Peg Entwistle
Born: February 5, 1908 in Port Talbot, Wales
Died: September 16, 1932 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Peg moved to Los Angeles in 1932 to be the next big film star
she was very well known Broadway actress, so going into film was her next big step!.
She didn't have great luck, Peg got a small part on the film Thirteen Women
of which it premiered on 14 October 1932, a month after her death.
It was first released in New York and then in Los Angeles. The film was not a success, In 1935 it was re released and they cut off 14 minutes from the film and it was mainly her parts.
Hollywoodland
The Hollywoodland sign was built in 1923 for a Real Estate Development
to attract home buyers, with already being a place where films were being made.. it was no problem for the public to get a home near there.
The sign was only meant to be up for a year and a half, but we all know it lasted much more than that.
The letters are 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide.
After filming Thirteen Women Peg couldn't find another job, she auditioned for many parts but no luck, She needed to save some money to go to New York.. but she had no savings she couldn't even leave the city.
While living with her uncle she was just hanging around the house,
One night Peg told her Uncle she was going to visit some friends and go to a nearby drugstore,
that was the last time her uncle saw her.
Peg took a different route.. To the Hollywoodland sign.
since there was no restrictions to the sign at the time.. she had no problem going,
once she reached to the letter 'H' she found a latter that was near by,
climbed it, and jumped.
Two days later a lady who was hiking found a purse and a coat and inside the purse she found a suicide note. she looked down further down the hill and saw a body.
The lady then made an anonymous call to the police
Transcript of the call she made to the LA police department:
"I was hiking near the Hollywood sign today and near the bottom i found a woman's shoe and jacket. A little further i noticed a purse. In it was a suicide note. I looked down the mountain and saw a body. I dont want any publicity in this matter, so i wrapped up the jacket, shoes and purse in a bundle and laid them on the steps of the Hollywood Police Station"
The Note said,
"I am afraid I am a coward. I am sorry for everything. If i had done this a long time ago, it would have saved a lot of pain" P.E.
The cause of death, she had many fractures of the pelvis
they say she died quick.
This was all over the newspapers.. and her suicide note was published to see if anyone would have a clue who she was, and her uncle saw it and recognized the initials and instantly thought, that was his niece.
later he went to the morgue to identify her body.
She was 24 years old.
After her death there was a letter mailed to her uncle's house where she lived, about a part they wanted her to star in about a young girl who commits suicide. The irony..
You're probably wondering why she did it.
some say she was depressed because being in Hollywood around many stars she felt she wasn't a good actress,
others say she was drunk while she walked up to the sign, but then again she already had a suicide note.
i wonder how long she carried that note and when she decided to end her life, or maybe she wrote it before she left home.
i wonder why she chose the Hollywoodland sign, was it because it represented fame? success? a sign that failed her or she failed the sign?.
The thing with Hollywood, some think that just by being there they will be successful or someone will discover them,
some are lucky some are not, it's not impossible...but, it's not a glamorous world.
Today,
there has been sightings of a woman dressed from the 30's wandering around the Hollywood hills,
people who have encountered her say that after seeing her or when they're just walking near the sign they smell a strong scent of gardenias..when there's no gardenias in sight.
Why is she still there? is she stuck? is this a reoccurring haunting? does she relive her suicide?
Hollywood has witnessed many deaths, lost hope and broken dreams.
If only that sign could talk.
i encourage you to read more about Peg, her early years, life in Hollywood and her death.
there is so much more details to know.
i got this information from reading over the years and this is based on my knowledge,
all the images i used on this post are from google, i do not own them.
Thank You for stopping by!
Love, Carole
Died: September 16, 1932 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Peg moved to Los Angeles in 1932 to be the next big film star
she was very well known Broadway actress, so going into film was her next big step!.
She didn't have great luck, Peg got a small part on the film Thirteen Women
of which it premiered on 14 October 1932, a month after her death.
It was first released in New York and then in Los Angeles. The film was not a success, In 1935 it was re released and they cut off 14 minutes from the film and it was mainly her parts.
Hollywoodland
The Hollywoodland sign was built in 1923 for a Real Estate Development
to attract home buyers, with already being a place where films were being made.. it was no problem for the public to get a home near there.
The sign was only meant to be up for a year and a half, but we all know it lasted much more than that.
The letters are 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide.
After filming Thirteen Women Peg couldn't find another job, she auditioned for many parts but no luck, She needed to save some money to go to New York.. but she had no savings she couldn't even leave the city.
While living with her uncle she was just hanging around the house,
One night Peg told her Uncle she was going to visit some friends and go to a nearby drugstore,
that was the last time her uncle saw her.
Peg took a different route.. To the Hollywoodland sign.
since there was no restrictions to the sign at the time.. she had no problem going,
once she reached to the letter 'H' she found a latter that was near by,
climbed it, and jumped.
Two days later a lady who was hiking found a purse and a coat and inside the purse she found a suicide note. she looked down further down the hill and saw a body.
The lady then made an anonymous call to the police
Transcript of the call she made to the LA police department:
"I was hiking near the Hollywood sign today and near the bottom i found a woman's shoe and jacket. A little further i noticed a purse. In it was a suicide note. I looked down the mountain and saw a body. I dont want any publicity in this matter, so i wrapped up the jacket, shoes and purse in a bundle and laid them on the steps of the Hollywood Police Station"
The Note said,
"I am afraid I am a coward. I am sorry for everything. If i had done this a long time ago, it would have saved a lot of pain" P.E.
The cause of death, she had many fractures of the pelvis
they say she died quick.
This was all over the newspapers.. and her suicide note was published to see if anyone would have a clue who she was, and her uncle saw it and recognized the initials and instantly thought, that was his niece.
later he went to the morgue to identify her body.
She was 24 years old.
After her death there was a letter mailed to her uncle's house where she lived, about a part they wanted her to star in about a young girl who commits suicide. The irony..
You're probably wondering why she did it.
some say she was depressed because being in Hollywood around many stars she felt she wasn't a good actress,
others say she was drunk while she walked up to the sign, but then again she already had a suicide note.
i wonder how long she carried that note and when she decided to end her life, or maybe she wrote it before she left home.
i wonder why she chose the Hollywoodland sign, was it because it represented fame? success? a sign that failed her or she failed the sign?.
The thing with Hollywood, some think that just by being there they will be successful or someone will discover them,
some are lucky some are not, it's not impossible...but, it's not a glamorous world.
Today,
there has been sightings of a woman dressed from the 30's wandering around the Hollywood hills,
people who have encountered her say that after seeing her or when they're just walking near the sign they smell a strong scent of gardenias..when there's no gardenias in sight.
Why is she still there? is she stuck? is this a reoccurring haunting? does she relive her suicide?
Hollywood has witnessed many deaths, lost hope and broken dreams.
If only that sign could talk.
i encourage you to read more about Peg, her early years, life in Hollywood and her death.
there is so much more details to know.
i got this information from reading over the years and this is based on my knowledge,
all the images i used on this post are from google, i do not own them.
Thank You for stopping by!
Love, Carole
