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Aerial view of the Tara mansion from “Gone With The Wind” on the Desilu Forty Acres backlot, Culver City, summer 1958
The exterior set for Tara, the mansion from “Gone With The Wind,” was built in 1938 (principal photography began on January 29, 1939) and yet it was still standing 20 years later, when this aerial photo (I assume that dark … Continue reading
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RKO Pathé Studios, 9336 Washington Blvd, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa early 1930s
The movie studio at 9336 Washington Blvd in Culver City has changed through many hands and been known as many things over the years. In 1927, Cecil B. DeMille sold his interest in a film company known as Pathé, which … Continue reading
David Selznick meets Vivien Leigh at the filming of the burning of Atlanta at the Selznick International Pictures studios, Culver City, December 10, 1938
What looks like a bunch of people standing around in overcoats is actually moment of Hollywood history in the making. It was taken at the Selznick studios lot in Culver City, the night of December 10, 1938. Selznick and his … Continue reading
Letter from David O. Selznick to Ed Sullivan re casting of Vivien Leigh, January 7, 1939
In a recent research rabbit hole (an occupational hazard when you write historical fiction), somewhere someplace somehow I came across this image of a letter that David O. Selznick wrote to Ed Sullivan. At the time – January 7, 1939 … Continue reading
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Dedication ceremony at the newly renamed DeMille Studios, 9336 W. Washington Blvd, Culver City, California, 1925
In November 1924, movie director/mogul Thomas Ince died, leaving behind him a studio that his widow had no interest in running. The following year, director Cecil B. DeMille acquired it and renamed it DeMille Studios. This photo shows us the … Continue reading
Aerial shot of the newly dubbed Desilu Studios, 9336 Washington Blvd, Culver City, California, circa 1958
On January 25, 1958, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz closed escrow on the Culver City studios and backlot that had once belonged to RKO-Pathé and before that David O. Selznick. After paying $6,150,000, they took possession of the property and … Continue reading
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Cecil B. DeMille’s office on the third floor of “The Mansion” at DeMille Studios, Washington Blvd, Culver City, 1927
I recently went down a rabbit-hole researching the history of what is known nowadays as the Culver Studios at 9336 W. Washington Blvd, Culver City, but has been known as Ince Studios, DeMille Studios, RKO-Pathé Studios, Selznick Intl Pictures, and … Continue reading
Preparations outside the Carthay Circle Theatre for the December 28, 1939 West Coast premiere of “Gone With the Wind” in Los Angeles
Every now and then I’m asked “If you had a time machine, where would you go?” This photo is exactly my first choice. What we’re looking at here are the preparations for the West Coast premiere of David O. Selznick’s … Continue reading
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Aerial photo looking south across the Thomas Ince Studios, 9336 W. Washington Blvd, Culver City, California, 1918
Here we have a rather grand aerial of what was the first of many incarnations of the movie studios at 9336 W. Washington Blvd in Culver City. This photo is from 1918, which is the year Thomas Ince built them. … Continue reading
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Selznick International Pictures studios, 9336 W. Washington Blvd, Culver City, California, circa 1937
In 1935, movie producer, David O. Selznick, left his job at MGM to start his own studio, Selznick International Pictures. He set up shop in a section of the RKO Pictures lot at 9336 W. Washington Blvd in Culver City, … Continue reading