity, the garden from Dark Shadows and the Indian head rock seen in Noah's Ark). The sites are grouped geographically, and each entry includes the exact address and photographs of what the location looks like today. A brief plot background is also provided. |
