Famous Hollywood Locations: Descriptions and Photographs of 382 Sites Involving 289 Films and 105 Television Series

by Leon Smith

Overview

Did you ever wonder where Beaver Cleaver's house was? How about the mountain where King Kong had his hideaway? Or Mr. Roark's mansion and lagoon on Fantasy Island? Of course, all were in Hollywood.

This is a photographic guide to 382 sites in and around Los Angeles that have been used in film and television. Some are well known (Mann's Chinese Theater, the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles Zoo); others are obscure (such as the Hollywood Hills house used in Double Indemnity, the garden from Dark Shadows and the Indian head rock seen in Noah's Ark). The sites are grouped geographically, and each entry includes the exact address and photographs of what the location looks like today. A brief plot background is also provided.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786411160
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	05/30/2001
Series:	Descriptions and Photographs of 382 Sites Involving 289 Film
Edition description:	ALTERNATE
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.74(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Leon Smith was a retired Los Angeles Police Department detective.

Editorial Reviews

answers so many questions...recommended”—Classic Images; “precise information...no other book will help you find more original sites”—Big Reel; “thorough...unique...a lot of fun”—Midwest Book Review.

From the Publisher

"thorough...unique...a lot of fun"

Midwest Book Review

A book which answers so many questions asked through the years by film buffs. Recommended.

Classic Images

Will earn respect and admiration of any film buff. ...most enjoyable.

Big Reel

A very likable biography.

Film Review Annual

Though the grainy b&w snapshots don't quite live up to its billing as a photographic guide, this fun tour of Southern California (a reprint of the 1993 original) contains interesting tidbits about sites that have appeared in well-known films and TV series. Entries (organized by geographic area, and then alphabetically by film or TV title) include an address, plot background, and trivia about the film or region, as well as photos of the relevant buildings, streets, parks, etc.<-- >people are strictly incidental, and most of the photos date from the 1980s. The author, a retired police detective, also wrote (2000). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

In Famous Hollywood Locations, Leon Smith offers a thoroughly user friendly compendium of photographs and descriptions of 382 location sites involved with 289 films and 105 television series in and around Hollywood, California. The sites are grouped geographically, with each entry including an exact address and photo of what the location looks like today. A brief plot background in which the site was involved is additionally provided. Famous Hollywood Locations is a unique and much appreciated addition to any film buff's reference library and just a lot of fun to browse through. Also highly recommended is Leon Smith's Movie And Television Locations: 113 Famous Filming Sites In Los Angeles And San Diego (0786406054, $38.50).