Haunted Hollywood
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Haunted Hollywood is a term used for places that are believed by some to be haunted by ghosts in Hollywood, California.
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Hollywood Ghost Stories
Every culture and region in the world carries stories about ghosts and Hollywood is no exception. Hollywood is home to the US movie and TV industry. Because of the glamour associated with it, it has come to be known as Tinseltown. It is a place where reality and fantasy mix. People come from all over the world to take tours to see where the stars lived and where some died. There are those who believe that their ghosts remain there after death, earning it the name Haunted Hollywood. Ghost stories, like those in Hollywood, tend to appear in places that have a lot of history, folklore, or strong emotions attached to them. Hollywood certainly possesses all of these traits. Haunted Hollywood ghost tours have become a Halloween tradition in Los Angeles.Places believed to be haunted by ghosts of celebrities
- Culver Studios
- *Lucille Ball
- *Thomas Ince
- Falcon Lair
- *Rudolph Valentino
- Grauman's Chinese Theatre
- *Victor Kilian
- **Certain people have claimed to have witnessed Victor Kilian's ghost walking from Grauman's to the apartment where he was murdered.
- Harlow house
- *Jean Harlow
- Hollywood and Vine
- *Bela Lugosi
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- *Virginia Rappe
- *Rudolph Valentino
- *Clifton Webb
- Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
- *Montgomery Clift
- *Carole Lombard
- *Marilyn Monroe
- Houdini house on Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Hollywood
- *Harry Houdini
- Knickerbocker Hotel (Los Angeles)
- *Frances Farmer
- *William Frawley
- *D.W. Griffith
- *Marilyn Monroe
- *Rudolph Valentino
- Nelson house on Camino Palmero
- *Ozzie Nelson
- Pickfair mansion on Summit Drive in the San Ysidro Canyon near Los Angeles
- *Mary Pickford
- Paramount Studios
- *Rudolph Valentino
- Reeves house in Beverly Hills
- *George Reeves
- Todd house on Pacific Coast Highway
- *Thelma Todd
- Universal Studios
- *Lon Chaney, Sr.
Places believed to be haunted by ghosts of others
- Hollywood Sign
- *Peg Entwistle
- Knickerbocker Hotel (Los Angeles)
- *Irene Gibbons (costume designer)
- Vogue Theatre
- *Seven alleged ghosts who were connected with the movie industry in life have been reported being seen at the theatre.
Sources
- Hal Siemer (May 2006). [Haunted Hollywood: The Ghosts of Tinseltown]. Quest Magazine. Retrieved May 17, 2006.
- http://www.fabuloustravel.com/ww/haunthollywood/haunthollywood.html
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