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The publication of Hollywood Heritage, a private, non-profit organization dedicated to preservation of the historic built envi- ronment in Hollywood and to education about the role of the early flim industry and its pioneers in shaping Hollywood’s history Summer 2014 www.hollywoodheritage.org Volume 33, Number 2

or over two decades, the nation’s We met with members of the Sunset Committee in outreach, and produce edu- preservation organizations have cel- Square neighborhood association to devise cational materials. Febrated Preservation Month with a strategy for the completion of research The barn served as the starting point for tours, events, and outreach designed to for the purposes of becoming an HPOZ. a Valentino weekend tour. If you would showcase each community’s historic charac- Hollywood Heritage will supervise a re- like to set up group tours of the Museum, ter. Like many others, Hollywood Heritage search intern from USC to assist the group. they can be arranged, at a reduced admis- was very busy during May’s sion of $5 per person, by calling National Preservation Month. This (323) 874-2276. is how we celebrated: And although the Hollywood We presented an Evening @ Arts Council presented their Pres- the Barn about Jack Oakie and ervation Arts Awards just before Oakridge, his San Fernando Valley May, on April 25th, it can rightful- estate designed by Paul Williams. ly be part of our Preservation cel- We applauded the National ebration. The award for 2014 went Park Service as they chose to use to Hollywood Heritage co-founder the Lasky-DeMille Barn as their Christy Johnson McAvoy at their “weekly featured project” for 28th Annual Charlie Awards in the properties recently listed in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood National Register of Historic Plac- Roosevelt Hotel. Members of the es. Hollywood Heritage Board of Di- A plaque was unveiled at Hol- rectors were present along with lywood High School commemo- approximately 300 others to con- rating its listing on the National gratulate Mrs. McAvoy when she Register. This was a joint project received the award presented by of the Hollywood High Alumni Congressman Adam Schiff. Oth- Association and students from the er honorees at the luncheon were Leadership Class, under the su- the Hollywood Christmas Parade, pervision of our own co-founder recipient of the Entertainment Christy Johnson McAvoy. Award; Richard Sherman, recipi- We supported, along with the Los ent of the Music Arts Award; New Angeles Conservancy, a successful Filmmakers Los Angeles, recipient effort to have four staff members of the Cinema Arts Award; George restored to the City of Los Ange- Pennacchio, recipient of the Me- les Planning Department’s 2014- dia Arts Award; Pink’s, recipient 2015 budget to oversee the Office of the Culinary Arts Award; and of Historic Preservation, His- Open First Theater, recipient of toric Preservation Overlay Zone the Theater Arts Award. (HPOZ) program. See our letter Councilman Mitch O’Farrell presenting Hollywood Heritage founder and board Hollywood Heritage is proud under Preservation Issues: www. member Christy Johnson McAvoy with a Los Angeles City scroll. to be an active member of the na- HollywoodHeritage.org We obtained the services of Elizabeth tional preservation community. Needless We advised the developers of four pro- Canon to serve as a summer intern for the to say, we don’t confine our activities to posed projects on ways to use the Secretary Preservation Issues Committee. Ms. Can- just one month. We celebrate Hollywood’s of the Interior’s Standards. on will maintain the watch list, assist the unique resources year round. President’s Message Lasky-DeMille Centennial by Brian Cooper come after dinner and enjoy the comfortable am thrilled to viewing area. I recommend bringing a flash- report that this light and join us for two unforgettable eve- www.hollywoodheritage.org summer is going nings under the stars! I BOARD OF DIRECTORS to be a very special On June 12th I attended the wonderful one for Hollywood Heroes of Hollywood luncheon at the Taglyan Bryan Cooper, President Heritage. As part of Cultural Center. Judge Judy Sheindlin was Sue Slutzky, Vice President our continuing cele- honored along with the 2014 Heroes of Hol- bration of the Lasky- lywood: Jeff Anthony of Iron Mountain En- Mary Mallory, Secretary DeMille Centennial, tertainment Services, Denise DeCarlo and Tracy Terhune, Treasurer the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will Betty Fraser, co-owners of Grub Restaurant/ be spotlighting the legacy of The Squaw Man As You Like It Catering, Jackie Goldberg of Amy Condit at a spectacular open house on July 1st. I Senior Star Power Productions, Marc Wana- Denise DeCarlo hope you’ll join us at the barn from 5:00pm maker of Bison Archives, Hollywood Arts Dr. Meredith Drake Reitan to 8:00pm for a host of indoor activities in- Council, and Starline Tours. Returning in Margot Gerber cluding presentations on the history of the his role as emcee was Robert Kovacik, an- John Girodo Barn and its survival as a National Landmark, chor of NBC4. But kudos must go to Denise as well as how pioneers Jesse Lasky and Cecil DeCarlo, who is on the board of Hollywood Randy Haberkamp B. DeMille paved the way for modern film- Heritage and continues to support the com- John Hillman making as we know it. We’ll be joined by ce- munity through her outreach, as well as for- Kevin Jordan lebrity speakers and local politicians who will mer Hollywood Heritage President Marc George Kiel all be there to honor this precious milestone. Wanamaker, whose preservation work and Christy Johnson McAvoy Outside we’ll also be taking over Hollywood knowledge of Hollywood history has made a Jonathan Nettler Bowl Lot “D” with a range of offerings in- huge difference in how the rest of the world cluding restaurant samplings, an ice cream views us. Finally, a big thank you must go to Chris Nichols station, signature cocktails, antique car and Stephen McAvoy, who paved the way for us Fran Offenhauser fire truck displays, photo stations, face paint- to be a Silver Sponsor for this year’s event. I Bill Roschen ing, games for kids, live music, silent film was very proud. Alan H. Simon recreations you can star in, drawings/give- There has been a lot of movement on the Beth Werling aways and much more! Admission is free for preservation front lately. Hollywood High Chamber and Hollywood Heritage members School has been officially designated a Na- Committees & Chairs in good standing, and includes two guests. tional Historic Landmark recently, as alumni Non-member price is $10 each and can be celebrated the Home of the Sheiks’ placement Finance & Development - Amy Condit purchased at the door on the day of the event. on the National Register of Historic Places. Museum - Richard Adkins Kids 10 and under are free. City officials, alumni, student volunteers, as Membership - Richard Adkins (acting chair) While the Hollywood Bowl is in session well as our own Christy McAvoy were on Hollywood Heritage will continue it’s pro- hand to unveil the bronze plaque during the Nominating - George Kiel gramming via the 27th Annual Silents Under celebration. And the Hollywood Heritage Preservation Issues - Dr. Meredith Drake Reitan the Stars Series at the Paramount Ranch in Preservation Issues Committee continues its Public Relations - Bryan Cooper Agoura Hills. This year we will be celebrat- stellar work with Kilroy Realty on the CBS/ ing 100 years of cinema’s most iconic char- Columbia Square Project, which is moving Publications - Alan H. Simon acter, Charlie Chaplin’s “little tramp,” with a Silent Society - Randy Haberkamp screening of several of his earliest comedies Mary Zickefoose on Sunday, July 20th at 8:00pm. Then on Director of Membership Development Sunday, August 17th at 7:30pm, you’ll have John Clifford an opportunity to see the Universal feature Newsletter and Webmaster film The Last Warning (1929) starring Laura La Plante, Montague Love and John Boles. Contributing to this issue with research, All screenings are on authentic 16mm projec- writing, proofing, editing, graphics or tors. And, there will be live musical accompa- photography are Richard Adkins, Bryan niment by Michael Mortilla. Tickets for this Cooper, John Girodo, Kevin Jordan, Mary series ($5 for Hollywood Heritage members Mallory, Christy McAvoy, Stephan McAvoy, and $6 for non-members, $3 for kids 12 to 3, Los Angeles City Councilmen Tom LaBonge and Mitch Alan Simon, Sue Slutzky, Mary Zickefoose. O’Farrell stand before the Hollywood High School National Hollywood Heritage Newsletter is published with those under 3, free) are only available Register plaque with Hollywood Heritage founder and quarterly by Hollywood Heritage, Inc., at the door, but there’s always enough room board member Christy Johnson McAvoy. P.O. Box 2586, Hollywood, CA 90078 for everyone, so bring your picnic dinner or 323 874-4005. 2 Hollywood Heritage Newsletter | Summer 2014 along nicely. As always, I ask that you continue to report Carla Laemmle to us any suspicious activities that may result in the demolition or alteration of a Holly- wood historic property. (1909 – 2014) I’ll be back again in the fall with a preview of all the exciting events that are currently in arla Laemmle, one of the last living more for his lesser known triumphs, as in the planning stages. In the meantime, thank links to the silent era, Hollywood the spirit and tenacity he displayed during you for supporting Hollywood Heritage and CHeritage supporter and frequent visi- his battle with Thomas Edison over un- don’t forget our catchy motto: “The Past is tor to our museum, passed away at her home just film license fees, a battle he eventual- Our Heritage, the Future Our Challenge, in Los Angeles. She was 104 years old. ly won in court after six years. Most of all and the Present Our Responsibility!” she loved to share what her Uncle Carl did during World War II. She witnessed him save over 300 lives from perishing in the concentration camps by paying $10,000 Patrick dollars per soul and signing over 300 affi- davits guaranteeing that he would employ Olson every single Jewish immigrant that escaped Nazi Germany. She relayed how heartbro- Patrick Olson, longtime partner of for- ken her uncle was when the United States mer Hollywood Heritage Vice President government finally cut him off, afraid that and board member Eric Furan passed away the lives he was saving would become a June 10th. Mr. Olson had been ill for some burden on America. time. Mr. Olson was a graduate of North- The Laemmle spirit always twinkled in western College in Evanston, Illinois. He Carla’s eyes and the famous “Laemmle was skilled as an actor and an artist and smile” beamed after every story she told. pursued creative activities throughout his A month before she passed she told Mr. life and career. Mr. Olson, along with Mr. Carla Laemmle from 1931 Jordan that she’s enjoyed her time greatly Furan, were instrumental in creating the here; her only regret was not living as a successful Starry Starry Night fundraiser, Born in Chicago in 1909, her father Jo- vegetarian. She learned about animal cru- which raised money for Hollywood Her- seph moved the family from Chicago to Los elty very late in life, and being an animal itage’s then on-going restoration of the Angeles in 1920. She grew up on the Uni- lover, this disturbed her a great deal. She Wattles Mansion in Hollywood. For sev- versal Studios lot, the studio her Uncle, Carl gazed off for a moment then looked up and eral years Mr. Olson designed and pro- Laemmle, founded just a few years earlier. smiled, stating firmly that when she comes duced the Hollywood Heritage newsletter, Carla loved to share stories of her mag- back next time, she’s absolutely going to be then called Hollywood Heritage Ink. Former ical childhood, that you can enjoy in both a vegetarian…Carla’s was a firm believer in residents of Whitley Heights, Mr. Olson her autobiography Among The Rugged Peaks reincarnation! and Mr. Furan were participants in the and a fun illustrated tale Growing Up With restoration of the Hollywood Heritage Monsters. In Carla’s own words, “When I Museum. was very young I just thought every little girl grew up surrounded by costumed char- acters and wild animals.” She loved feeding the animals at Universal’s zoo just a short walk from her bungalow. Carla found dance her first form of artis- tic expression. At 14 years old she was cast as the Prima Ballerina in Phantom Of The Op- era (1925). A love of acting soon followed and she appeared in dozens of films. Horror film fans know her well as the actress who spoke the first lines of dialogue in Dracula (1933). In 1939 Carla took a break from acting, returning to the screen 60 years later in The Vampire Hunters Club (2001). Carla from a 2012 appearance at an Evenings @ The Barn During a filmed interview with Holly- program at a sprightly 102. wood Heritage board member Kevin Jor- Carla will be dearly missed. In a recent dan two years ago, Carla spoke proudly interview with her grand niece Antonia of her Uncle Carl. She spoke of his well Carlotta, she ended with her philosophy of Patrick Olson, left, with Eric Furan, right. known accomplishments such as estab- life: “Harm no one, especially yourself!” lishing the modern horror genre, but even Hollywood Heritage Newsletter | Summer 2014 3 A Tip of the Hat to History In a recent auction, a Charlie Chaplin ed by the then-owner of the derby who United Costume Company with “Clara derby was included and the description wanted to sell it to Hollywood Heritage as Bow - Scene 9” written in ink on an em- of its provenance (chain of ownership) part of a larger grouping of hats the owner broidered cloth label. The appearance of included the information that it had been had collected. Regrettably, the price of the the garment was correct for the period as obtained by Hollywood Heritage from grouping was too great for the museum at is the material and the jet beading detail, Charlie Chaplin and that the organization, that time. The late Robert Nudelman, then so the auction house had every reason in turn, donated the derby to the Debbie director of the museum, felt that this was a to believe the data provided on the gar- Reynolds Museum. This description is valuable artifact and didn’t want anything ment itself was enough to sell it as such. false. negative to happen to the collection. As The only flaw in the catalogue was that it Robert was an advisor attributed the costume to 1929’s Saturday to the Reynolds muse- Night Kid and the buyer was familiar with um project, he called the film and believed it wasn’t Bow’s, but Mr. Fisher, who then another actress in the cast, and bought it obtained the collection with that belief. A detailed viewing of the of hats for the Reyn- film indicated the garment was not in that olds museum. film at all and the buyer subsequently sold The Hollywood Her- it to the museum, who bought it believing itage Museum has reg- that with the existing label data, it qual- ularly facilitated the ified for the museum collection as a Par- placement of items of amount costume from the silent period. some significance re- We also knew we would have to do more lating to the story of research in order to accurately determine the entertainment in- if it was as billed. dustry and the city of We were not assisted in this effort by Hollywood, which are the Paramount production system of Clara either not within our Bow films. In production, they were often collecting policy or filmed without a final title and the produc- more appropriate for tion notes listed only as “Clara Bow - Fall another institution. (Winter, Spring or Summer)”. Given the But this issue is a little appearance of the garment, it is late 1920s, broader than the spe- so photographic research, as well as view- cific derby in question. ing extant late 1920s Clara Bow features in It highlights the fact order to find it, were in order. After view- that provenance is a ing six or eight Bow features, the garment strong element in con- was seen in 1929’s The Wild Party - but not sidering the addition worn by Clara Bow. Actress Joyce Comp- of an artifact to any ton wore it. The final step was obtaining collection, public or a photograph from the movie, which oc- private. curred several years later. In the end, al- Professional second though not as valuable as a Bow costume, On the simplest of levels, Charlie died party sellers of artifacts often have only the item is still valuable to our museum’s in 1977, while Hollywood Heritage wasn’t the information given them by the owner mission as a Paramount studio artifact, as founded until 1980, and we didn’t obtain to inform them of the history of the arti- we are Paramount’s birthplace. the museum building until 1982, so there fact. This is often less than reliable. Some Not all auction and provenance stories was no museum function within Holly- buyers often gamble, if you will, that the end the same way. Regularly on Antiques wood Heritage to receive the donation. sellers are less than completely informed Roadshow you can see beautiful objects that If such a donation had been made, the about the artifact’s history and buy the have been purchased for high prices that donation would have been a significant item on the speculation that with further turn out to be worth less than the buyer one and the derby, a wonderful symbol of research the artifact might be more valu- paid based on various kinds of additional Chaplin and his career, would not have left able and more important than a printed information. “Buyer Beware” remains the the collection. description may relate. In our museum’s rule when buying artifacts on emotion and In direct conversation with Todd Fisher, collection there is one notable example of instinct rather than dependable informa- who supervises Ms. Reynolds’ collection, such a case. tion. Mr. Fisher had the auction house correct A member notified us of an acquain- Our thanks to Mr. Fisher for providing the description and shared with me the ac- tance who had purchased a garment in an the correct information on the derby and tual story of the derby. auction that had been attributed to Clara for changing the description for the auc- Hollywood Heritage had been contact- Bow. The garment has a label from the tion. 4 Hollywood Heritage Newsletter | Summer 2014 Evenings @ The Barn attractive women dancing the hula, Amer- icans warily eating Hawaiian food, and ap- MEMBERSHIP Hollywood peasing exploding volcanoes with human sacrifice. In answering questions from the UPDATE Goes audience, he was joined by documentary n grateful recognition of their generous filmmaker and photojournalist Catherine support, we sincerely thank the following Hawaiian Inew and renewing members who have made contributions at the $100 level and ollywood Heritage’s June 11th above as of mid-March, 2014. * indicates a Evening @ the Barn saluted Hawaii’s new member. Category titles are names of Htropical paradise Tiki-style, with a historic Hollywood Studios. presentation by film critic/historian/author Ed Rampell. The program examined repre- Keystone $1000+ sentations of native Hawaiians and the culture through clips from American feature films. Mary Pickford Foundation* The evening was enhanced by Hawaiian- Sunset Bronson & Sunset Gower Studios inspired refreshments donated by the generous Denise DeCarlo’s Grub Restaurant and Kalem $250+ pre-show surf/beach music by the group, Noble Gasses Band N’ Laurel. Anthony Slide Ed Rampell and Catherine Bauknight, prior to The Hawaii Movie and Television Book author signing at Barbara Smith the Barn. Triangle $100+ Bauknight who added perspective from her work in Hawaii. A few minutes of the doc- Bill Condon & Jack Morrissey umentary, “Hawaiian Girls,” also screened, showing the discrimination and destruction Michael Berman of native culture. Following the Q&A, Mr. Rampell au- Leo & Dorothy Braudy The Noble Gass Band, with Josh Hickman, Kevin Widener, tographed copies of The Hawaii Movie and Elizabeth Brill Ben Dickow, and singer Laurel Dickow set the mood for our Television Book: Celebrating 100 Years of Film Pro- night of Hawaiian setting film classics. duction Throughout the Hawaiian Islands that he Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Bulk Mr. Rampell spoke about the history of co-authored. filming in Hawaii and how Hollywood has Hollywood Goes Hawaiian bid aloha to the Johnathon Daugherty created stereotypes by showing familiar 2013-2014 Evening @ the Barn season by giv- tropes propagated in films, like the natives ing audience members a relaxing mini-vaca- Morris Everett happily greeting the approaching white men, tion to Hawaii. Fred Glienna Randall Henderson Allison Denman Holland Randy & Stephanie Klopfleisch Meet Elizabeth Canon, USC Betty Petitt School of Architecture student, in- terning with the Hollywood Heri- Other New Members tage Preservation Issues Committee this summer. Ms. Canon is seen here Michael Andreas* staffing Hollywood Heritage’s exhibit at the Hollywood Chamber of Bethany Danks* Commerce’s “Hollywood Economic Development Summit 2014: Hol- Tiffany Downey* lywood As An Urban Experience” Laurence Ducceschi* held on June 17th at the Egyptian Theatre. Robert Harrison* Dan Kupris* Rafael Moscatel* Carol Sinwell* Hollywood Heritage Newsletter | Summer 2014 5 St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church Congregation Announces Restoration Capital Campaign he congregation of St. Thomas the framed church. In 1921, the church building burn family had owned the house for its en- Apostle Episcopal Church has an- was moved to the corner of Hollywood Bou- tire existence. Tnounced a capital campaign for a levard and Gardner Street. In the same year, number of restoration projects and the the church was recognized as a full member ongoing rehabilitation of the church com- of the Los Angeles Diocese. plex at the northeast corner of Hollywood In 1930, while the rest of the country was Boulevard and Gardner Street. As a part sinking into the Depression, the congrega- of this effort, the congregation enlisted tion raised the financial pledges necessary the services of Tim Gregory, known as the to add facilities. They chose the English “Building Biographer,” to help them research Gothic style for the new sanctuary. The the history and physical development of the structure’s architect, Harold H. Martin of site. Tim’s research yielded a wealth of infor- Pasadena, was a recognized authority on mation about the founding congregants and Gothic architecture. He worked in associa- the history of the buildings they created. tion with Frohman, Robb & Little of Boston and Washington D.C. The builder was the firm of Morgan & Martin in San Gabriel. Other contractors and artisans included the Watkins Company (art stone and ornamental plaster), Judson Studios (stained-glass) and Gladding, McBean & Company (tile work). The cruciform nave was 25 feet wide and 87 feet long and 45 feet at its highest point. Features included steel-reinforced concrete Like many ecclesiastical building projects, walls covered with acoustical plaster on the the church complex was built over decades. interior, clerestory windows, piers formed by In 1964, the sanctuary was completed by clusters of columns separating the nave from expanding the east and west transepts (re- the aisles, a nave roof of open truss-work moving their thirty-year-old “temporary” contrasting with the barrel-vaulted ceiling walls), building a vestry room, and installing of the chancel, and hand-tooled cast-stone a 27-by-42 foot stained-glass window behind arcades, windows and door jambs. Window the altar. The Los Angeles Herald Examiner tracery was cast-stone, especially noticeable described the window as a “golden mono- in a large window at the south end of the chromatic abstract” of handmade Europe- nave. an and American glass. “Ranging in shades As part of the sanctuary project, the 1919 from brown to a very pale amber, the win- structure was relocated one block to the dow was constructed in 93 separate sections St. Thomas Church traces its beginning to west, where it served as the parish hall. A and installed in a specially constructed steel 1912, when Mrs. Mary Ogden organized a fire destroyed it in May 1954. A new build- frame.” In 1965, the east porch was added church school in her West Hollywood home. ing took its place in April 1955. At about the in the location where a bell tower was once In 1919, the congregation purchased a lot at same time, the Church acquired a ca. 1916 planned. the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Sierra Bonita Prairie Style house, at 1719 North Gardner, St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal has Avenue where it constructed a small wood- for use as a rectory. The well-known Black- evolved into a very socially active church. Besides offering ten masses a week, it hosts Hollywood Heritage Museum a number of twelve-step programs and other 2100 N. Highland Ave. community groups and performs outreach to the homeless, hospitals, and senior centers. Hollywood, CA 90028 The current capital campaign, the theme Across Highland Ave. from the Hollywood Bowl of which is “Claiming Our Heritage … Building Our Future,” addresses both the HOURS worship and outreach missions of St. Thom- Wednesday through Sunday: as. A large portion of the funds will be used Noon - 4:00pm to renovate and expand the Memorial Organ, one of the premier concert organs in South- Members admitted free ern California, which was created in 1990 to Museum Store is open when museum is open and during all events. commemorate community members lost to 6 Hollywood Heritage Newsletter | Summer 2014 the AIDS pandemic. Other essential proj- Evenings @ The Barn Evenings @ The Barn ects are the repair and stabilization of the stained glass windows, improvements to the security of the grounds and buildings, and Searching for Jack Oakie an upgrade to the kitchen, which is central to the church’s outreach and service activities. Scarlett Finds was in the The Rev. Father Ian Elliott Davies, the eighth rector (senior minister) of St. Thom- Fans House! By Mary Mallory as outlines the importance of the campaign ollywood Heritage guests spent and the parish in the community. “In our a relaxing and fun “Afternoon at historical one-hundred year presence in this HOakridge” for our April Evening @ part of Los Angeles I am very proud of this the Barn event. Via transferred home movie Capital Campaign and the work to enhance footage, ebullient actor and comedian Jack the music, architecture, outreach and beau- Oakie gave an entertaining tour of his lavish ty of our sacred place of worship that has estate, Oakridge, accompanied by his lovely been a beacon of hope, hospitality and wel- wife, Victoria. come for so many for so long. In relatively Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie recent history we were one of the very first Charitable Foundation head David Sonne Churches to welcome the HIV/AIDS Com- provided additional details and narration munity (a ministry that continues today) and to Jack’s joyful jaunt around the property. to work with the marginalized, the hungry Oakridge, built by actress Barbara Stanwy- and poor. The heritage with which we have ck, was acquired by Oakie in the 1940s and been entrusted is an ‘oasis of peace and lovingly maintained as pastoral Northridge sanctity in a busy, over-wrought City.’ We evolved around it. The architects were Paul are still ‘young’ at 100 years (!) but it is our Revere Williams and Robert Finkelhor. conviction that with the gracious support Daniel M. Selznick and Steve Wilson pose in the museum An entertaining clip reel of Oakie film of our friends, neighborhood, parishioners next to an original painting of Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) by highlights kicked off the evening. Other and such superb organizations as Holly- Joe Yakovetic. The artist exhibited a gallery full of original footage screened that evening included a wood Heritage we will endure for many, Gone With The Wind related paintings during the Searching home movie of Billy Gilbert’s wedding, at many generations to come.” for Scarlett Evening @ the Barn. which Oakie served as a groomsman, and Hollywood Heritage supports the congre- off-camera home movie footage from the gation’s stewardship efforts and commends hile our audio was “gone with Loretta Young estate, shot on the set of the participants for documenting their his- the wind,” striking video clips the 1935 Fox film, Call Of the Wild, starring tory as a part of their efforts. If you would Wshowing major stars audition- Young, Clark Gable, and Oakie. like more information about this worth- ing for the role of Scarlett O’Hara in Gone Hollywood Heritage board member De- while project, please visit the St. Thomas With the Wind entertained the full house at nise DeCarlo, from Grub Restaurant, pre- website at http://www.saintthomasholly- our April 9, 2014 Evening @ the Barn. Steve pared scrumptious box lunches (staples of wood.org/html/, or call the church office at Wilson, film curator at the University of afternoons at Oakridge), which were de- (323) 876 2102. Texas at Austin’s Harry Ransom Center, de- voured by the time of our famous raffle. Af- tailed the thorough Scarlett casting process ter the intermission, attendees enjoyed the during his PowerPoint presentation, a fore- film, Young People, starring Jack Oakie and runner of the Center’s forthcoming exhibit Shirley Temple. and book promoting the 75th Anniversary release of the classic film. Before Wilson’s presentation, Hollywood Heritage board member and producer of this program, Beth Werling, introduced Daniel M. Selznick, son of legendary producer David O. Selznick, who described the film’s importance to his family. Actress Marsha Hunt’s moving recollection of her audition for the role of Melanie was a high- light of the evening. Audience members eagerly asked ques- On May 25th Hollywood Heritage hosted a reception for artist Jeff Matsuno, whose miniatures of famous old tions about the film after the completion Hollywood nightspots have been drawing viewers to the of the program, not wanting the evening museum for six months. The exhibit will close in July, but to end, demonstrating how Gone With the select pieces from the artist’s collection will remain for sale Wind’s dramatic production history and Hollywood Heritage President Bryan Cooper with David in the museum store. Here Hollywood Heritage’s Richard power continue to enthrall film fans to this Sonne, Trustee at the Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Adkins (L) and Jeff pose with the Sardi’s wall sculpture. day. Charitable Foundation. Hollywood Heritage Newsletter | Summer 2014 7 www.hollywoodheritage.org P.O Box 2586 Hollywood, CA 90078 Mark Your Calendar April: Hollywood HeritageMark Celebrates Your the 75th Anniversary Calendar of Gone With The Wind; The Search forJuly: Scarlett; Evening @ the Barn: Wed. April 9 – 7:30pm HollywoodA Centennial Party, Sons Party of thefor Desert The Squaw Tent; archival Man presentedfi lm screening by atthe the HolLasky-DeMille- Barn,lywood Thurs., Chamber April 10 -of 7:15pm Commerce at the Barn on Tues., July 1 L.A.starting Heritage at Day;4pm. at theFree Pico to House, Hollywood El Pueblo Heritage Monument, members. Civic Center Oth Los- Angeles: Sun.ers: April $10. 27, from 11am -4pm. (free) May:Silents Under the Stars, Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp Centennial, “Anat ParamountAfternoon at Oakridge”-Ranch – JackSun. Oakie July Home 20, Moviesat 8:00 & pm.More; Tickets Evening @at the Barn: Wed.the Maydoor 14 – 7:30pm June:August: HollywoodSilents Under Goes Hawaiian!; the Stars, Evening The @Last the Barn:Warning Wed. (1929) June 11 at – 7:30pmParamount HollywoodRanch – Party, Sun. Sons August of the Desert17, at Tent;7:30 archivalpm Tickets fi lm screening at the door.at the Lasky-DeMille Barn:October: Thurs., June 12 – 7:15pm July:Houdini, Evening @ the Barn, Wed., Oct. 8, 7:30pm. HollywoodSons of theChamber’s Desert, Summer Hollywood Celebration Party, of the film Lasky-DeMille screening, Centennial Thurs. – Tues. JulyOct. 1, 5pm 9, 7:15pm and into atthe the evening Barn. at the Barn. SilentsWilliam Under Castle’s the Stars, 100th Paramount Birthday Ranch –Celebration, Sun. July 20, at Sun., dusk. Oct. 26, August:at the Barn. Silents Under the Stars, Paramount Ranch – Sun. August 17, at dusk.

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