Tag: Los Angeles

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11th July 1922: The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles

11th July 2023
Tagged as: America, California, Culture, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Music, Theatre, USA

The Hollywood Bowl opened in Bolton Canyon near Los Angeles.

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18th September 1932: Actress Peg Entwistle’s body found after jumping from the Hollywood sign

18th September 2022
Tagged as: Culture, Death, Film, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movie, Suicide, Theatre, USA

The body of actress Peg Entwistle was found in a ravine below the Hollywoodland sign in Los Angeles.

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16th April 1902: The first purpose-designed movie theater opened as Thomas Tally’s Electric Theatre

16th April 2021
Tagged as: America, Culture, Film, Los Angeles, Movie, United States, USA

Tally’s Electric Theatre in Los Angeles proved incredibly popular with the public, and sparked a revolution in cinema history.

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