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Hopper

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by Tom Folsom


  suicide attempt of crew member, 142

  Venice Film Festival award for (1971), 183

  Las Vegas, New Mexico, 127–28

  Lawrence, D. H.

  and Backtrack (later Catchfire), 264

  drug-induced hallucinations of, 164

  and Mabel D. Luhan, 186–87

  orgy-themed art work of, 198

  Taos ranch of, 126–27, 155

  Lawrence, Frieda, 126

  Leary, Timothy, 89, 124

  Le Bret, Robert Favre, 172

  Lemon Junction (Rauschenberg artwork), 262

  Lennon, John, 105–6

  Leno, Jay, 249

  Lewis, Paul, 122–23

  Lichtenstein, Roy, 73, 76, 165

  Life

  cover story on Hopper, 7, 8, 11, 14–15, 138, 154, 165

  cover story on Manson, 165

  on Dean, 38, 48, 146

  and The Last Movie interview, 141, 146

  Lipton, James, 64

  The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), 97

  The Loners, 110, 119–120. See also Easy Rider (1969)

  Look, 51

  Los Angeles, California, 66, 68, 246–47

  “The Loved House of the Dennis Hoppers” (Southern), 78

  “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (Eliot), 209

  Lugosi, Bela, 165

  Luhan, Mabel Dodge, 154, 164, 186–87, 266

  Luhan, Tony, 187

  Lurie, John, 267

  Lynch, David, 226–230

  Lys, Lya, 9

  Mabel Dodge Luhan House, 154, 157, 158. See also Mud Palace

  machete incident, 203

  Machu Picchu, Peru, 136

  Mackiness, Peter, 284

  Mad Dog Morgan (1976), 199–201

  The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), 80, 113, 142, 168, 281

  Malibu Colony, 79, 80

  Mamas and the Papas, 101

  Mandingo (1975), 69

  manifesto of Hopper, 83–84

  Manson, Charles, 165–66, 266–67

  Manz, Linda, 214, 215–16

  Mao (Warhol), 187, 274

  Marfa, Texas, 54–55, 62–63

  marriages and divorces of Hopper, 272–73

  Brooke Hayward, 69–70, 130–31, 164–65, 261

  Daria Halprin, 191–92

  Katherine LaNasa, 272–73

  Michelle Phillips, 162–63

  Victoria Duffy, 273

  Martin, Dean, 82

  mask made of Hopper’s face, 200

  Mayer, Louis B., 60

  McClure, Michael, 102

  McGovern, Eugene, 172

  McGuire, Dorothy, 25, 27, 51

  McInteer, Mattie Mac Masters, 12–13

  McQueen, Steve, 67

  Me and Bobby McGee (proposed project), 156, 162

  Medic (television series), 29, 31, 33

  memory exercises, 67, 68

  mental state of Hopper

  and alcohol/drug use, 190

  during Apocalypse Now shoot, 207–9

  as depicted in Life, 15

  and Desiree, 217–18

  and drug rehab of Hopper, 225, 227

  and incident with Jaglom, 194

  during Jungle Fever shoot, 222–23

  kookaburras on, 201

  during Out of the Blue shoot, 214–15

  paranoia of Hopper, 106, 136, 142, 143, 181, 247, 275

  Stern on, 162

  and Stockwell, 219, 231

  in Taos, 187–89

  See also violent outbursts of Hopper

  The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare), 27

  Mérode Altarpiece (Campin), 89–91

  Method acting

  and abstract expressionism, 74

  and the Actors Studio, 44, 64

  and Dean, 44

  and Hathaway, 61–63, 82

  Hopper’s implementation of, 67–68

  and jazz music, 57

  role of senses in, 67–68

  Mexico

  arrest and deportation from, 222–23

  knife-throwing incident in, 211–12

  MGM, 60, 66–67

  Milian, Tomas, 145–47, 148–49

  Minutes of the Last Meeting (Fowler), 22–23, 30

  Monterey Pop Festival, 101

  Mora, Philippe, 199–201

  Moses and the Burning Bush (Haring), 263

  Movie Life, 49

  Mud Palace

  and Desiree, 196–99

  guests at, 163–64

  and The Last Movie editing process, 158, 169

  Mabel’s ghost in, 186–87

  Monster Room of, 197

  Tony House residence at, 187, 189, 190, 196

  mug shot of Hopper, 199

  Mulholland Drive, Santa Monica Mountains, 39–40

  Murray, Don, 60, 62, 63

  Murrow, Rol, 171, 182, 183

  Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 275–76

  Nelson, Willie, 255

  New Buffalo Commune, 123–24, 188–89

  Newman, Paul

  in Cool Hand Luke (1967), 95

  and jazz music, 57

  in The Left Handed Gun (1958), 59

  on painting of Hopper, 73

  product endorsements of, 254

  New York City, 68, 224–25, 248

  The New Yorker, 184

  New York Times, 32–33, 141, 153

  Nicholson, Jack

  at Academy Awards, 152

  and The Death Ship project, 212

  at D. H. Lawrence Ranch, 126–27

  and Easy Rider (1969), 127–28, 198

  at Hopper’s funeral, 286

  and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), 198

  and product endorsements, 249

  and Sherwood Country Club, 255

  and Stanton, 227

  in Taos, 172

  and The Trip (1967), 96–97, 119

  and Walk of Fame star ceremony, 274

  Night Tide (1961), 68, 204

  Nike, 249, 254

  nitric oxide, 228–29

  O’Keeffe, Georgia, 164

  Olivier, Sir Laurence, 23

  Oriental Blue Streaks, 189–190

  Orion Pictures, 246

  The Other Side of the Wind (unfinished), 159

  Out of the Blue (1980), 213–15, 220

  outsider persona, cultivation of, 51

  paintings of Hopper, 30–31, 71, 73, 275

  Paltrow, Gwyneth, 267

  Pando Productions, 87–91, 119. See also Easy Rider (1969)

  paranoia of Hopper

  acknowledgement of, 275

  and film industry, 142

  Fonda’s acceptance of, 106

  and The Last Movie, 181

  in Peru, 136, 143

  in Venice Beach compound, 247

  See also mental state of Hopper

  Parsons, Jack, 69

  Pasadena Playhouse Laboratory Theatre, 24–25

  Penitente religious sect, 172–73

  Penn, Sean, 244–45

  Perkins, Anthony, 57

  Peru

  cocaine in, 143

  conditions in, 141

  issues with the local church in, 145–150

  and Life journalist, 7, 8, 14–15, 138

  Mount Salkantay, 137

  scouting locations in, 135–37

  See also The Last Movie (1971)

  Pesci, Joe, 255, 264

  Peter, Paul and Mary, 79

  Philippines, 202–9

  Phillies Records, 93

  Phillips, Michelle, 101, 152, 162–63

  photography of Hopper

  coffee-table book of, 267–68

  and Duffy, 273

  enthusiasm for, 72–73

  found after Hopper’s death, 275

  for Hustler magazine, 252

  of Ike and Tina Turner, 92–93

  photojournalism, 78–79, 80

  Photoplay, 46

  Pizzo, Angelo, 235–36

  A Place in the Sun (1951), 23

  poetry of Hopper, 59, 71


  politics of Hopper, 263–64

  Pollock, Jackson, 30–31, 66

  Pop art movement, 74–76

  portrait of Hopper, 263

  Portrait of Jennie (1948), 71

  Presley, Elvis, 49–51, 52

  Price, Tony, 165

  Price, Vincent

  acting career of, 87, 264

  acting style of, 29–30

  and art collecting, 30–31, 264

  product endorsements, 249, 254

  professionalism of Hopper, 227–28, 230, 235

  psychedelic experiences, 101–2

  psychiatric ward, 231

  Putin, Vladimir, 261

  Quechua Indians, 7–8

  Queen of Blood (1966), 87

  Raison, Bob, 31

  Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, 160–61

  Rat Pack, 55–56

  Rauschenberg, Robert, 262

  Ray, Nicholas, 37, 39, 40, 49

  Raybert Productions, 120–21

  Rebel Without a Cause (1955), 43

  casting of, 34, 36–37

  curse of, 52–53

  Dean’s performances in, 42–43

  filming of, 40–41

  publicity for Hopper, 34–35

  toy monkey prop from, 42–43, 46

  Red Flock Room, 105

  Redwing, Rodd, 60

  rehab of Hopper, 225, 227

  Remains of the Day (1993), 242

  reputation of Hopper

  and acting opportunities, 57

  for drugs and partying, 224–25

  and Hopper’s comeback, 242

  influence of Easy Rider on, 246

  for insanity, 236

  as a subversive, 82

  residences of Hopper

  in Bel Air, 71

  of Hopper, Dennis Lee, 71

  in Taos, 154, 157, 158 (see also Mud Palace)

  in Venice Beach, 243–44, 244, 247, 261–63

  River’s Edge (1986), 257

  road from studio prop shop, 83–84

  Robards, Jason, 72, 93

  Rolling Stone, 110, 141, 177

  Rolling Stones, 180–81

  Roosevelt, Franklin D., Jr., 10

  Rose, Charlie, 239, 241, 249

  Rosenbloom, “Slapsie Maxie,” 9–10

  Rosenquist, James, 76

  Rossellini, Isabella, 228, 229

  roulette table anecdote, 231

  Route 66 (television series), 72–73

  Russia, 261

  Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act, 220–21, 251

  San Diego National Shakespeare Festival, 27

  San Francisco Mime Troupe, 103, 129, 257

  Santa Fe Railroad, 10–15, 191

  Saturday Night Live cast, partying with, 224–25

  Schiller, Lawrence, 166–68

  Schnabel, Julian, 263

  Schneider, Bert, 120–22, 175, 184, 275

  The Searchers (1956), 57–58, 58, 107

  Selznick, Danny, 174–77, 179, 183–84

  Selznick, David O.

  and Bel Air fire (1961), 71

  and Jones, 71–72, 269

  and The Last Movie (1971), 93

  struggles of, 184

  and Tender Is the Night (1962), 93

  work style of, 71–72

  Selznick International Pictures, 71–72

  sex life of Hopper

  and creativity, 52

  as depicted in Life, 15

  documentary coverage of, 166–67

  and the love movement of the sixties, 190

  rumors about, 75

  and Wood, 51–52

  Shakespeare, William, 23–24, 27, 33

  Shankar, Ravi, 101

  Sherwood Country Club, 255

  60 Minutes, 256

  Skolsky, Sidney, 41

  Skolsky, Steffi, 41

  Slick, Grace, 101

  Smith, Patti, 251

  Sons and Lovers (Lawrence), 187

  The Sons of Katie Elder (1964), 81–83

  Southern, Terry

  on civil rights activism, 79

  on creative madness of Hopper, 78–79

  death of, 252

  and Dynamite Death Chair Act, 251

  and Easy Rider (1969), 110–11, 115, 120, 125, 153, 250–51, 252

  and knife-pulling incident, 124–25, 253

  relationship with Hopper, 251–52

  Spector, Phil, 92–94, 265

  Speed (1994), 249

  Stanton, Harry Dean, 226–27, 235–36

  Stein, Jean, 254

  Stein, Jules C., 177–79

  Stern, Stewart

  and Dean, 46–47

  and drug use of the era, 99

  film proposals, 268

  and Hopper’s state of mind, 135, 162

  and The Last Movie (1971), 93, 98–99, 133–35, 160–62, 268

  and manifesto of Hopper, 83–84

  party in home of, 59

  Stevens, George “Super Chief,” 61, 63

  Stockwell, Dean

  and After the Gold Rush screenplay, 156

  and Backtrack (later Catchfire), 264

  and Blue Velvet (1986), 227–28, 230

  and death of James Dean, 49

  drug use of, 218–19

  effect of, on Hopper, 218

  on guns of Hopper, 187

  and knife-throwing incident in Mexico, 212

  and The Last Movie (1971), 145

  parallels with Hopper, 230–31

  on professionalism of Hopper, 227–28

  psychiatric ward stints of, 219, 231

  and Tracks (1977), 193

  Stookey, Paul, 79

  Straight to Hell (1987), 256

  Strasberg, Lee, 44, 66, 67, 229

  strength of Hopper, 205

  Sugarfoot (television series), 59, 74

  Summer of Love, 101–2

  Sunset Marquis, 217

  Sunset Strip

  and arrest for drug possession, 121–22

  Googie’s coffee shop on, 38–39

  and photography of Hopper, 72–73

  and Sunset Marquis, 217

  The Trip film footage from, 97–98

  Super Bowl (1995), 254

  Super Mario Bros. (1993), 248–49

  Swiss Family Robinson (television series), 74

  Swope, John, 25

  Tamblyn, Russ, 75

  Tanen, Ned, 174–75, 177, 178–79

  Taos, New Mexico

  arrest and jail time of Hopper in, 198–99

  and Chicano-Hippie War, 155–58, 285

  commune scene of, 123–24, 188

  and documentary on Dean, 42

  and Easy Rider (1969), 123, 130, 131

  and film production company of Hopper, 156

  and Fonda, 130

  and funeral for Hopper, 284–86

  gun-related incidents of Hopper in, 156–58

  home acquired in, 154 (see also Mud Palace)

  Hopper’s affinity for, 124

  and Lawrence, 186–87

  Penitente religious sect of, 172–73

  reaction to Hopper in, 188

  as regret of Hopper, 256

  Selznick’s trips to, 175–76

  visitors, 172–73

  See also El Cortez Theater

  Tarantino, Quentin, 257–58

  Tarzan and Jane Regained . . . Sort of (1964), 75

  Tate, Sharon, 163–64, 165

  Taylor, Elizabeth, 54–55, 75

  television roles, 28–29, 31, 33, 57–58, 59, 74

  Tender Is the Night (1962), 72, 93

  Texas, 54–55, 125

  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), 255

  Thailand, 267

  Thompson, Hunter S., 266

  Tod’s Pashmy Dream (promotional film), 267

  The Tonight Show talk show, 249, 252

  Torn, Rip

  and knife-brandishing incident in Manhattan, 124–25, 128, 249–250

  legal battles with Hopper, 252, 253, 263

  Tracks (1977), 191, 193, 194–9
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  trains

  filming of Tracks on, 191, 192–93

  of Hopper’s childhood, 12, 13, 14, 18

  Traven, B., 211–12

  Travers, Mary, 79

  The Trip (1967), 96–98, 105, 119

  True Grit (1969), 144

  True Romance (1993), 257–58

  Tumbleweed, Sweet Willie, 104, 257

  Turner, Ike, 92–93, 180–81

  Turner, Tina, 92–93, 181

  Twentieth Century Fox, 60, 63

  The Twilight Zone (television series), 74

  UFOs, 128

  Un Chien Andalou (1929), 80

  Universal Studios, 167, 174–79, 180–84

  Valencia Hotel, 25

  Vampira, 39

  Vanity Fair, 242

  Variety, 48, 51, 88, 98

  Venice Beach, California, 243–44, 247, 261–62

  Venice Film Festival (1971), 183

  Villa Capri, 39, 55–56

  violent outbursts of Hopper

  gun incidents, 187, 188–89, 198, 274

  against Jaglom, 194

  knife incidents, 125, 128, 212, 249–250, 252

  in marriage to Brooke, 102–3

  and Warhol’s Mao, 187, 274

  Viva Zapata! (1952), 23

  Vogue, 76, 78, 79

  Wagner, Robert, 52

  Walken, Christopher, 52, 257–58

  Walker, Bobby, Jr.

  and Baja real estate, 99

  directing aspirations of, 99

  drug use of, 99

  and Easy Rider (1969), 129

  escape-pod-at-sea dreams of, 129, 269

  and Hopper’s party for Warhol, 75

  on Hopper’s pursuits, 269

  Hopper’s relationship with, 129

  and The Last Movie (1971), 98

  on Nicholson’s charm, 96–97

  and photography of Hopper, 72–73

  Walker, Robert, 269

  Warhol, Andy

  Dennis Hopper, 1971, 274, 276

  Double Mona Lisa, 76

  featured in Hopper’s art collection, 165, 187, 274

  Hopper’s party for, 73–75

  on Hopper’s trip to Mexico, 211

  Kiss, 165

  Mao, 187, 274

  on reading, 166

  Warner, Harry, 43

  Warner, Jack, 65

  Warner Bros.

  The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), 69

  Giant (1956), 54–55, 69

  Hopper’s contract with, 34–35, 63

  Hopper’s return to, 95

  and loaning of Hopper to other studios, 60, 63, 65

  publicity for Hopper, 34–35

  Rebel Without a Cause (1955), 34, 36–37

  The Searchers (1956), 57–58

  Warner Ranch, 43–44

  Wasserman, Lew

  influence of, 181–82

  and The Last Movie (1971), 179, 180

  and Tanen’s independence, 176

  and Venice Film Festival award, 183

  and Washington’s cane, 180, 184

  water, Hopper’s fear of, 100

  Waterworld (1995), 64, 254, 255–56

  Watts riots, 80

  Wayne, John, 81–83, 172, 278

  Wayne, Pat, 58

  Weekly World News, 52

  Welles, Orson

  acting style of, 23

  on carnivals, 113

  and Citizen Kane, 159, 276–77

 

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