My grandmother standing in front of the HOLLYWOOD sign when it still had the "LAND" part. This was the same year the young actress committed suicide by jumping off it.
Poor Peg. Apparently a message came through the day after her suicide that she'd got a part in a movie. She was married for a while to one of my favorite old character actors, Robert Keith (father to another great actor, Brian Keith, although Peg wasn't Brian's mother). Still, by topping herself she did ensure immortality of a sort, like the old Greek Empedocles who threw himself into the volcano on Mt Etna just to be remembered! Me, I'd rather live till 90 and die forgotten!
your grandmother is flugly
dogzer 1 year ago
Great clip!
Poor Peg. Apparently a message came through the day after her suicide that she'd got a part in a movie. She was married for a while to one of my favorite old character actors, Robert Keith (father to another great actor, Brian Keith, although Peg wasn't Brian's mother). Still, by topping herself she did ensure immortality of a sort, like the old Greek Empedocles who threw himself into the volcano on Mt Etna just to be remembered! Me, I'd rather live till 90 and die forgotten!
aldiboronti 1 year ago
Your grandma was pretty!!!!!
ripperduck 1 year ago
That was wonderful and amazing.
pazzensutra 1 year ago
Neat.....Great Post
LiberalsAreWeak 2 years ago
This is so cool! Thank you for posting! I want to go back to Hollywood so badly! I am in love with everything old Hollywood!
bettiep 2 years ago
lovely!
that young actress was Peg Entwistle.
I would've liked to see the Hollywood sign back then, when it was Hollywoodland, but things have changed =(
renata1934 2 years ago
amazing video thanks for posting it she has such a beautiful smile
kriccistarr 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this! Do you have more???? Amazing video!
The actress killed herself after her contract was not renewed. Heres the link prairieghosts(dot)com/hollywood3.html
SirVixsAtomic 4 years ago
It must have been a sight to see Hollywood and Los Angeles back in 1932. I have always known it to be what it has been in the past 30 years.
EJFSanchez80 4 years ago