The Movieland Directory: Nearly 30,000 Addresses of Celebrity Homes, Film Locations and Historical Sites in the Los Angeles Area, 1900-Present

RR 2005/321 The Movieland Directory: Nearly 30,000 Addresses of Celebrity Homes, Film Locations and Historical Sites in the Los Angeles Area, 1900-Present Compiled by E.J. Fleming McFarland Jefferson, NC 2004 v + 528 pp. ISBN 0 7864 1863 X $75

Keywords Celebrities, Cinema, Film, United States of America

Review DOI 10.1108/09504120510613391

The Movieland Directory is a unique reference resource. It includes 27,640 addresses relative to the motion picture industry. The addresses range across a broad spectrum of the business: movie stars, script girls, writers, prop designers, and filming locations, to name a few. The work has a short preface and an introduction. The heart of the work is the directory and its index. This resource will be of interest to tour guides, real estate agents, popular culture academics, and stargazers. The Movieland Directory is unmatched in size or scope and fills a specialized niche on the bookshelf.

According to compiler, E.J. Fleming, "the primary focus is home addresses, but it also includes other locations of historical or architectural interest". The work is organized by street name. Entries...