Dead in Hollywood: The River Jonny (issue 4.5)

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚍 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚊 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚁𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙿𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚡. 𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢𝚠𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚃𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎-𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝙿𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚡'𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚘𝚖 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚜 - 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚞𝚙 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚒𝚡 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚊 𝚍𝚊𝚢! "𝚆𝚑𝚢 𝚋𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎, 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎? 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗?" - 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚢 

Free copy with every issue of Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix (issue 4).

The Teens Cream on Halloween

‘The Teens Cream’ River Phoenix collage, 2017

Happy Halloween!

Me standing in front of the “Myers House” from the movie “Halloween.”

Idaho.

Today Dead in Hollywood celebrates the life of River Phoenix who died 25 years ago on Halloween from a drug overdose outside of the Sunset Strip club the Viper Room. Grab a copy of the zine Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix HERE!

Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix (Issue 4)

In the early hours of Halloween, River Phoenix OD’s outside of the Viper Room on Sunset Blvd. Grab a copy of the zine Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix HERE.

River Phoenix: Aleka's Attic

Today Dead in Hollywood celebrates the life of River Phoenix who died 25 years ago on Halloween from a drug overdose outside of the Sunset Strip club the Viper Room. Grab a copy of the zine Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix HERE!

Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix (issue 4)

In the early hours of Halloween, River Phoenix OD’s outside of the Viper Room on Sunset Blvd. Grab a copy of the zine Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix HERE.

Postscript: Halloween 1993

The last two pages from Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix (Issue 4).

25 Years Ago Tonight...

In the early hours of Halloween, River Phoenix OD’s outside of the Viper Room on Sunset Blvd. His 19-year-old brother, Joaquin Phoenix, calls 911…

Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix (Issue 4)

Grab a copy of the zine Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix (issue 4).

Deathiversary: River Phoenix (October 31, 1993)

𝟸𝟻 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚐𝚘 𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝, 𝚁𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙿𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚡 𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚘𝚖 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚋 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙷𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗. 𝙷𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚔 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚙𝚜𝚎𝚜, 𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚖 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚒𝚗, 𝚌𝚘𝚌𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢𝚠𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝙷𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝟸𝟹. (𝚆𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚝𝚘𝚗 𝙿𝚘𝚜𝚝) 

Pick up a copy of the zine Dead in Hollywood: River Phoenix (Issue 4)!

Only Boy in the World (River Phoenix)

River Phoenix. The Only Boy in the World.

River Wild

“I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it.” _River Phoenix

25 years ago...

“I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it’ll be a glorious day. It’ll probably be a waterfall.” -River Phoenix

Halloween marks the 25th anniversary of River Phoenix’s death. At the age of 23, he od’s on the sidewalk outside of the Viper Room on the Sunset Strip.

"He’s having seizures! Get over here please, please, 'cause he's dying, please." -Joaquin Phoenix’s 911 call

Marlene Dietrich

Die rich.

Hattie McDaniel

Dies on this day in 1952.

Deathiversary: Hattie McDaniel (October 26, 1952)

Hattie McDaniel is born to former slaves in 1893. She becomes the first African American to win the Academy Award for her performance in the 1939 film, "Gone with the Wind.” When McDaniel takes the stage at the 12th Academy Awards in 1940, she is the only black woman in the room. The ceremony that year is held at the segregated Ambassador Hotel where Robert Kennedy is assassinated decades later. She appears in 300 films but is only credited in about 80 of them. As historic as McDaniel's win is… it will take nearly a quarter century before Oscar crowns another black actor - Sidney Poitier wins in 1963’s “Lilies of the Field.” McDaniel dies of breast cancer at age 57 on October 26, 1952. In her will, McDaniel writes: "I desire a white casket and a white shroud; white gardenias in my hair and in my hands, together with a white gardenia blanket and a pillow of red roses. I also wish to be buried in the Hollywood Cemetery.” Hollywood Cemetery, now named Hollywood Forever Cemetery, is the resting place of movie stars like Douglas Fairbanks and Rudolph Valentino. Its owner at the time, Jules Roth, refuses to allow McDaniel to be buried there, because, at the time of her death, the cemetery is segregation and will not accept the remains of black people for burial. Her second choice is Rosedale Cemetery (now known as Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery), where she lies today. 

They're here!

“You can't choose between life and death when we're dealing with what is in between.”

Here She Comes

Putting the finishing touches on Dead in Hollywood: Natalie Wood (Issue 8). I fall in love with her more every day.

Sal Mineo: The First Gay Teenager

One moment I’m sailing on a yacht off the coast of Catalina Island with Natalie Wood and the next, I’m showering with Hollywood’s first gay teenager, Sal Mineo. I have some really exciting Dead in Hollywood zines coming your way.