Hollywoodsuggestsglamor，aplacewheretheyoungstar—struckteenagerscould，withabitofluck，fulfilltheirdreams.Hollywoodsug—gestsluxurioushouseswithvastpalm—fringedswimmingpools，cocktailbarsandfurnishingsfitforamillionaire.Andthebigmoviestarsweremillionaires.Manyspenttheirfortunesonyachts，RollsRoycesanddia—monds.Afewofthemlosttheirglamorquitesuddenlyandwereleftwithnothingbutemptinessandcolossaldebts.MovieswerefirstmadeinHollywoodbefi3reWorldWarI.Thecon—stantsunshineandmildclimateofsouthernCalifomiamadeitanidealsiteforshootingmotionpictures.Hollywood’sfameandfo~unereacheditspeakinthe1930sand1940s，thegoldendaysoftheblackandwhitemovies.Mostofthefamousmotionpicturescorporationsofthosedays，Metro—Goldwyn—Mayer，ColumbiaandWarnerBrothersarestillverymuchinbusinessandgreatstarslikeGretaGarbo，MarlenDietrich，CharlesCharplin，GaryCooper，andmanyothel’besides，havebecomeim—mortal.Inthosedays，Hollywoodwaslikeamagnet，drawingambitiousyoungmenandwomenfromallovertheworld.MostofthemhadonlytheirgoodlookstOrecommendthemandhad130actingexperience--ora—bility--whatsoever.Occasionallytheygotjobs，iftheywereluckyenoughtObenoticed.GaryCooperwasoneofthefewwhowasnoticed.HeStar-servedtheircustomerstheytossedtheirheadsandswungtheirhips，ho—pingtoattracttheattentionsofsomeimportantpersonconnectedwiththemovies.Mostofthemhopedinvain.Asforthestarsthemselves，theywereheldonatightreinbythestu—diochiefswhocouldmakeandbreakallbutstarswithreallybigappeal.Thestarswere“persuaded”tosignseven—yearcontracts.duringwhichtimethestudiobuiltuptheirimages.Undertheircontractsthestarsdidnothavetherighttochoosetheirparts.Theirstudiosdecidedeverything.NocountintheworldhasdevelopedSOexpertlytheskillofadver—tisingastheAmericans.Theyadvertiseeverything，fromicecreamtocandidateforthePresidency.TheHollywoodstudios，bymeansofadver—tising，turnedstarletsintosuperstars.Manystudioschiefsweretyrants，de—terminedtogettheirownwayatallcosts，nomatterhowunscrupulousStarswereoftentypecastandifheorsheappealedtothepublicasalover，thenheorshealwaysplayedthepartofalover.Astarwhowasahitasacowboyorabadguy，gotthesamekindofroleagainandagain.Therewaslittlearguing.“Youaretheperfectdumbblond，baby，andthat’Showyouaregoingtostay，”theywouldsay.Theyeventriedtointerfereintheirstarsprivatelives：“No，sugar!Youjustcan’tmaltyMelBilligan.Heistoointellectual.He’ddestroyyourimage.’’Onlywhentheyceasedtobestarsdidsomeofthemdiscoverthattheyweregoodactors!MoviestarslikeBettyDavis，KatherineHepburn，SpencerTracyandJamesMasongavedistinguishedperformancesincharacterpartsaswellasleadingroles.Hollywoodisnolongertheheartoftheworld’Smotionpicturein—dustry.Mostmoviestodayarefilmedonlocation，thatistosay，inthecit—ies，inthecountryside，andinanypartoftheworldthatthescriptde—mands.TheHollywoodstudiosarestillstanding，butmostofthemhavebeenleasedtotelevisionnetworks.About80％ofallAmericanTVenter-tainmentcomesfromHollywood.YetHollywoodhasnotlostallitsglamor.Moviestarsstilllivethere，orinneighboringBeverleyHills，andSOdomanyofthefamousandwealthypeoplewhohavemadetheirhomesinsouthernCalifornia.ThereisalsotheattractiveHollywoodBowl，thehugeoutdooramphithea—terwhereeverysummersince1922“SymphoniesundertheStars”areplayedbyAmerica’Sbestorchestrasbeforepackedaudiences.Hollywood，aboveall，hastheglamorofthepast.Itisanamewhichwillalwaysbeassociatedwithmotionpicture—making，andformanyyearstocometheoldHollywoodmovieswillbeshownagainandagainnmovieshousesandontelevisionscreensallovertheworld