Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Suicide Girl Peg Entwistle & the Hollywood Sign - 75 Years in History Together

"I am afraid I am a coward. I am sorry for everything.
If I had done this a long time ago,
it would have saved a lot of pain. P.E."
--- Peg Entwistle's suicide note

Peg Entwistle 1908-1932 RIP

On the evening of September 18, 1932, Peg told Uncle Harold that she was going to walk up Beachwood to meet some friends at the local drug store. However, she climbed all the way up the hill (quite a hike from Beachwood Drive streetlevel) to the "Hollywoodland" sign. She climbed up the workman's ladder on the back of the letter "H." Then, she jumped off. Then, she died.

The Full Story: Poe Forward's Peg Entwistle page

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