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by Gregory Paul Williams

Iron Horse (John Ford), 151

  Isherwood, Christopher, 243

  Ising, Rudy, 190

  “It” Café, 230

  “It” Girl, 150

  Ivar Avenue, 7, 16, 32, 37, 39, 89, 135, 142, 207, 215, 239, 249, 302, 368

  Ivar Theatre, 303, 326

  Ivar (dance club), 371, 378

  J.C. Penney, 212, 302, 312, 243

  Jackie Taylor and his Orchestra, 181

  Jackson, Michael, 364, 367

  Jacob Stern/Lasky barn (Hollywood Heritage Museum), 338

  Jacobs, Walter, 304

  Jade Café, 233

  James, Harry, 273

  James, Ida, 264

  Janes house, 35, 323, 338

  Janes sisters, 35, 83, 151, 242, 311, 323, 331

  Jannings, Emil, 139, 168, 242

  Jarvis, Al, 248, 249, 258, 266, 286, 289

  Jarvis, Howard, 335

  Jay, George, 286

  Jazz Singer, The, 159, 163

  Jean, Gloria, 258

  Jean Swartz Building, 370

  Jerde, Jon (architect), 349, 367

  Jerry Lewis Camera Exchange, 290

  Jerry Lewis Show, The, 319

  Jeske, John, 88, 127

  Jimmy Kimmel Show, 381

  Joe Penner Show, 247

  John’s Cafe, 79, 95, 302

  John’s Pipe Shop, 188

  Johnson, Magic, 372, 382

  Jolie, Angelina, 365

  Jolson, Al, 159, 163, 188, 191, 195, 250, 272

  Jones, Bob, 223

  Jones, Buck, 95

  Joseph’s, 378, 380, Jovi, Bon, 369

  Jualita (Gordon Wattles estate), 48

  Julian Petroleum, 138

  Julian, C.C., 138

  Jumbo’s Clown Room (nightclub), 376, 377

  Junior Art Center, 324

  KABC, 292, 319, 368, 386. See also KECA-TV

  Kahlua, 314

  Kaleidoscope, 321. See also Earl Carroll, Hullabalou and Aquarius

  Kane, Helen, 179

  Kane, Ivan, 378

  Karloff, Boris, 127, 190, 199

  KCBS. See KNXT

  KCET, 360

  Keaton, Buster, 148, 150

  Keaton, Diane, 371

  KECA, 248

  KECA-TV, 292

  Kearns, Joseph, 315

  Keeler, Ruby, 195, 250

  Kennedy, Norman, 350

  Keystone Cops, 227

  KFAC, 248

  KFI, 246, 248

  KFI-Channel 9, 290, 292

  KFWB, 246, 247, 248, 250, 251, 258, 286, 320, 357

  KHJ (KCAL), 246, 287, 386

  Kidman, Nicole, 378

  Kilbraid, Percy (“Pa Kettle”), 315

  Kinecolor, 67

  King King, 359

  King of Kings, 149, 158, 246

  Kingsley, John, 282

  Kingston Trio, 320

  Kingston, Winifred, 302

  KISS Radio, 346, 359

  Kitt, Eartha, 377

  KLAC-TV/Channel, 13, 289, 368

  Klasky-Csupo, 360

  KMPC, 282, 320

  KMTR, 247, 250, 251

  Knarr, 23

  KNBC, 290, 291 See also KNBH-TV

  KNBH-TV, 290

  Knickerbocker Hotel, 141, 147, 177, 195, 199, 241, 281, 282–283, 315

  Knitting Circle, 73

  Knitting Factory, 339, 380

  KNX, 246, 247, 251, 282

  KNXT-TV, 300, 360, 363, 386

  Kodak Theatre, 366, 374

  Koopal, Grace, 387

  Koverman, Ida, 280

  Kraft Music Hall, 257

  Kress 5-10-25 Cent Store, 113, 201, 202, 298

  Kress, Sam, 132, 136, 137, 154, 173, 186

  Kress’s Drugstore, 96

  KRLA, 286

  Krotona, 83, 168

  Krotona Stadium, 83, 87

  KTLA, 289, 292, 303, 319, 360, 386

  KTSL-TV, 289, 292. See also KTLA

  KTTV-TV, 290, 291, 292, 319, 336, 368, 386

  La Baig, Martin, 19

  La Boheme, 229. See also Trocadero

  La Brea Gateway, 368

  La Brea, Rancho, 6, 11

  La Conga, 230, 234

  La Paula Apartments, 362

  La Rocque, Rod, 98

  Laboe, Art, 286

  Ladies of the Canyon, 323

  Laemmle, Carl, 62, 64, 71, 80, 83, 150, 184, 206, 261

  Laemmle, Rosabelle, 99

  Laine, Frankie, 286

  Lamarr, Hedy, 274, 333

  Lamour, Dorothy, 232, 274, 285

  Lamy, Michelle, 376

  Lancaster, Burt, 295

  Lanchester, Elsa, 211, 303

  Landsburgh, G. Albert, 159

  Landsburgh, Klaus, 288, 291

  lang, k.d., 371

  Langford, Francis, 258

  Larsen, Milt, 328

  Las Palmas (nightclub), 379, 381

  Las Palmas Theatre, 223, 30, 3, 340. See also Hollywood Little Theatre

  Lasky, Bessie, 89

  Lasky Feature Play Company, 67, 71, 85, 104, 122, 182. See also Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures

  Lasky Home Guard, 92

  Lasky, Jesse, 67, 77, 85, 99, 110, 119, 130, 138, 141, 168, 284, 296, 298, 302, 303, 311

  Lasky, Jesse Jr., 83

  Lasky Ranch, 67

  Lassie, 386

  Laughlin Park, 30, 75

  Laughton, Charles, 211

  Laurel Canyon, 4, 17, 70

  Laurel, Stan, 139

  Lawlor Professional School, 242–243

  Lawrence, Gertrude, 147

  Le Deux Café, 376

  Le Roy, Mervyn, 129

  Lear, Norman, 387

  Lee Drugs, 310, 368, 385

  Lee Strasberg Actors’ Studio, 329

  Lee, Brenda, 355

  Lee, Don, 287

  Lee, Peggy, 286

  Lee, S. Charles, 161, 203–204, 208, 223, 298

  Lee, Thomas S., 287

  Leed’s Shoe Store, 202, 204

  Legion of Decency, 186

  Legionaire and the Lady, 250

  Lehr, Annie, 270

  Leigh, Vivian, 303

  Lend an Ear, 303

  Lentz, Irene, 214, 315. See also Irene

  Lerner Dress Shop, 214

  Lescaze, William, 252

  Lesniak, Matthew, 360

  Lessor, Sol, 312–313

  Letts, Arthur, 48, 119, 138, 184, 239

  Levant, Oscar, 267

  Lever Brothers, 249

  Levine, Phil and Henry, 310, 311, 385

  Levy, Al, 206

  Levy’s Cafe, 207, 129, 340, 356

  Lewis, Jerry, 290, 296, 319

  Lewis, Joe E., 265

  Lewis, Meade Lux, 264

  Liberty Studios, 239

  Lickter’s, 188

  Lido, The, 191, 323, 327

  Liggett’s, 154

  Light of Asia, The, 83

  Lillie, Beatrice, 147, 235

  Lincoln, Elmo, 98, 302

  Linkletter, Art, 285, 292, 300

  Linoleum City, 386

  Lion King, The, 328

  Little American, The, 85

  Little Armenia, 363

  Little Club, 124

  Little Country Church, 377. See also Country Church of Hollywood, The

  Little Sister, The, 236

  Lloyd, Harold, 62

  Lloyds Camera, 371

  Loew, Marcus, 144, 149

  Log Cabin Hour, The, 257

  Lombard, Carole, 127, 190, 209, 210, 211, 214, 215, 227, 230

  Lombardo, Guy, 266

  Lookout Mountain, 70, 89

  Looney Tunes, 190

  Lorre, Peter, 249, 361

  Los Angeles Business Journal, 374, 382

  Los Angeles City Council, 335, 338, 341, 373, 375, 382, 387

  Los Angeles Conservancy, 367

  Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, 370, 367

  Los Angeles Evening Express, 246

  Los Angeles Evening Herald, 155

  Los Angeles
Herald Examiner, 289, 341

  Los Angeles Magazine, 329, 346

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Airport, 191

  Los Angeles Realtor, 149, 168

  Los Angeles School Board, 149, 150

  Los Angeles Times, 128, 195, 226, 290, 292, 354, 363, 374, 376, 377, 378, 385, 386

  Los Angeles, El Pueblo de la Reyna, 6

  Los Feliz Elementary School, 82

  Los Feliz Heights, 138

  Los Feliz, Rancho, 6

  Lost Princess of Oz, The, 93

  Lotti Mayer’s Diving Ballet, 158

  Louis Silvers Orchestra, 261

  Love, Bessie, 89

  Love, Courtney, 376

  Love, The (rock band), 321

  Loy, Myrna, 129, 150, 209, 229, 235, 256. See

  also Williams, Myrna)

  Lubitsch, Ernst, 179, 229, 268

  Lubovisky, Milt, 241, 242

  Lucky Strike Hit Parade, 248, 295

  Luft, Sid, 301

  Lugosi, Bela, 211, 310, 239

  Lux Radio Theatre, 249, 250, 258, 260, 295

  Lying Truth, The, 137

  Lyon, Ben, 130

  Lyon, Sue, 355

  MacArthur, Charles, 235

  MacAvoy, Nona, 216

  Mace, Fred, 67

  MacMurray, Fred, 250, 275

  MacQuarrie, Clarice, 111

  Madam Butterfly, 183

  Madison Apartments, 318

  Madonna, 371

  Magic Castle, 35, 328

  Magnin, I. (store), 141

  Maguire, Tobey, 381

  Mahler, Alma, 235

  Majestic Studios, 239

  Major and the Minor, The, 273

  Mamas and Papas, The, 321

  Mandala, The, 323

  Manhattan Beach, 368

  Mann Theatres, 367, 372

  Mann, Bertha Keller, 355

  Mann, Thomas, 235

  Mann, Ted, 328

  Mansfield, Jayne, 361

  Mar-Cal Theatre, 160, 223, 224, 280, 281, 298, 357. See also The World

  March, Fredric, 281

  Markham Building, 107, 198, 282, 340

  Marlow, Phillip, 236

  Marsh, Mae, 283

  Marshall, Brenda, 222

  Martin and Lewis, 290

  Martin, Dean, 296, 297, 319

  Martin, Mary, 230, 360, 377

  Martoni’s Restaurant, 301, 357

  Marx Brothers, 127, 188, 249

  Marx, Groucho, 285

  Marx, Harpo, 236

  Mary Pickford Center, 361, 376

  Mascarel, Don José, 11, 12, 17, 19, 34

  Mascot Studios, 239

  Masonic Hall, 41, 73, 268, 284, 381

  Masonic Temple, 117

  Masque, The, 329

  Masquers Club, 139, 227, 270, 334, 335

  Masquers, 227

  Mata Hari, 158

  Mathis, June, 96, 110

  Mattson’s Clothing Store, 215

  Maude (sitcom), 387

  Maugham, Somerset, 305

  Maug-na, 4, 6

  Max Factor Museum, 358, 365, 377, 385

  Mayer Building, 161, 162, 186, 346, 360, 382, 384

  Mayer, Louis B., 137, 138, 144, 161, 163, 186, 190, 196, 198, 236, 258, 284, 299

  Mayfair Hotel, 144

  MCA (Music Corporation of America), 285

  McCadden, 117

  McCarey, Leo, 241

  McCormack, John, 168

  McCrea, Joel, 161

  McIntosh Tailors, 214

  Mead, William, 243

  Meador, Josh, 216

  Meet Me in Hollywood, 289

  Meet the People, 223, 270, 272

  Meline, Frank, 350

  Mellinger, Frederick, 296

  Melody Lane Restaurant, 261, 341

  Memories of Two a Day, 22, Menjou, Adolph, 124

  Mennin’s Lotion, 298

  Mercedes Building, 360

  Mercer, Johnny, 267, 286

  Merchants National Trust and Savings Bank, 154

  Merkel, Una, 211, 229, Merrie Melodies, 190, Methodist Church, 38, 39, 60, 62, 154, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 119, 122, 145, 149, 190, 241

  Metromedia Co., 319, 336, 386

  Metropolitan Pictures (Metro), 85, 145, 149, 183, 300

  Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), 343, 344, 347, 349, 359, 385

  Miceli, Carmen, 329

  Midnight Revels, 272

  Mike Lyman’s Restaurant, 206, 207, 355

  Mike Reilly and His Band, 264

  Milestone, Louis, 141

  Miller, Jacob, 12, 13, 17, 48

  Miller, Patsy Ruth, 155

  Milland, Ray, 155, 179, 273

  Miller’s Stationers, 337

  Mills Brothers, 265, 266

  Minnelli, Liza, 33

  Mintor, Mary Miles, 85, 96, 108

  Miracle Mile, 239

  Miranda, Carmen, 209, 230, 276

  Mirror Theatre, 184, 185. See also Vine Street Theatre and CBS Playhouse

  Miss Lonelyhearts, 200

  Mission Candy and Ice Cream, 166

  Mitchell, Joni, 323

  Mix, Tom, 95, 99, 179

  Moll, Mary, 27, 36, 46, 51, 54, 69, 84

  Monkees, The, 321

  Monogram Studios, 239

  Monroe, Marilyn (Norma Jean Dougherty), 99, 279, 280, 295, 312, 314

  Monsieur Beaucaire, 131

  Montalban, Ricardo, 382, 383 see also Huntington Hartford/Doolittle Theater

  Montecito Hotel, 323

  Montgomery, Robert, 281

  Montmartre, 124, 128, 129, 131, 136, 180, 188, 196, 208, 282, 286, 329

  Moore, Colleen, 122, 195, 282

  Moore, Gary, 294

  Moreno, Antonio, 77, 139

  Moreno, 6

  Morgan Camera Shop, 336

  Morgan, David, 336

  Morgan, Julia (architect), 361

  Morse, Ella Mae, 267

  Mother and the Law, The, 87 See also Intolerance

  Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, 282

  Motion Picture Country House and Hospital, 302

  Motion Picture Hall of Fame, 382

  Motion Picture Magazine, 205

  Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), 113, 161

  Motion Picture Relief Fund, 180

  Moulin Rouge (theater/restaurant), 294

  Mount Lee, 288

  Mountain View Inn, 62

  Mt. Olympus, 318

  Mulholland Reservoir, 182 See also Hollywood Reservoir

  Mulholland, William, 52, 120

  Muller Brothers, 131, 134, 315, 317

  Muller, Jacob, 19, 131, 153, 315, Muni, Paul, 199

  Muppets, 367

  Murphy, Eddie, 381

  Murray, Ken, 270–272, 295

  Murray, Mae, 96, 147, 302

  Museum of Death, 365

  Museum of the Weird, 365

  Music Box Theatre, 145, 147, 188, 249, 270, 272, 387. See also Pix Theatre and Henry Fonda Theatre

  Music City, 266, 286, 332, 333, 376

  Musso and Frank’s, 100, 236, 238, 241, 371, 387. See also Frank’s French Café

  Mutual Broadcasting System, 287, 289

  My Fair Lady, 295

  My Friend Irma, 285

  My Indian Hero, 152

  Nacional, 378

  Nagel, Conrad, 96, 133, 159, 163, 246, 258

  Nancy’s, 239

  Nassour Brothers Studio, 292, 386–387

  National Enquirer, 381

  National Historic District of Hollywood, 334, 335, 352, 356, 382, 387

  National Register of Historic Places, 334, 335, 356, 360, 361

  National Trust for Historic Preservation, 385

  Navarro, Ramon, 325

  Nazimova, Alla, 74, 96, 98

  NBC (National Broadcasting Company), 248, 249, 250, 252, 254, 255, 258, 260, 262, 279, 285, 290, 295, 299, 317, 372

  Nederlander Organization, 336 341, 344, 352, 356, 358

  Needham, Louis and Broby
, 286

  Negri, Pola, 122

  Neilan, Mickey, 315

  Nelson, Harmon “Ham”, 209

  Nelson, Ozzie and Harriet (Hilliard), 262, 270, 292, 300, 318

  Nestor Film Company, 62, 252. See also Christie Brothers Comedy Studio

  Neutra, Richard, 205, 206

  New Hampshire Playhouse, 223

  New Packard Hour, 257

  New York Morning Telegraph, 107

  New York Post, 286

  Newberry’s 5-10-25 Cent Store, 201-202, 302

  Newscorp, 368

  Newsview Theatre, 268, 298, 326

  Niblo, Fred, 141

  Nichols Canyon, 7, 8

  Nicholson, James H., 280, 298

  Nickodell’s, 261, 285, 317

  Nielsen Entertainment, 386

  Nightmare of Ecstasy, 310

  Nine Inch Nails, 376

  Niven, David, 188

  No, No, Nannette, 148

  Noho, 343

  Nopalera, 6, 7, 8, 11, 25

  Normand, Mable, 68, 88, 102, 108

  North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, 311

  North Hollywood CRA, 345, 368

  Northram, Colonel, 46

  Novarro, Ramon, 145, 195, 302

  Nudelman, Robert, 342

  Nurmi, Maila, 310. See also Vampira

  Oakie, Jack, 216, 257

  Oasis, 231

  O’Brien, Virginia, 223

  Ocean View Tract, 36, 44

  O’Conner, Donald, 234, 272

  Odd Fellows, 60

  Of Mice and Men, 148

  Oland, Warner, 211

  Old Timers Club of Hollywood, 304

  Olesen, Otto K., 128, 135, 149, 170, 183, 218, 277, 279, 317, 368

  Oliver Morosco Productions, 147

  Olivier, Lawrence, 190

  One Day at a Time, 355

  One Man’s Family, 257

  Ontra Cafeteria, 216, 328, 340

  Orpheum Theatres, 147

  Otis, Harrison Gray, 20, 28, 36, 52

  Outlaw, The, 298

  Outpost Estates, 151, 194, 367

  Outpost, The, 20, 36, 133, 138, See also Casa Don Tomás

  Over Here, 326

  Owens Studio Building, 155

  Owens, Seena, 87

  Owl Drugs, 154, 302

  Oz Film Manufacturing, 72, 98

  Ozcot, 65, 93, 303

  Pacific Electric Railway, 29, 69

  Pacific Theaters, 339, 342, 369, 377

  Palace Theater, 376, 381, 387

  Paladar, 378, 380

  Paley, William, 290

  Palladium, 266, 319, 322, 346

  Palmer Building, 131, 214, 280

  Palmer, E.O., 9, 24, 36, 37, 43, 45, 51, 52, 60, 69, 70, 72, 80, 93, 99, 103, 104, 120, 136, 147, 152, 154, 174, 243, 311

  Palmer, Harlan, 60, 72, 104, 151, 185, 315

  Palomar Ballroom, 258

  Panavision, 360

  Pandora’s Box, 321, 323

  Pangborn, Franklin, 147

  Pantages Theatre, 177, 299, 324, 328, 352, 371

  Pantages, Alexander, 134, 177

  Paramount Pictures, 48, 67, 85, 89, 110, 119, 120, 124, 130, 149, 150, 183, 190, 229, 241, 270, 288, 360, 361. See also Lasky Feature

  Play Company and Famous Players-Lasky

  Parker, Dorothy, 235

  Parker, Eleanor, 284

 

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