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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Charlie Chaplin Comes to Hollywood

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Oct. 16, 1917: An architect’s rendering of Chaplin’s studios in The Times Ninety-five years ago, comedian Charlie Chaplin constructed the first beautiful studio lot in Hollywood, the first to offer style to filmmaking. What had been merely an industry housed … Continue reading →

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Millennial Moment: Renovations at Earl Carroll Theatre

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

Oct. 31, 1982: Times staff writer Ruth Ryon profiles the renovations at the Earl Carroll Theatre, 6230 Sunset Blvd. Now the Nickelodeon Studios, the theater was designed by Gordon B. Kaufmann and opened on Christmas Eve 1938.

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Gambling at the Clover Club

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Feb. 6, 1935: Frankie Masters and his orchestra at the Clover Club – with Alice Faye! After the decline of Agua Caliente and before the rise of Las Vegas, Hollywood celebrities and rich Angelenos could find their gambling fix right … Continue reading →

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