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THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN
The famous landmark Hollywood sign was erected high up in the Hollywood Hills in 1923 at a cost of $21,000. When originally built, the sign spelled out ‘Hollywoodland’ in letters thirty feet wide and fifty feet high, and was studded with thousands of light bulbs. A man living in a small hut behind the sign was employed full-time to change the light bulbs when necessary. The last four letters of the sign fell away in a mudslide during World War II and were never replaced.
The Hollywood sign has been the site of frequent suicide attempts; the first to jump to her death from the sign was failed startlet Peg Entwhistle, who took her last leap in 1932.
The dilapidated sign was declared a historic landmark in 1973 and was completely replaced in 1978 at a cost of $27,000 per letter.
Another one gone. :’(
Rest in Peace, Jane Russell —1921-2011—
Jane Russell was one of many beautiful, talented, and memorable Hollywood Icons.
She starred alongside other icons such as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Groucho Marx, Clark Gable, and co-starred with Marilyn Monroe for one of her most memorable roles in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ in 1953.
You will be missed.
NYC - Times Square in the 1950’s
Looks kinda the same.
Happy Birthday, James Dean
—February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955—
“I don`t know what people expect when they meet me. They seem to be afraid that I`m going to piss in the potted palm and slap them on the ass.” -Marlon Brando
Happy Birthday, Dick Van Dyke!
He turns 85 today. :)
