About the author: Mary Mallory

Mary Mallory serves as a member of Hollywood Heritage’s Board of Directors, where she acts as a docent for the Hollywood Heritage Museum. She is also a member of the Cultural Affairs Committee of the Studio City Neighborhood Council, which organized the 75^th Anniversary of Republic Studios in 2010. She is a photograph processor at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Margaret Herrick Library, and holds a master’s in film history from the University of Texas at Austin. In addition, Mallory acts as a theatre critic for “The Tolucan Times” and has appeared on Turner Classic Movies.

“Hollywoodland” is a visual history of the neighborhood’s development, detailing its construction, amenities, famous homes, residents, movie locations, and one of the world’s most famous icons, the Hollywood Sign. Hollywood Heritage salutes the publication of the Arcadia Publishing book “Hollywoodland”