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The Lost Archives of Larry Edmunds Bookshop
Digging Out Old Tapes of Past Events by Uncle Paulie I’ve been filming at Larry Edmunds Book Shop for a few years. I would like to film every guest author, but there’s often scheduling problems on my end. Kicking around … Continue reading
Exploring The Beginning Of The Hollywood Blacklist
Show Trial Author Thomas Doherty on the Red Scare, HUAC, and the Hollywood Ten by Ed Murray Author Thomas Doherty was at Larry Edmunds Book Shop on Saturday April 7th, to discuss his new book on Post WW2 America and … Continue reading
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Tagged Communist Party, Congressional Hearings, Hollywood Blacklist, Hollywood Ten, HUAC, Show Trial, Thomas Doherty
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Remembering The Boulevard Theater
Old Photo Album Found at Thrift Shop Reveals Hollywood History An old photo album I found at a local Thrift Shop had some interesting historical photos, including a nice shot of the old Boulevard Theater at Washington and Vermont. The … Continue reading
A Message From Brentsville, Virginia
Saving History is a World-Wide Problem WhatUpHollywood was pleased that part of our article on “Grandma Was a Script Girl” had struck a chord with an historian on the East Coast. Mr. Morgan Breeden, the Editor-Publisher of Brentsville Neighbors – … Continue reading
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Tagged Brentsville, history, librarians, Memorabilia, VA, What Up Hollywood
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Memories of old Hollywood
Grandma Was A Hollywood Script Girl One of the strange things about American family culture is that most families spend almost no time talking about their relatives, even immediate family members. Everyone is so busy trying to survive, go to … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, General, Hollywood People
Tagged Bela Lugosi, Charles Bickford, Dracula, East of Java, Freaks, George Melford, Hollywood History, Leila Hyams, The Sheik, Tod Browning
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Book Soup Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Famous Sunset Strip Book Store Throws A Literary Party It’s only fitting that when a famous bookstore throws a party, that some famous authors will show up. Book Soup, the Sunset Strip’s fortress of literature, held their 40th Anniversary party … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Celebrities, Events, General, Hollywood People
Tagged 40 Anniversary, Beth Lapides, Book Soup, Frank DeCaro, Meredith Maran, Pam Ward, Tony DuShane
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Famous Hollywood Memorabilia Dealer Eric Caidin Dead at 62
The Amazing Life and Surreal Death of a Hollywood Legend When Eric Caidin was in his young teens, he had figured out something that most folks never do: How he could spend his entire life doing pretty much what he … Continue reading
The Real ‘Go Ask Alice’
“Dear Nobody” – A Savage Diary of a Young Woman Legs McNeil tells the story of discovering the diary when his postman’s daughter came over to borrow some books. “She said that the best thing she had read lately wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Soup, Dear Nobody, Drugs, Gillian McCain, Legs McNeil, Teenage Girl
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