Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedi...  ...book. The most famous show business performers in history are no different than the unknowns, the obscures...  ...Harpo called it "the most wretched debut in the history off show business."3. Sylvester StalloneSly got h...

(Los Angeles c.1908, via Library Of Congress)The p...  ...ccident, it was an advertising gimmick crafted by Hollywood to make Los Angeles seem like a more exotic and f...  ...in the Middle East and you've got the makings of Hollywoodland mystique. As noted by Nora Mueller: "the rise o...  ...ystique. As noted...