The origin of Hollywood?

The name Hollywood comes from the English word Holly. On a trip, willcocks's wife heard from people nearby that she was from willcocks, a place called Hollywood in Ohio. She liked the name so much that when she returned to California, she renamed her husband's farm Hollywood.

Willcocks plans to build a small town here. In February 1887, the name was officially registered in the local government. With the help of his wife, he paved today's Hollywood Street into the main street of the city, planted pepper trees on both sides of this street and other streets and began to sell property rights. His wife raised money to build two churches, a school and a library. In order to make Hollywood worthy of its name, they also imported some English holly, but these plants didn't last long in the climate of California.

By 1900, Hollywood had a post office, a newspaper, a hotel and two markets with 500 residents. Los Angeles, with a population of 654.38 million, is located at 1 1 km east of the city. There is a monorail between Hollywood and Los Angeles, but the tram doesn't run on time, and each trip takes two hours.

1902, the first part of a famous Hollywood hotel opened today. 1903, Hollywood became a small town. The two orders issued in that year were: no alcohol was allowed in other stores except pharmacies, and no more than 200 cows were driven in the street. 1904, a new tram named Hollywood Boulevard was opened, which greatly shortened the round-trip time between Hollywood and Los Angeles. 19 10, Hollywood residents voted to join Los Angeles. The reason is that they can get enough drinking water and drainage facilities through Los Angeles.

* In the early 20th century, film companies from new york and New Jersey began to move to California because of the fine weather and long sunshine hours here. Although there were electric lights at that time, they were not bright enough. The best light source at that time was sunlight. In addition, California has a broad vision and diverse natural scenery. In addition, Thomas Edison held a film patent at that time. California is far from New Jersey, so it is difficult for Edison to control his patent here. At that time, Edison owned almost all the patents related to movies. On the west coast of the United States, independent film companies are often sued by Edison and his agents. There are not so many Edison people in distant California. Even if he sends people to California, his people often come later than their news, so that the filmmakers here can hide in nearby Mexico in time.

* 19 1 1 Hollywood's first film studio opens. In the same year, 15 other studios settled here, followed by thousands of dreamers.

* 1923, Hollywood, one of the symbols of Hollywood today, stands on the hillside behind Hollywood. It turns out that the word is followed by the letter LAND, which is an advertising billboard set up by a construction company to promote the newly-built residential area. But after they were founded, no one took care of them, which gradually gave them up. It was not until 1949 that the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce removed the last four letters and fixed everything else. This signboard is now protected by a trademark, and no one can use it without the consent of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

*1929 On May 16, the Academy Awards were presented for the first time. The ticket at that time was $ 10, and 250 people attended the ceremony.

*1947 65438+1On October 22nd, the first commercial television station in the western United States opened in Hollywood. In the same year, 65438+February, the first Hollywood TV series. In the mid-1950s, the music industry also began to enter Hollywood. At the same time, the once dominant film industry began to move to other parts of Los Angeles, but the overall appearance of Hollywood remained the same.

* 1958, the famous Avenue of Stars has been laid. 1960, the first star was embedded in the avenue.

* 1985, Hollywood commercial and entertainment district was officially listed in the list of historical buildings in the United States.

*1999 In June, the subway in Los Angeles finally arrived in Hollywood.

* In 2002, some Hollywood residents launched a movement to make Hollywood independent and no longer a part of Los Angeles. The Hollywood city government decided to let all Los Angeles residents vote. The independence movement was opposed by the overwhelming majority of people.

Today's Hollywood is a diversified, dynamic and active urban area.

The origin of Hollywood

Hollywood, located in the suburb of Los Angeles, California, is a famous film production base in the United States. 1886, Harvey wilk, a real estate agent, bought a piece of land in the suburb of Los Angeles. His wife planted a large number of Holly trees from Scotland here, hence the name Hollywood (Hollywood means Holly Woods in English). 1907, director Francis Burgess led the film crew to Los Angeles to shoot The Count of Monte Cristo. They found that the beautiful natural scenery, abundant light and suitable climate here are natural places for shooting. From 1909, Griffith, a famous producer, shot several films set in nature in Hollywood. At that time, the center of American movies was in the East, and new york was the base camp. Since then, many film companies have come here to shoot films, and started the great shift of American film industry to Hollywood. Since 19 12, many film companies have settled in Hollywood. Famous film companies are: MGM (Metro? Godwin? Mayer (hereinafter referred to as MGM), Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Radio? Keith. Orfin (RKO for short), Universal, United Artists and Columbia Pictures. Early films were silent films, while films in this period were comedies, and the most famous comedian was Charlie Chaplin. His City Lights, Modern Times and The Great Dictator have become outstanding films in history. 1923, the sound film came out, and Hollywood was unprecedentedly prosperous. 1927, under the guidance of Louis B. Mayer, the boss of MGM film company, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was formally established. Soon, Meyer suggested that an Oscar be established to encourage and commend filmmakers who have made outstanding achievements in the film industry. So,1May 6, 929, the first Oscar ceremony was held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. The Oscar prize is a gold-plated nude portrait of a tin-copper alloy, with a height of 13.5 inches. 193 1, when the college librarian saw this golden statue, he was surprised and said, "It really looks like my uncle Oscar!" "Since then, the name Oscar has spread. Starting from the seventh session, the Oscar Award was officially renamed as the Oscar Award. Oscar awards are divided into two categories: achievement awards and special awards. Achievement awards include: Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Performance, Best Photography, Best Artist, Best Music, Best Sound, Best Makeup, Best Short Film, Best Documentary, Best Animation and Best Foreign Language Film. Among all kinds of film awards in the world today, the Oscar Award is undoubtedly the most authoritative, influential and extensive film award. It symbolizes the highest achievement of American film art. For decades, Hollywood has made many popular movies. Such as Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane in 1930s, Casablanca in WWII, Godfather in 1950s, Kramer Wars in 1970s and 1980s, Golden Pond, Star Wars, Schindler List in 1990s, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan and Titanic. Today, Hollywood has become a symbol of great significance in American culture. It can be said that the development history of Hollywood is the development history of American movies. Hollywood films not only meet the needs of the American film market, but also are exported to all parts of the world, which not only exports American culture, but also brings huge profits to Hollywood investors.