The Four Ladies & the Missing Monroe (Stop 5)

Walking the Walk of Fame with Adam Papagan ("Cool L.A. Tours") & David Castro ("Dead in Hollywood") is a new web series on the secrets of Hollywood Blvd. On this episode, Adam and David visit The Four Ladies of Hollywood landmark, the gateway to the Walk of Fame. I drove past the Four Ladies so many times before I really noticed it. Truth be told, I kind of viewed the stainless steel gazebo as an eyesore and not the gateway to Hollywood as it was intended to be. It’s kinda falling apart. If you look closely, you’ll see some cracks, but behind those cracks and the controversy over the landmark, are 5 of the most interesting women in Hollywood you will ever meet. PLEASE don't forget to like & subscribe!

BOTD: DOROTHY DANDRIDGE (November 9, 1922)

𝙳𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝙹𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚒𝚗 𝟷𝟿𝟸𝟸. 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝙰𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗-𝙰𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚗𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝙱𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙰𝚌𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝙰𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚢 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 "𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜." 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝙳𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚎? 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝙸𝙽 𝙷𝙾𝙻𝙻𝚈𝚆𝙾𝙾𝙳: 𝙳𝙾𝚁𝙾𝚃𝙷𝚈 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙳𝚁𝙸𝙳𝙶𝙴 (𝙸𝚜𝚜𝚞𝚎 𝟷0). 𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚞𝚎𝚜. 𝟹𝟼 𝚙𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜, 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚛, 𝚑𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚜!

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READ-ALONG WITH DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD (COMING SOON)

Check out my trailer for READ-ALONG WITH DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: THIS IS THE STORY OF DOROTHY DANDRIDGE. Dandridge was the first black actress to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. She died on September 8, 1965. The cause of death is a mystery to this day. What really happened to the “Black Marilyn Monroe” and why isn’t she an icon like Marilyn?

CLICK HERE for your copy of the fanzine DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: DOROTHY DANDRIDGE LIVES HERE so that you can read along with the video.

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The Story of Dorothy Dandridge. Coming soon. #dorothydandridge #igtv #classichollywood #behindthesign #truecrime #hollywood #fanzine #zines #deadinhollywoodzine

DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION

THIS IS WHERE I DIE...

I’ve spent 20 years photographing “death locations” in and around Los Angeles - from the gates of Cielo Drive to the charred remnants of Paramount Ranch in the mountains above Malibu. Dead in Hollywood: This Is Where I Die (Issue #20) will delve deep in the photo archives for never before seen photos of the actual locations where some of the most iconic Hollywood stars died! It’s the next best thing to being there in person! I’ll be sharing these photos on this site over the next month. Want to see a fanzine come alive before your very eyes?!?! Stay in and stay tuned! And stay safe!

Dorothy Dandridge’s front door at the El Palacio Apartments in West Hollywood, California.

Dorothy Dandridge...

Dead in Hollywood: ON ICE!

Girl Power! Cha, cha, cha...

Bringing some girl power with me to tomorrow's Print Fair and Festival at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach. We'll be premiering two new issues "Dorothy Dandridge Lives Here" and an English AND Spanish version of "Dead In Hollywood: Lupe Velez" - her death is the stuff of urban legends thanks to Kenneth Anger's tell-all tome "Hollywood Babylon." This art fair will also be the first time where you'll be able to pick up a copy of "Dead in Hollywood: Natalie Wood" - I spent last summer visiting Catalina Island photographing her last days. There are a lot of new photos in that one! (MOLAA - 628 Alamitos Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802). Hope to see everyone tomorrow! Now it's time for bed... zzzzzz

OUT NOW: DOROTHY DANDRIDGE LIVES HERE

Pick up a copy of the zine DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: Dorothy Dandridge Lives Here (Issue #10). Out now!

X Marks the Spotlight

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge on the Cover of a Magazine (More)

I always find it so hard to say goodbye when I finish an issue of Dead in Hollywood. I can’t think of a better time to put the finishing touches on Dorothy Dandridge’s story then on the eve of the Academy Awards. I plan on doing a slideshow on Dandridge’s life in the near future. Stay tuned and turned on.

Dandridge Does Oscar

And the winner is...

Always Dorothy Dandridge.

Dorothy Dandridge and the 27th Academy Awards

𝙳𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝟸𝟽𝚝𝚑 𝙰𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚢 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝟹𝟶, 𝟷𝟿𝟻𝟻. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝙰𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗-𝙰𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚎. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙾𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚛 𝚗𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝙺𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝙰𝚞𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚢 𝙷𝚎𝚙𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚗, 𝙹𝚞𝚍𝚢 𝙶𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙹𝚊𝚗𝚎 𝚆𝚢𝚖𝚊𝚗. 𝙺𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 "𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝙶𝚒𝚛𝚕," 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙳𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗.

Gaga for Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge: I Will Rise Again

Putting the finishing touches on the zine Dead in Hollywood: Dorothy Dandridge. This has to be my favorite issue yet! I can’t wait for everyone to see it and to remind people of the fascinating life and death of a Hollywood queen.

-Dorothy Dandridge

Sky Bar

This edit is of a photo of Dorothy Dandridge taken at the popular Cleveland nightclub, Lindsay's Sky Bar, by photographer Frank Kuchirchuk. The photo is part of the Frank Kuchirchuk Collection of Jazz Photography at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Cleveland, Ohio. Kuchirchuk donated his entire collection of jazz images of nearly 200 photographs, most of which are negatives that have never been seen by the public, and feature such artists as Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and Anita O'Day performing at the height of their careers. (Oberlin.edu)

Dead in Hollywood: Dorothy Dandridge (Issue #9) zine coming soon.

Pages: Dorothy Dandridge

𝙿𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝟺 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝟻 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚙𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚞𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢𝚠𝚘𝚘𝚍: 𝙳𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎. 𝙸 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝙻𝚎𝚗𝚊 𝙷𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚍𝚞𝚋𝚋𝚎𝚍 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚊 "𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚢𝚗 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚛𝚘𝚎." 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝙱𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙰𝚌𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝙰𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚢 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍. (IG: deadinhollywoodzine)

Certificate of Death: Dorothy Dandridge, 42

Hard at work on issue #10 of the zine Dead in Hollywood. Thanks for “Find a Death” for sharing this!