Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles

Beachwood Canyon
—  Neighborhood of Los Angeles  —
Beachwood Canyon Location within Central Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°06′49″N 118°19′17″W / 34.113556°N 118.321329°W / 34.113556; -118.321329
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
City	Los Angeles
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)

Beachwood Canyon is a community in the Hollywood Hills, in the northern portion of Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The upper portion of the canyon is the Hollywoodland that was originally advertised in the 1920s by the Hollywood Sign. The canyon features its own market, coffee shop and stables.

Home to more than 22,000 residents, it was first developed in the 1920s by a syndicate composed of Gen. M. H. Sherman, the founder of West Hollywood; Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler; and real estate mogul Sidney Woodruff. Its architecture and landscaping drew inspiration from the southern regions of France, Italy and Spain.^[1]

Film directors have favored the canyon over the years, so movies such as the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) were filmed there, with terrorized masses running down Belden Drive.^[2]

Notable residents (Past and Present)

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• Adam Carolla, Radio and television personality
• Adam Cook, Radio personality
• Aldous Huxley, English writer and novelist
• Anna Friel, Actress
• Anthony Kiedis, Singer and songwriter
• Axl Rose, Musician
• Brian Burchfield, American artist
• Brooke Smith, Actress^[3]
• Charlie Chaplin
• David Cook, Musician and winner of American Idol^[4]
• David Thewlis, Actor
• Dean Torrence, Singer
• D.W. Moffett, Actor, writer, and director
• Elizabeth Tagg, Costumer and artist
• Forest Whitaker, Actor, director and producer
• George Furth, Actor
• Grant Show, Actor
• Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director of Los Angeles Philharmonic^[5]
• Guy Chambers, English songwriter and record producer
• Heath Ledger, Actor^[6]
• Heather Graham, Actress
• Humphrey Bogart, Actor
• Jack Black, Actor^[7]
• Jack McBrayer, Actor
• Jack Webb, Actor
• James Duval, Actor
• Jamie Bell, Actor
• Jane Wiedlin, Guitarist and member of the all female band The Go-Go's
• Keanu Reeves, Actor
• Kim Gardner, Singer and restaurateur
• Laura Huxley, Author and lecturer
• Mac Danzig, American mixed-martial artist
• Madonna, Singer, actress, and director
• Marion Sherman, Model and actress
• Mayra Veronica, Singer and author, Miss USO
• Michael Sopkiw, Actor
• Moby, Musician, DJ, and photographer
• Monty Anderson, Bass guitarist for David Cook and The Anthemic
• Peg Entwistle, Broadway actress who committed suicide from atop the HOLLYWOODLAND sign in 1932
• Peter Deuel, Actor
• Ralph Story, Radio and television personality
• Ray Manzarek, Singer and songwriter
• Robert Townsend, actor and director
• Samantha Ronson, DJ
• Steve Coogan, English comic actor

Education

The neighborhood is zoned to LAUSD schools.^[8]

• Cheremoya Elementary School
• Le Conte Middle School
• Hollywood High School

References

External links

• Los Angeles Times, Real Estate section, Neighborly Advice column: "[Beachwood Canyon:] Serene, scenic enclave born in 'Hollywoodland' days" (7 Dec 2003)
• Beachwood Canyon Neighborhood Association
• TheHollywoodSignGirl.com—Website of actress and Beachwood Canyon resident Peg Entwistle who committed suicide from atop the Hollywood sign in 1932.

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Coordinates: 34°06′49″N 118°19′17″W / 34.113556°N 118.321329°W / 34.113556; -118.321329

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