Neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States
Beachwood Canyon is a community in the
Hollywood Hills , in the northern portion of
Hollywood in
Los Angeles, California . The upper portion of the canyon is the Hollywoodland community that was advertised in the 1920s by the original of what is now known as the
Hollywood Sign . The neighborhood features its own market, cafe, private mailbox rental, florist and stables.[
citation needed ]
History
Beachwood Canyon and
Whitley Heights , 1921
Home to more than 22,000 residents, Beachwood Canyon was first developed in the 1920s by a syndicate composed of West Hollywood's founder, Gen. M. H. Sherman;
Los Angeles Times publisher
Harry Chandler ; and real estate mogul
Sidney Woodruff (who also developed
Dana Point ). The architects and landscapers who developed the enclave drew inspiration from the southern regions of France, Italy and Spain, as well as the turreted castles of Germany, building in the
Storybook house architectural style
[1]
Film directors have favored the canyon over the years, so movies such as the original
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) were filmed there, with terrorized masses running down Belden Drive.
[2]
Notable residents (past and present)
Steve Agee , comedian, actor, writer
Kevin Bacon , actor
Ned Beatty , actor
Jamie Bell , actor
Jack Black , actor
[3]
Humphrey Bogart , actor
Adam Carolla , radio and television personality
Guy Chambers , English songwriter and record producer
Steve Coogan , English comic actor
Lisa Coleman , Musician
Charlie Chaplin
David Cook , Musician and winner of
American Idol
[4]
Chris D'Elia , American actor and comedian
Mac Danzig , American mixed-martial artist
William De Los Santos , poet, screenwriter and film director
Peter Deuel , actor
Dean Delray, comedian and actor
Alexandre Desplat , composer
[5]
Minnie Driver , actress
Gustavo Dudamel , Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
[6]
Fred Durst , musician
James Duval , actor
Peg Entwistle , Broadway actress who died by suicide from atop the HOLLYWOODLAND sign in 1932
Peter Freeman , multi-instrumentalist and music producer
Anna Friel , actress
Halsey , singer
George Furth , actor
Troy Garity , actor
Kim Gardner , singer and restaurateur
Heather Graham , actress
Aldous Huxley , English writer and novelist
Laura Huxley , author and lecturer
Maynard James Keenan , singer and songwriter
[7]
Anna Kendrick , actress
Anthony Kiedis , singer and songwriter
Mila Kunis , actress
Heath Ledger , actor
[8]
Sharmagne Leland-St. John , poet, author, filmmaker, concert performer
David Livingston , Television Director and Producer
Bela Lugosi , actor
[9]
Lykke Li , singer
[10]
Madonna , singer, actress, and director
Jason Mantzoukas , actor
Ray Manzarek , singer and songwriter
Chris Matthews , political commentator
Jack McBrayer , actor
Wendy Melvoin , Musician
Thomas Middleditch , actor
Moby , Musician, DJ, and photographer
D.W. Moffett , actor, writer, and director
Jack Nitzsche , musician, composer
Hal Ozsan , actor[
citation needed ]
Teresa Palmer , actress
[11]
Keanu Reeves , actor
Margot Robbie , actress and film producer
William N. Robson , musician and radio producer
Howard A. Rodman , screenwriter and novelist
Samantha Ronson , DJ
Axl Rose , musician
Camille Rowe , model
Andy Samberg , comedian, and
Joanna Newsom , musician
[12]
Ben Schwartz , comedian, actor
Grant Show , actor
Jessica Simpson , singer, actor
Brooke Smith , actress
[13]
Michael Sopkiw , actor
Ralph Story , radio and television personality
Harry Styles , musician and actor
John Taylor , musician
David Thewlis , actor
Louis Tomlinson , singer
Peter Tork , singer
Dean Torrence , singer
Robert Townsend , actor and director
Mayra Veronica , singer and author, Miss USO
Antonio Villaraigosa , Former California gubernatorial candidate and former mayor of Los Angeles
Jack Webb , actor
Jane Wiedlin , guitarist and member of the all female band
The Go-Go's
Forest Whitaker , actor, director and producer
Hana Vu , singer and songwriter
Charli XCX , singer
Regina King , actor, director, and producer
Bobby Lee , comedian, actor
Education
The neighborhood is zoned to
LAUSD schools.
[14]
References
^ Pauline O'Connor (July 10, 2008).
"Neighborhoods: Beachwood Canyon" .
Los Angeles Times .
^ H. May Spitz (December 7, 2003).
"Serene, scenic enclave born in 'Hollywoodland' days" .
Los Angeles Times .
^
"Jack Black selling Beachwood Canyon Home" . Realestalker.blogspot.com. 2007-05-21. Retrieved 2014-02-22 .
^
"David Cook's Beachwood Canyon Crib For Sale!" . Too Fab. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2014-02-22 .
^
"War Over Hollywood Sign Pits Wealthy Residents Against Urinating Tourists: "One of These Days Someone Will Get Shot" " . The Hollywood Reporter .
^
"Gustavo Dudamel finds time to unwind in L.A. - latimes.com" . Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2014-02-22 .
^
"Tool Frontman Maynard James Keenen Lists House in Beachwood Canyon" . 11 March 2014.
^
"Heath Ledger hidden property fortune – The Daily Telegraph" .
^ Bianca Barragan:
Bela Lugosi's Beachwood Mansion Flipped For $4.197 Million . In:
Curbed LA , March 26, 2014.
^
"How Lykke Li Does Pregnancy: Crime Shows, Sushi Cravings, and Her Favorite Natural Face Oil" .
^ Christie, Joel (11 March 2013).
"A day in the life of Teresa Palmer" . The Daily Telegraph . Archived from
the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013 .
^ Barragan, Bianca (2014-07-16).
"Andy Samberg and Joanna Newsom Buy the Famous Moorcrest" . Curbed LA . Retrieved 2014-07-20 .
^
"Dr. Hahn, you are wanted in surgery - Los Angeles Times" .
Los Angeles Times . Archived from
the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2007-11-17 .
^ Spitz, By H. May (7 December 2003).
"Serene, scenic enclave born in 'Hollywoodland' days - Los Angeles Times" .
Los Angeles Times .
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