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The document provides a history of Hollywood, California. It describes how Hollywood originated in the late 1800s and developed into a major center for the American film industry in the early 1900s as film studios moved there to escape rules imposed in New Jersey. It highlights some of Hollywood's earliest landmarks and events, including the origins of the Hollywood sign and the first Academy Awards ceremony. The summary concludes that while many studios have relocated, Hollywood remains an iconic symbol of the American film industry.
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Hollywood
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- 2. Hollywood is adistrict in the central region of Los Angeles, California, in the United States. “I believe that God felt sorry for actors so he created Hollywood to give them a place in the sun and a swimming pool…” SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE
- 3. The name issupposed to come from Hobart Johnstone Whitley, considered the father of Hollywood. He and his wife came up with the name in 1886 while on their honeymoon. The name Hollywood comes from the hillsides where clusters of bright red berries were found each winter. This was the California Holly. “Hollywood has always been a cage ... a cage to catch our dreams.” JOHN HUSTON
- 4. By 1900, Hollywoodhad a population of 500, a post office, a newspaper, a hotel, and two markets. By 1900, Hollywood had a population of 500, a post office, a newspaper, a hotel, and two markets. Hollywood is a door leading to a thousand doors. Kensington Roth
- 5. In the early1900s, filmmakers began moving to the Los Angeles area to get away from the strict rules imposed by Thomas Edison's Motion Picture Patents Company in New Jersey.The first motion picture studio was built in 1919, in nearby Edendale, just east of Hollywood, by Selig Polyscope Company, Movie studios began to crop up all over Hollywood after Christie's appearance. Hollywood's got its own particular environment. Harrison Ford
- 6. The history ofHollywood is connected with our native town,too. Probably very few people know that the fathers of the American film industry, the founders of the famous film companies Metro Goldwin Mayer and XX Century Fox, Joseph and Nicholas Schenck, grew up in Rybinsk.
- 7. The origin ofthe famous "Hollywood" sign is embedded in Americana. It was installed originally to advertise a new subdivision near the top of Mount Lee, called "Hollywoodland." After being erected in 1923, the sign fell into disrepair. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce was given authority to remove the last four letters and restore the remaining portions of the sign on the hillside, in 1943. The sign is now a registered trademark owned by the Chamber of Commerce, and may only be used in filming with their permission. The timeless symbol of the film industry
- 8. The first AcademyAwards presentation took place in Hollywood at the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, located on Hollywood Boulevard. The first Academy Merit awards were given on May 16, 1929 to Wings, for what was originally called "Best Production," and Sunrise, for Oscar
- 9. Hollywood continues tobe the home of many historic and unusual sightseeings. Points of interest Capitol Records Charlie Chaplin Studios Hollywood Bowl Grauman's Chinese and Egyptian theaters Griffith Park Hollywood Heritage Museum
- 10. The Hollywood Walkof Fame comprises more than 2,500 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars.They are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of actors, musicians, directors, producers, musical and theatrical groups, fictional characters, and others. Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 11. Over the last40 years, Hollywood has been through a lot of changes. While the studios have relocated to other Los Angeles areas, most motion picture production still occurs within the district. The only movie studio remaining in Hollywood today, however, is Paramount Studios. Hollywood Today
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