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Haunted Hollywood
Since
the first Tinseltown star walked the first red ca rpet,celebrities
(dead and alive) have been fascinating creatures. Today,
visitors in search of supernatural celebrity sightings can
venture into Hollywood at night and discover the places where
the deceased rich and famous like to spend their time. Among the
most notorious — room 928 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
(supposedly haunted by actor Montgomery Clift), the Laugh
Factory (said to have nightly visits by late comedian Groucho
Marx) and the old Hollywood Reporter building (rumored to
house reporter William Wilkerson, who died in 1962). If a
walking tour isn't your thing, catch a ride on Tourland's
Haunted Hearse, a guided tour that takes visitors to places
around town supposedly haunted by celebrities.
The
Roosevelt Hotel supposedly has not just one, but two
celebrity ghosts! Montgomery Clift, stayed at the
hotel for three months while rehearsing his role in the 1953
movie "From Here to Eternity." His ghost now
allegedly haunts room #928 of the 9th floor of the hotel,
playing a trumpet, and pacing the hallways while reciting his
old lines. Marilyn Monroe has supposedly been seen
several times in a full-length mirror, which was originally
located in her poolside Suite 1200, where Marilyn often stayed.
The mirror in which her image supposedly appears is now located
next to the elevator on the lower level.
The
corridors of the Queen Mary (the largest passenger ship
ever built) are lined with black & white photos of famous
Hollywood stars who made the Atlantic crossing in first-class
style. But it is an unknown ghost who supposedly haunts the
hallways and lower regions of this giant luxury liner,
The
ghost of magician Harry Houdini is said by some to roam
the remains of his former home in the Hollywood Hills, located
at 2398 Laurel Canyon Boulevard.
The
ghost of actor Clifton Webb (the original "Mr. Belvedere"
in the 1947 comedy "Sitting Pretty") supposedly
haunts the Abbey of the Psalms mausoleum (where he is
buried) at Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery, next to
Paramount Studios in Hollywood.
Culver
Studios -
where "Gone With the Wind" was shot - was
built by film-make Thomas Ince. Rumor has it that Ince
was accidentally shot and killed by a jealous William Randolph
Hearst (the inspiration for "Citizen Kane"),
who was supposedly aiming at Charlie Chaplin but missed.
According to the legend, the ghost of Thomas Ince now haunts his
old studio, walking through walls and criticizing the new
management.
The
Vogue Theatre in
Hollywood is supposed to be haunted by at least seven separate
entities, allegedly including one particular spirit identified
as "Fritz," a projectionist at the theater, who died
in the projection booth. Other ghosts here include a a
maintenance engineer, as well as a school teacher and her
students who were killed almost a century ago when Prospect
Elementary School (which used to stand on the site) burned down.
Source
Travel Channel & See A Star Tours
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