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Places – Q to T

Posted on April 30, 2020 by

<<< RETURN TO PREVIOUS PAGE (L to P) <<< ~~ HOLLYWOOD PLACES – Q to T ~~ In the course of researching the Garden of Allah novels, I came across all sorts of places in and around Hollywood and the … Continue reading →

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Alla Nazimova timeline

Posted on March 14, 2020 by

 ALLA NAZIMOVA TIMELINE ~~~ Unless otherwise noted, dates and facts have been gleaned from “Nazimova” by Gavin Lambert, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997 and the Internet Broadway Data base (IBDB.com) ~~~ 04JUN1879 – Nazimova is born in Yalta, Crimea to parents … Continue reading →

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“Chasing Salomé” – Chapter 1

Posted on March 16, 2019 by

CHASING SALOMÉ a novel of 1920s Hollywood by Martin Turnbull ~oOo~ CHAPTER 1 Alla Nazimova opened the mahogany-and-glass doors of the Ship Café with a flourish that sent her scarlet satin opera cape swirling around her. Years of performing in … Continue reading →

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The ‘Hollywood Garden of Allah Novels’ companion map of Los Angeles and Hollywood

Posted on June 28, 2014 by

Click to enlarge, then click again for an even larger image.  Map by Dave DeCaro at Davelandweb MAP LEGEND #1 THE GARDEN OF ALLAH HOTEL 8150 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood Opened – 9th January 1927, Closed August 1959 #2 SCHWAB’S … Continue reading →

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Picture postcard of turn-of-the-century Venice Beach, California

Posted on November 16, 2013 by

Venice Beach wasn’t always the hippie-stoner-backpacker-whateverdude area it is today. Not long after the turn of the century, Abbott Kinney built it as a pleasure destination where refined Angelinos could take the streetcar all the way to the seaside and … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Places

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

 ~~ HOLLYWOOD PLACES – A to D ~~ In the course of researching the Garden of Allah novels, I came across all sorts of places in and around Hollywood and the greater Los Angeles area and started to collect the … Continue reading →

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Places – E to K

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

<<< RETURN TO PREVIOUS PAGE (A to D) <<< ~~ HOLLYWOOD PLACES – E to K ~~ In the course of researching the Garden of Allah novels, I came across all sorts of places in and around Hollyw ood and … Continue reading →

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Places – L to P

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

<<< RETURN TO PREVIOUS PAGE (E to K) <<< ~~ HOLLYWOOD PLACES – L to P ~~ In the course of researching the Garden of Allah novels, I came across all sorts of places in and around Hollywood and the … Continue reading →

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Timeline – 1948 to 1953

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

← Back to previous TIMELINE page – 1943 to 1947   1948 Top stars: Bing Crosby, Betty Grable, Abbott & Costello (21/194) Top gross movies of 1948 Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River tie: The Three Musketeers & Johnny … Continue reading →

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Timeline – 1943 to 1947

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

← Back to previous TIMELINE page (1934 to 1942)   1943 Top stars: Betty Grable, Bob Hope, Abbott & Costello (21/164) Top grossing films of 1943: For Whom the Bell Tolls The Song of Bernadette This is the Army Stage … Continue reading →

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