When you drive through Beachwood Canyon, don't be fooled by the droves of tourists vying for the perfect shot of the Hollywood sign or the beautiful stone gates of the village that lead to storybook houses covered with ivy and brilliant bougainvillea. The canyon has had its share of strange, and often dark, Hollywood history including religious cults, suicides, and a love triangle murder that involved popular and prolific Hollywood actor PAUL KELLY. Join us as we explore the happenings that occurred “from beneath the Hollywood sign."

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Sources:

Hollywood Sign: Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon (2011) by Leo Braudy;

Hollywoodland (Images of America) (2011) by Mary Mallory;

Peg Entwistle and the Hollywood Sign Suicide (2013) by James Zeruk;

Peter Duel: A Biography (2105) by Paul Green;

“Jury Convicts Man of Stalking Madonna,” by Andrea Ford, The Los Angeles Times, January 9, 1996;

"Hollywood Actor Killed, Rival Held," New York Times, April 19, 1927;

"Coroner's Jury Finds Kelly Killed Raymond," Associated Press, April 21, 1927;

"Paul Kelly's Trial for Murder Starts," Associated Press, May 9, 1927;

"Testifies Kelly Was Aggressor," Associated Press, May 11, 1927;

"Miss Mackaye Denies Nights in Kelly's Flat," Associated Press, May 17, 1927;

"Japanese Houseboy on Stand Reveals Secrets of Paul Kelly and Dorothy Mackaye," Los Angeles Times, May 17, 1927;

"Kelly on the Stand Admits Fist Fight," Associated Press, May 18, 1927;

"Kelly Guilty, Asks New Trial," Los Angeles Times, May 26, 1927;

"Kelly Sentenced to From One to 10 Years at San Quentin," June 1, 1927;

"Dorothy Mackaye Gets 1 to 3 Years," Associated Press, July 2, 1927;

"Dorothy Mackaye Leaves Prison," Associated Press, Jan. 1, 1929;

"Kelly Will Be Paroled Next Friday," Los Angeles Times, July 20, 1929;

"He's Heading for Comeback Trail," Los Angeles Times, Aug. 3, 1929;

"Paul Kelly to Wed Widow of Raymond," New York Times, Feb. 11, 1931;

"Actress Pens Prison Story," by Grace Kingsley, Los Angeles Times, Aug. 12, 1932;

"Dorothy Mackaye, Former Actress, Dies of Auto Injuries Received Near Ranch," Los Angeles Times, Jan. 6, 1940;

“Paul Kelly, Actor on Stage and Screen Dies,” The New York Times, November 7, 1956;

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