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Detective Leon Smith, a thirty-year veteran of the
Los Angeles Police Department and a lifelong movie buff guides the reader on a nostalgic journey to famous Hollywood movie
and television locations. His investigations reveal exact addresses of these historical sites; and, feature
his present-day photographs compared with production stills showing how the locations appeared in the original film.
His first book, “Famous Hollywood Locations,” contains descriptions and photographs
of 382 sites involving 289 films and 105 television series.” He followed up with a second book that
does not repeat any locations; “Hollywood Goes on Location.”
Midwest Book Review said of Famous Hollywood
Locations: Descriptions and Photographs of 382 Sites Involving 289 Films and 105 Television Series, “In
Famous Hollywood Locations, Leon Smith offers a thoroughly user friendly compendium of photographs and descriptions of 382
location sites involved with 289 films and 105 television series in and around Hollywood, California. The sites are grouped
geographically, with each entry including an exact address and photo of what the location looks like today. A brief plot background
in which the site was involved is additionally provided. Famous Hollywood Locations is a unique and much appreciated addition
to any film buff's reference library and just a lot of fun to browse through.”
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