Hollywood Haunted: A Ghostly Tour of Filmland [Paperback]

Laurie Jacobson (Author), Marc Wanamaker (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Angel City Press; Pbk edition (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883318122
• ISBN-13: 978-1883318123
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #368,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

LAURIE JACOBSON

Laurie Jacobson -- a renowned Hollywood writer and historian - is currently working on a documentary and book on a major Hollywood icon - under wraps right now.

Her fourth book, Timmy's in the Well - the Jon Provost Story celebrated the 50th anniversary of Timmy from the original Lassie TV series. She co-wrote the memoir with Provost, her husband.

Laurie's saucy and inventive Dishing Hollywood (2nd printing), spills the beans on 43 Tinseltown scandals - with a recipe connected to each one. Her second book, Hollywood Haunted (7th printing) covers more than 100 years of ghostly goings-on in filmland.

A reformed stand-up comic, Laurie worked out in Harvey Lembeck's Comedy Improv Workshop for years with classmates Robin Williams, John Larroquette and John Ritter. While performing with improv groups, Laurie immersed herself in the history of those who came before her. The stories she uncovered during this period became the basis for her debut, archetype book, Hollywood Heartbreak (3 printings), a 75-year history of Hollywood told through the lives and deaths of 31 people. Following its publication, Laurie emerged as a leading Hollywood historian.

Since then she has written and produced documentaries, television series and specials, including: 20th Anniversary of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Museum of Television and Radio's Salute to Funny Women of Television, The Warner Bros. Studio Rededication Party, The Suzanne Somers Show, Photoplay and Hollywood Chronicles.

Collaborations with other writers include Suzanne Somers on her book Wednesday's Children, interviews with celebrities raised in abusive environments, as well as contributions to tomes like Hollywood Handbook and the Hollywood Archive.

As the reigning expert on Tinseltown's ghosts, scandals and mysteries, Laurie appears regularly on radio and television, including: E!, A&E, History Channel, Discovery Channel, TV Land, CNN, Mike Wallace's 20th Century, Entertainment Tonight, Art Bell and AMC. In 2007, she made her film debut in a role written for her in Not Fade Away, starring Oscar™-nominee Shirley Knight.

Never idle, Laurie is developing several series for TV, including one based on Dishing Hollywood. In her spare time, she's at the reins of Living Legends Ltd., representing more than 120 nostalgic celebrities for appearances.

Laurie Jacobson and Jon Provost make their home in Northern California.

For more on Laurie, please visit www.lauriejacobson.com and www.livinglegendsltd.com

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love stories of old Hollywood - buy this book!!!!, February 12, 2003

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Laura (Colonia, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hollywood Haunted: A Ghostly Tour of Filmland (Paperback)

Hollywood Haunted: A Ghostly Tour of Filmland by Laurie Jacobson and Marc Wanamaker is first rate in recounting ghostly tales of the bygone era of classic Hollywood. Jacobson and Wanamaker grasp the reader from the very first page and keep you on the edge of your seat right until the end! I felt as if I was with Jacobson behind the movie screen at Grauman's Chinese Theatre as she grippingly recounts her encounter with the Theatre's own supernatural guest. I highly recommend this book if you are a fan of classic Hollywood and great ghost stories.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spine tingling! Dont read alone!!!, December 28, 2003

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Jess Peterson (Santa Rosa, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hollywood Haunted: A Ghostly Tour of Filmland (Paperback)

Uhhh! Jacobson covers a broad spectrum of freaky fright starlitghts on this one. Bella grabbing the wheel of his hearse for one last stroll down Hollywood and Vine. The now Comedy Store that used to be the notorious mob affiliated Ciro's where such a dark specter lurks even a Vietnam vet can still barely talk about it to this day. The house where Sharon Tate saw a vision of her grisly end. And even the Holly Mont haunting's were the famed paranormal investigator Barry Taff couldnt get enough of the ghostly goings on. Especially when a lady who lived blocks from the homes called him weeks after the studies asking why he had left a note in her home when he had in fact left the note in the Holy Mont home. Ahhh, dont read at night or when you are alone in the house!!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of Hollywood's true hauntings!, October 28, 1999

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Tony O. (Santa Monica, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hollywood Haunted: A Ghostly Tour of Filmland (Paperback)

This book is awesome! It's so much fun to read about silver screen celebrities haunting modern day Hollywood. I have read several of this writers other books and have seen her on many talk shows giving her insight into Hollywood. She is certainly knowledgeable about Hollywood history as you will find in Hollywood Haunted, as well as her other books. I can guarantee you will enjoy this book. Also, you can use this books as a guide when visiting Hollywood and see if you don't come face to face with one of Hollywood's ghosts.