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Harvey Henderson Wilcox (c. 1832 – March 19, 1891) was an American landowner who registered the name Hollywood for his estate west of the city of Los Angeles in 1887. [1] Hollywood became the center of the movie industry of the United States in the early 1910s.
The Hollywood Citizen said of him after his death: "He is remembered by the affectionate title which his community long ago bestowed upon him, the 'Father of Hollywood.'" [9] He was identified with the founding of Home Savings Bank, the First National Bank of Hollywood, the First National Bank of Van Nuys, and the State Banks of Owensmouth ...
Johnny Ramone (1948–2004), musician and member of The Ramones [3] (his ashes were retained by his wife and, after her death, they will both be interred in the Ramone statue) [19] (aged 55) Virginia Rappe (1891–1921), [2] actress who died after a party thrown by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (aged 30) Marie Rappold (1879–1957), singer (aged 80)
Later that year, Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor rented the home for $11,000 per month and built a home recording studio in the same living room where Tate and Sebring were slain.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Brittany Murphy was a Hollywood star unlike any other before her tragic death. Born in November 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, Brittany’s (full name Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack) parents, Sharon ...
In 1932 Hughes founded the Hughes Aircraft Company, a division of Hughes Tool Company, in a rented corner of a Lockheed Aircraft Corporation hangar in Burbank, California, to build the H-1 racer. Shortly after founding the company, Hughes used the alias "Charles Howard" to accept a job as a baggage handler for American Airlines.
A statue of Kermit the Frog dressed as Charlie Chaplin's famous character the Tramp stands at the entrance of Jim Henson Co.'s studio lot in Hollywood.