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National Guard Arrives in Hollywood

Troops Guarding Hollywood Boulevard by Uncle Paulie  After days of Protest Marches, which were noisy but peaceful, the Police forces in Southern California lost control of the area cities as looters and criminals followed the protest marches into the … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas From Tod Browning and Cast of Freaks

Cast and Crew of “Freaks”.  Tod Browning Center Back Row Photo courtesy of Julie Webster.

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Hollywood Casting Couch

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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

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Randy Johnson 1949-2016

Funnyman Johnson Wrote Jokes for Jay Leno He Had a Long and Varied Career in Hollywood by Paulie Hunt In Hollywood he was known as Randy Johnson.  To his friends he was “RJ”.  The kid from Minnesota came west to … Continue reading

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Paramount Studios History Part 2

Film Historians Present Slide Show to Celebrate Second Book on Paramount Pictures Marc Wanamaker and Michael Christaldi returned to Larry Edmunds Bookshop in April to present a slideshow and commentary to celebrate the release of their second book on Paramount … Continue reading

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History of Paramount Studios Part 2

Film Historians to Make Presentation at Larry Edmunds Bookshop in Hollywood WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13th -7:30 pm @ Larry Edmunds Bookshop-PARAMOUNT STUDIOS 1940-2000 It is  always a joy to welcome friends back & the Lare really doesn’t have too many friends … Continue reading

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Tribute Scheduled for George Clayton Johnson

Egyptian Theater Hollywood to Host Tribute Friday, February 26th, 7:30pm What Up Hollywood had to really dig through the archives to find this great old photo of George with former Los Angeles Free Press Editor Brian Kirby.  This was taken … Continue reading

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Anyone Out There Wanna Read a Few Scripts?

Hollywood Actor Gene Raymond Standing in His Backyard With A Huge Pile of Scripts Looking through the What Up Hollywood Archives, I found this great old photo of Gene Raymond.  Lord knows where it came from, but it looks to … Continue reading

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Hollywood’s Controversy Over Racial Issues Heats Up

Hollywood Fails to Improve Despite the 1973 Wake-Up Call at the Oscars by Robert S. Newport, Jr. There has been a lot of talk lately that minorities have been pretty much shut out of Hollywood, especially the Academy Awards.  It … Continue reading

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