"(Music acted) like a cure. My parents were astonished to find themselves confronted with a different boy who was suddenly concentrating on something concrete, instead of running about with friends. I became the model son & student, with the highest grades."
-Leonard Bernstein
A portrait of the tragic Peg Entwistle - who jumped from the 'H' in the Hollywood sign in 1932 - has joined fellow Port Talbot-born actor Richard Burton on the side of a building in the town.
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The original Hollywood sign. Originally meant to be up for about a year to advertize new real estate, the sign became iconic with the rise of American cinema in the 1920s. The “land” part was removed in 1949.
In 1932, actress Peg Entwistle jumped to her death from the letter H.
Born on this date: Welsh stage actress who was gone too soon and made, unfortunately, only one movie, Peg Entwistle (February 5, 1908-September 18, 1932).
Millicent Lilian "Peg" Entwistle (5 February 1908 – 16 September 1932) was a British stage and screen actress. She began her stage career in 1925, appearing in several Broadway productions.
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