Mack Sennett – photos and quotes
“The way to write a good moving picture comedy is first to get your idea; you’ll find that either in sex or […]
Category: Famous Visitors
In 1906, the Alexandria Hotel became Los Angeles’s first, world-class hotel. However, its history is now largely forgotten or inaccurately portrayed in books and online websites. Most of these inaccuracies have to do with the famous people who visited (or did not visit) the Alexandria from 1906 to 1934. Therefore, I am presenting a list of famous people who definitely were at the Alexandria Hotel. Check back often for updates!
Pauline Frederick – photos and quotes
“If I hadn’t gone into the movies, I might never had discovered that a day is made up of morning, afternoon, and […]
Emma Carus – Vaudeville and Stage Star
“The fifteen or twenty minutes that I spend on the stage each afternoon and evening is really the easiest part of my […]
Hobart Bosworth
“I love motion pictures and believe in them. I have upheld them with my voice on the lecture platform and with my […]
Maud Allan
“My Salome costume seems to me far more decent than those directoire dresses, or the bathing garments worn by respectable women – […]
Mary Miles Minter
“The real Mary Miles Minter was a cousin who died when she was a baby. She was nine years older than I, […]
Jackie Coogan
“People ask me advice about being successful. I have only one thing to tell them – save your money.” — Jackie Coogan […]
Harry Houdini – photos and quotes
“I have spent a goodly part of my life in study and research. During the last thirty years I have read every […]
Mary Alden
“Age has not the sprightliness of steps that youth possesses. It has lost the swagger and sureness of trend. This point can […]
Mary Pickford – photos and quotes
“We were pioneers in a brand-new medium. Everything’s fun when you’re young.” — Mary Pickford “In the Valentine Stock Company when she […]