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| Hollywood | |
| Nicknames: | Tinseltown |
| Category: | Town |
| Continent: | North America |
| Country: | United States of America |
| State: | California |
| County: | Los Angeles County |
| Points of interest: | Plummer Park; Universal Studios |
Hollywood is a district in the city of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California, situated west-northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word "Hollywood" is often used as a metonymy of American cinema. The nickname "Tinseltown" refers to the glittering, superficial nature of Hollywood and the movie industry at large.
In addition to being home to some major movie studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and New Line Cinema, Hollywood has also played a meager role in the foundation of certain horror film storylines. Film director Wes Craven has inserted fictionalized accounts of his life into the Hollywood jet set including a key role in the 1994 slasher film, New Nightmare and a minor scene from the movie Scream 3 in 2000.
Points of Interest[]
- Plummer Park
- Plummer Park is a public park located in West Hollywood. On the TV series Angel, Charles Gunn and Fred Burkle were staking out an area of the park while investigating an alleged philanderer named Jerry. They used the time to their advantage and began making out. They had to stop however, when their target went missing, only to learn that he had been abducted by a life-leeching tree demon. (Angel: Couplet)
Films that take place in Hollywood[]
- Beverly Hills Vamp
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
- Evil Spawn
- Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
- House at the End of the Drive
- Invitation, The
- Lord of Illusions
- Killer Pad
- Munsters, The (2022) (Partially)
- New Nightmare, Wes Craven's
- Phantom of Hollywood, The
- Scream 3
- Terror Night
Characters from Hollywood[]
- Amber Waves
- Bianca Burnette
- Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt
- Mallory
- Mister Gallant
- Nina Price
- Oliver Simon
- Ramona Royale
People who were born in Hollywood[]
- Al Adamson
- Amy Chance
- Brian Lally
- Denise Crosby
- Harmon Kaslow
- Harry Crosby
- Jim Kouf
- Kyle Richards
- Larry Zerner
- Nikki Wall
- Pamela Susan Shoop
- T.W. King
People who died in Hollywood[]
External Links[]
- Hollywood at Wikipedia
- Hollywood at the Holosuite
- Hollywood at the TV Database
- Hollywood at the Movie Database