Dead in Hollywood is a true-crime web series of strange and tragic Hollywood deaths.
Go behind the sign to January 27, 1937, when the body of actress Marie Prevost is found in her apartment in Hollywood. What makes Marie’s death the stuff of legend, is what happened to her after she died. This is the shocking true story of an actress whose real legacy has been lost to urban legend.
Walking the Walk of Fame with Adam Papagan ("Cool L.A. Tours") & David Castro ("Dead in Hollywood") is a new web series on the secrets of Hollywood Blvd. On this episode, Adam and David visit The Four Ladies of Hollywood landmark, the gateway to the Walk of Fame. I drove past the Four Ladies so many times before I really noticed it. Truth be told, I kind of viewed the stainless steel gazebo as an eyesore and not the gateway to Hollywood as it was intended to be. It’s kinda falling apart. If you look closely, you’ll see some cracks, but behind those cracks and the controversy over the landmark, are 5 of the most interesting women in Hollywood you will ever meet. PLEASE don't forget to like & subscribe!
Walking the Walk of Fame with Adam Papagan ("Cool L.A. Tours") & David Castro ("Dead in Hollywood") is a new web series on the secrets of Hollywood Blvd. On this very special episode, Adam and David introduce us to Mr. Hollywood, Hollywood's honorary mayor Johnny Grant.
Go behind the sign to the night actor Jonathan Brandis tried to kill himself. He would die the following afternoon at the hospital. He was 27.
Natalie Wood drowned on this day 40 years ago. Her death is one of Hollywood’s most enduring mysteries.
CLICK HERE to like and subscribe to the Dead in Hollywood Youtube Channel! Rebecca Schaeffer’s story is fascinating and so tragic. If you head over to our Youtube Channel, be sure to watch Episode 6 - River Phoenix Died Here.
Dead in Hollywood: Behind the Sign is a true-crime vlog on Youtube (Be sure to subscribe!). Episode 1 was an experiment as you will see. But I had a lot of fun making it and I think it’s a nice overview of Dead in Hollywood and the story of Peg Entwistle, the only person ever to have committed suicide by jumping off the letter ‘H’ of the Hollywood Sign. Join us this Friday for RIVER PHOENIX DIED HERE (EPISODE 7).
A belated Happy Easter from the late Sharon Tate.
You saw the movie! Now get the zine! Dead in Hollywood: Here Lies... Ramon Novarro (Issue no. 28) - The Unauthorized Guide to Calvary Cemetery & Mortuary. Coming Soon. And if you haven’t watched the movie, CLICK HERE!
Go behind the sign to the night 1930's actress Thelma Todd died in her lover's estranged wife's garage. Was it suicide? An accident? Or was the Ice Cream Blonde murdered? The list of suspects is long…
DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: BEHIND THE SIGN - WHO KILLED THELMA TODD? (Ep. 4)
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On the evening of October 30, 1968, two young hustlers rang the doorbell at 3110 Laurel Canyon Drive in the Hollywood Hills. A 69-year-old man greeted them in a red and blue robe. Once upon a time in Hollywoodland, the man was one of the greatest Latin heartthrobs. Now frail, and looking like a "Spanish grandee," the man invited the hustlers inside - "a burly young man of 22 and a slender twink of 17--his murderers." By morning, the man would be dead, badly beaten, and having choked to death on his own blood.
DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: BEHIND THE SIGN - EPISODE 3! 2.12.21
Sharon Tate would be 78 today. The first time I watched "Valley of the Dolls" was at the Texas Theatre in Dallas, where, decades earlier, Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for President Kennedy's assassination. The film "War is Hell" was stopped for Oswald's arrest. I spent the summer after 8th-grade reading "Helter Skelter" on the grassy knoll, in the shadow of the Texas Book Depository. Right away, I was fascinated with Tate. She was born in Dallas, and I grew up one town over in Arlington.
When I first moved to L.A., I read Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders by Greg King at Tate's grave at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. What better place to read up on your dead idol than at their grave? I've dedicated two zines to Tate's life, death, and final resting place. FOR MORE, GET THE ZINE!
