DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: BEHIND THE SIGN (ISSUE 20) OUT NOW!!!

I'm excited to announce my latest issue, Dead in Hollywood: Behind the Sign (Issue 20)!! Twenty Tinseltown Tinglers to keep the hairs on your arm up at night. This 10,000-word collector's companion took a while to compile but it finally makes me smile. The 40-page fanzine covers everyone from Peg Entwistle to Whitney Houston, Fatty Arbuckle to Alexis Arquette, Sam Cooke to Jon-Erik Hexum, Divine to RFK (to name a few).

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DEATHIVERSARY: PEG ENTWISTLE (Sept 16, 1932)

𝟾𝟾 πš’πšŽπšŠπš›πšœ 𝚊𝚐𝚘 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚒, 𝟸𝟺-πš’πšŽπšŠπš›-πš˜πš•πš π™ΏπšŽπš π™΄πš—πšπš πš’πšœπšπš•πšŽ πšπšŽπš•πš•πšœ πš‘πšŽπš› πšžπš—πšŒπš•πšŽ πšπš‘πšŠπš πšœπš‘πšŽ'𝚜 πš™πš˜πš™πš™πš’πš—πš 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πšŽ πš—πšŽπš’πšπš‘πš‹πš˜πš›πš‘πš˜πš˜πš πšπš›πšžπš πšœπšπš˜πš›πšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πš–πšŽπšŽπš πšœπš˜πš–πšŽ πšπš›πš’πšŽπš—πšπšœ. πšƒπš‘πšŽ πšπš›πšžπšπšœπšπš˜πš›πšŽ πš’πšœ 𝚊 πšœπš‘πš˜πš›πš πš‘πš’πš”πšŽ πšžπš™ π™±πšŽπšŠπšŒπš‘πš πš˜πš˜πš π™²πšŠπš—πš’πš˜πš— π™³πš›. πšƒπš‘πšŽ πšœπšπš›πšŽπšŽπš πšœπš’πšπšœ 𝚊𝚝 πšπš‘πšŽ πš‹πšŠπšœπšŽ 𝚘𝚏 πšπš‘πšŽ π™·πš˜πš•πš•πš’πš πš˜πš˜πš π™·πš’πš•πš•πšœ, πšπš’πš›πšŽπšŒπšπš•πš’ πšžπš—πšπšŽπš› πšπš‘πšŽ π™·πš˜πš•πš•πš’πš πš˜πš˜πšπš•πšŠπš—πš πšœπš’πšπš—. π™ΏπšŽπš πš™πšŠπšœπšœπšŽπšœ πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš›πšžπšπšœπšπš˜πš›πšŽ πšŠπš—πš πš’πš—πšœπšπšŽπšŠπš, πš–πšŠπš”πšŽπšœ πš‘πšŽπš› 𝚠𝚊𝚒 πšžπš™ 𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πšŽ πšœπš’πšπš— 𝚊 πš–πš’πš•πšŽ πšŠπš—πš 𝚊 πš‘πšŠπš•πš 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚒. πšƒπš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ, π™ΏπšŽπš πšŒπš•πš’πš–πš‹πšœ 𝚊 πš πš˜πš›πš”πš–πšŠπš—'𝚜 πš•πšŠπšπšπšŽπš› 𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš˜πš™ 𝚘𝚏 πšπš‘πšŽ "𝙷" πšŠπš—πš πš“πšžπš–πš™πšœ 𝚝𝚘 πš‘πšŽπš› πšπšŽπšŠπšπš‘. πš‚πš‘πšŽ πš•πšŽπšŠπšŸπšŽπšœ πš‹πšŽπš‘πš’πš—πš 𝚊 πšœπšžπš’πšŒπš’πšπšŽ πš—πš˜πšπšŽ: "𝙸 πšŠπš– πšŠπšπš›πšŠπš’πš, 𝙸 πšŠπš– 𝚊 πšŒπš˜πš πšŠπš›πš. 𝙸 πšŠπš– πšœπš˜πš›πš›πš’ πšπš˜πš› πšŽπšŸπšŽπš›πš’πšπš‘πš’πš—πš. π™Έπš 𝙸 πš‘πšŠπš πšπš˜πš—πšŽ πšπš‘πš’πšœ 𝚊 πš•πš˜πš—πš πšπš’πš–πšŽ 𝚊𝚐𝚘, πš’πš πš πš˜πšžπš•πš πš‘πšŠπšŸπšŽ 𝚜𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚊 πš•πš˜πš 𝚘𝚏 πš™πšŠπš’πš—. 𝙿.𝙴." πš‚πš‘πšŽ πš–πšŠπš’ πš˜πš—πš•πš’ πš‘πšŠπšŸπšŽ πš˜πš—πšŽ πšπš’πš•πš– πšŒπš›πšŽπšπš’πš 𝚝𝚘 πš‘πšŽπš› πš—πšŠπš–πšŽ, πš‹πšžπš πšœπš‘πšŽ'𝚜 πšπš‘πšŽ πš•πšŽπšŠπšπš’πš—πš πš•πšŠπšπš’ 𝚘𝚏 π™·πš˜πš•πš•πš’πš πš˜πš˜πš πšπš˜πš•πš”πš•πš˜πš›πšŽ πšŠπš—πš πšŒπš˜πšžπš—πšπš•πšŽπšœπšœ πšžπš›πš‹πšŠπš— πš•πšŽπšπšŽπš—πšπšœ.

BEHIND THE SIGN: EPISODE 1 - THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN GIRL (PEG ENTWISTLE)

I’m sure you are busy watching and rewatching β€œBehind the Sign: Episode 3,” but I’m happy to announce that episodes 1 & 2 are now on Youtube. Catch up on Episode 1 below! And find out what lies behind the sign… I had no idea when putting this episode together that Ryan Murphy’s new TV show β€œHollywood” would feature Peg Entwistle’s story. But here she is, the Hollywood Sign Girl…

THIS IS WHERE I DIE...

I’ve spent 20 years photographing β€œdeath 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’s front door at the El Palacio Apartments in West Hollywood, California.

BEHIND THE SIGN (EPISODE ONE) - OUT NOW!!!

BEHIND THE SIGN - EPISODE 1. THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN GIRL.

Watch it while you can. I hope it doesn't get taken down. Working on this has helped take my mind off of quarantines and things like that. So, pop on your headphones, climb into bed and follow me behind the sign... tune in and stay in.