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Mary Mallory

About Mary Mallory

Mary Mallory is a motion picture historian. She is the author of four books: Hollywoodland, Hollywood Celebrates the Holidays, Hollywood at Play and Living With Grace: Life Lessons From America’s Princess. She is a blogger covering Los Angeles and motion picture history for the L.A. Daily Mirror.

“The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of”

September 1, 2021 by Mary Mallory

In 1928, Warner Bros. purchased the First National Pictures studio on Barham Boulevard in Burbank to dramatically increase film production — in effect telling the world, “You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!”

Filed Under: Life & Style

A Street by Any Other Name

March 1, 2021 by Mary Mallory

While the streets of Toluca Lake aren’t numerous, their names reflect the diverse history and geography of Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.

Filed Under: Life & Style

Flying High

September 1, 2020 by Mary Mallory

In 1928, the same year movies moved into Burbank with the opening of First National Pictures, the seeds of future scientific and manufacturing prowess took root when tiny Lockheed Aircraft Corporation came to town.

Filed Under: Life & Style

Universal: “The Most Unusual City in the World”

March 1, 2020 by Mary Mallory

Tens of thousands of people joined Universal Moving Picture Company President Carl Laemmle on March 15, 1915, to celebrate the opening day of his grandiose, state-of-the-art new film studio in the San Fernando Valley called Universal City.

Filed Under: Life & Style

Cream of the Crop

September 1, 2019 by Mary Mallory Leave a Comment

For more than 100 years, Toluca Lake has been considered the cream of the crop in beauty, location and attitude.

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Refuge of the Stars

July 15, 2019 by Mary Mallory Leave a Comment

Frank Sinatra Valley Spring House

For its celebrity residents, one luxurious mansion on the shores of Toluca Lake offered the ideal spot to raise their families and set down roots.

Filed Under: Home & Garden

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