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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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