96 years ago, on July 13, 1923, the Hollywood sign appeared on the slope of Mount Lee above the California hills. It was originally written as Hollywoodland, and had nothing to do with cinema. Read more about this and other fun facts about Hollywood and everything connected with it, read on.
We are talking about a country that you will not find on any map of the world. Hollywood is the dream factory that has had the greatest impact on human culture in over a hundred years. The most famous area of Los Angeles, where a large number of film studios are located, and, of course, the most famous movie actors live here. This is an amazing world with its own history and interesting secrets, about a dozen of which we will tell you in this issue.
1. The huge white letters now famous all over the world appeared on the southern slope of Mount Lee on July 13, 1923. But at that time, the inscription read HOLLYWOODLAND and was not a commemorative sign, but an ordinary advertisement for new residential buildings in one of the Los Angeles neighborhoods. Each letter was 9 meters high and 15 meters wide.
Initially, it was planned that the advertising inscription would stand for about a year and a half, and then it would be dismantled. But during this time, the inscription managed to gain such fame that they decided to leave it. In 1949, the inscription was restored and the word LAND was removed. By 1978, the inscription was in such a deplorable state that it was completely replaced, and now the height of the letters is 14 m, and the length of the entire inscription reaches 110 m.
2. In September 1932, British actress Peg Entwhistle committed suicide by jumping off the letter "H". The day before, Peg learned that her next role was greatly reduced. At that time, the country was raging, and such news for the actress meant almost complete poverty.
3. During the Second World War, in order not to waste the precious metal, Oscar figurines were made from plaster. After the war, the Oscars were again made from an alloy called british and covered with gold.
4. In 1978, time brought the famous inscription to a very miserable state. Now instead of "HOLLYWOOD" it looked like "HuLLYWO D". The inscription was decided to be properly restored, and Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner held an auction of the letters. As a result, each letter got its own sponsor.
5. The first eight stars on the Walk of Fame appeared simultaneously on February 8, 1960. One of them - star Joan Woodward - is considered by many to be the very first of all.
6. The emblems inside each star symbolize the category in which it was awarded. There are five of them: a contribution to the development of the film industry (the emblem is a movie camera), a contribution to the development of television (TV), a contribution to the development of sound recording and music (an old phonograph), a contribution to the development of radio (radio microphone), a contribution to the development of the theater (comedy-tragedy masks ).
There are also two special "stars" on the Walk of Fame, which are made in the shape of the moon. One of them marked the flight of Apollo 11 to the moon, and the other was installed in honor of the landing on the moon itself.
Stars on the Walk of Fame were received not only by people, but also by cartoon characters, such as Mickey Mouse.
7. Gene Autry is the owner of a kind of record - all five emblems are present on his star. The thing is that this performer had wide popularity on radio, in films and television for three decades, starting from the 30s.
8. On November 9, 2001, the famous Dolby Theater, also known as Kodak, opened in Los Angeles. This theater has become a permanent venue for the Oscars. The auditorium of the theater can accommodate almost 3,400 people, and its stage is one of the largest in the United States.
9. In Hollywood itself, movies can be seen not only in cinemas. It is shown on huge screens, special stands and even in cemeteries. So, since 2002, as part of the Cinespia summer film forum, films have been shown at night at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The image is projected directly onto the wall of the mausoleum of Rudolph Valentino, one of the most famous actors of the silent film era.
10. The author of the term "Hollywood smile" is the dentist Charles Pincus. In the 30s of the last century, he invented the so-called veneers - special plates that are put on the teeth in order to improve their appearance, as well as for protection.
At that time, porcelain veneers were attached to the teeth with a special adhesive powder and could not last very long. But among the actors, the invention was so popular that Pincus even got the nickname "star dentist". He gave dazzling smiles to celebrities such as Judy Garland, Shirley Temple, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Stenwyck, Fred Astaire and others.
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The film "Cleopatra", with Elizabeth Taylor, was banned in Egypt because. the actress has Jewish roots.
Keira Knightley says she was born as a result of a bet. Allegedly, her father promised her mother to make another child if she sells a new play (Kira's mother is a playwright)
Jennifer Lopez's debut album On the 6 was named after the subway route she took to school.
During an affair with Puff Daddy, Jennifer ended up in jail. The richest rapper in the world staged a shootout in a nightclub, as a result of which three people were injured, fortunately no one died. The police arrested the car in which they fled the scene. Immediately after the interrogation, Jennifer was released, and Puff ended up in court. Jennifer did not come to the trial, although his fate depended on her testimony.
Jackie Chan was born by caesarean section at 12 months pregnant
Jim Carrey's idol is Vladislav Tretiak. When he was in Russia, he even bought a T-shirt with his image.
Jim's mother, Kay, was considered strange by those around her because of her pathological tendency to look for symptoms of various diseases.
When he was a child, his family was so poor that they lived in a trailer. Due to poverty, the actor also could not finish school.
When Jim Carrey first visited Moscow in 2001, Anastasia Volochkova showed him the capital (by the way, after that Volochkova spoke about the alleged romance)
Jack Nicholson before his acting career answered letters from fans of the cartoon Tom and Jerry
Sylvester Stallone was a bouncer, animal cage cleaner and card player before becoming an actor.
Sylvester Stallone was often beaten at school for his appearance and speech impediment.
Nicolas Cage has a lizard over 2.5 meters long. He loves her very much and even built a pool for her and got a tattoo on her body.
Yanina Zheymo played Cinderella at the age of 38, the heroine was 16 ...
Clark Gable was mistakenly listed as a girl on the birth certificate.
Most of Madonna's music videos have topped the world charts. And one of them, "American Life", was even banned from showing on American television. The reason for this was the moment from the video when Madonna throws a grenade at former US President George W. Bush. Thus, Louise Ciccone expressed her protest against the war in Iraq.
Sarah Jessica Parker is a Judaist.
The press began to pay attention to Sarah only after reporters found out about her affair with Robert Downey Jr., with whom the actress lived for several years; actor Nicolas Cage and John F. Kennedy Jr.
Penelope actually has no secondary education. She studied at school for only two years, learning science mostly at home. Later she studied at the National Conservatory.
She does not like jewelry, believing that bright trinkets distract attention from herself. But almost never removes a jade ring from her finger, a gift from her grandmother.
At school, Avril Lavigne had an inferiority complex, and many teachers considered her just stupid, but all the boys ... were afraid! She was expelled three times for skipping classes and starting fights.
Avril does not use perfume because it gives the singer migraines, and deodorants scare her with the risk of getting cancer.
The singer suffers from asthma, an allergy to bees, and myopia.
Colin Farella's oldest son suffers from Angelman syndrome
During World War I, sixteen-year-old Walt Disney traveled to Canada to try to enlist in the army, but ended up being only a member of the Red Cross in Europe.
Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman dated thirteen-year-old Mandy Smith when he was forty-seven. They married six years later in 1989 and divorced two years later. Shortly after the divorce, Bill's thirty-year-old son, Stephen, married Mandy Smith's mother, Patsy, who was then forty-six.
In 1911, Pablo Picasso was one of the suspects in the theft of the Mona Lisa painting.
Three months after his death, Charlie Chaplin's body was stolen by two Swiss men in order to demand a ransom from the family. After another three months, the extortionists were arrested, and the body of the comedian was poured into concrete to prevent repeated attempts.
Eminem's relatives called him Mickey as a child. It's just that young Marshall had big ears.
Eminem adopted the child of his twin sister Kim. The girl's name is Amanda.
In addition to filming feature films, Johnny Depp tried himself as a video director for Vanessa Paradis.
As a child, the actor moved a lot, and, according to him, by the age of 15 he managed to change about 20, or even more, places of residence. The thing was that his mother was very fond of changing the situation.
Johnny has his own yacht, which he named "VaJoLiRoJa", which stands for VAnessaJOhnnyLIliROseJack
Keanu never had his own computer. If he still has to communicate with a computer, he plays chess. Keanu has repeatedly stated that he is more interested in the relationship between a person and a computer than the computer itself as such.
Keanu is afraid of having children because this world often scares him. However, he believes that he is able to fall in love to such an extent that it will no longer matter what awaits you ahead.
Turning down a lucrative offer to star in a sequel to Speed (he was rumored to be offered $11 million), Reeves opted to star in The Devil's Advocate alongside Al Pacino and Charlize Theron; Reeves agreed to lower his own salary in order to attract Al Pacino to the film, he did the same in The Understudies for the participation of Gene Hackman.
When Reeves first appeared in Hollywood, his agent thought that the actor's name was too exotic, so in early films he sometimes appeared in the credits under the name Norman Reeves.
Hugh Laurie periodically suffers from severe clinical depression and is constantly treated by a psychotherapist
From adolescence, he has a tense relationship with his mother.
Before concerts, Mariah Carey sleeps for about fifteen hours in a room filled with humidifiers.
By the time Leighton Meester was born, her mother had been jailed for marijuana smuggling. After giving birth, the mother returned to prison, and the girl was raised by her grandparents.
You follow the gossip column and are subscribed to the pages of your favorite stars on Instagram. Do you think you already know everything about them? Then read our selection and make sure that there is still something to be surprised in the world.
1. Ariana Grande always wears her hair in a ponytail because it was badly damaged when she filmed for Nickelodeon
Ariana had to bleach and dye her hair every week during the first four years of filming the American series Victorious and Sam and Cat. As a result, they were badly damaged. Now the singer wears false strands and always collects her hair in a ponytail.
2. Elvis Presley was a natural blonde
Elvis Presley's former stylist said that his hair was dyed every 2-3 weeks to maintain its vibrant black color.
3. Katy Perry wasn't allowed to eat Lucky Charms cereal when she was a child because her religious parents said the word "lucky" was associated with Lucifer.
In fact, Katie wasn't allowed to say the word "lucky" at all. Instead, she should have said "blessed" (blessed).
4. Musician Jon Bon Jovi runs a restaurant where, instead of paying price tags on the menu, diners can either donate to charity or volunteer in the kitchen.
The idea is to provide low-income families with an alternative to fast food.
5. Singer Perrie Edwards of Little Mix doesn't smell.
Perry suffers from a condition called congenital anosmia, meaning she was born without a sense of smell. The singer says she wears the same perfume every day, despite not being able to smell, simply because someone has praised it in the past.
6. Justin Timberlake's mother was Ryan Gosling's legal guardian at the time they were filming the TV program The Mickey Mouse Club because Ryan's mom had to stay in Canada due to work.
As a result, Justin and Ryan lived together when they were 12 years old and became friends.
7. Adele's manager blocked her from her own account after she once posted too many drunken tweets.
After that, her manager introduced a new rule that two people must read the tweet that Adele wants to post. Then you need to get a "confirmation" from a third person before it can finally be published.
8. Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, Hillary Clinton have won more Grammy Awards than Katy Perry
Each of them won a Grammy in the Spoken Word category. Katy Perry, despite being nominated for a Grammy 13 times, has never won one.
9. Mariah Carey's mother, who was herself an opera singer, chose her name after she heard a song called "They Call the Wind Maria" and fell in love with it.
10. James Cameron originally wanted singer-songwriter Enya to write the score for the film Titanic.
He even edited the film using her music. However, she did not agree, and Cameron hired James Horner. Enya turned down the opportunity because she did not want to collaborate with other performers or producers during the process, and Cameron could not guarantee this.
11. One Direction member Harry Styles has 4 nipples
