HOLLYWOOD EVENTS
Evening @ the Barn
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 7:30PM
Gravehunting With Steve
at
HOLLYWOOD HERITAGE MUSEUM in the
Lasky-DeMille Barn
Admission: $5 MEMBERS, $10 NON-MEMBERS
Admission sold only at the door
Take a trip underground with cemetery historian Steve Goldstein as he uncovers the final resting places of Los Angeles’ most famous and influential residents. Gravesites to be discussed include: Walt Disney, The Three Stooges, Marilyn Monroe, Bugsy Siegel, Stan Laurel, Sharon Tate, Frank Zappa and Dee Dee Ramone.
The program will include a screening of Steve’s short film, Gravehunting With Steve: A Journey Beneath Los Angeles, an audience Q&A and book signing of LA’s Graveside Companion: Where the V.I.P.’s R.I.P.:
About the book:
LA’s Graveside Companion: Where the V.I.P.’s R.I.P.: Over ten years in the making, this elegant and informative guide to a dozen Los Angeles cemeteries unearths the 400 most interesting gravesites in Southern California. Over 270 amazing photos, informative text, and driving directions guide readers to the final resting places of L.A.’s most famous and influential residents. Included are Walt Disney to The Three Stooges, Marilyn Monroe to Bugsy Siegel, Stan Laurel to beloved actor John Ritter. Murder victims Sharon Tate and Lana Clarkson. It includes the graves of rock stars Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone, Beach Boy Carl Wilson and the unmarked graves of Frank Zappa and Roy Orbison. Scarecrow, the Tin Man and Toto too!
Please arrive early to avoid disappointment, as seating is limited.
Refreshments available for purchase.
If arriving by Metro, we are a short walk north of the Hollywood/Highland red line station.
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Tags: Hollywood Heritage, la's graveside companion, steve goldstein
Thank you, Allan! A second show has been added at 9:30.