Death In Hollywood

Story

Synopsis

HOLLYWOOD. Tinseltown. Land of the stars. A city where an actor can reach the greatest heights overnight - and descend just as rapidly. What goes up must come down, and Hollywood's failing stars leave a legacy of sadness, pain and disappointment in their wake. Here, in graphic detail, are the shocking stories behind the deaths of the silver screen's most beloved celebrities, as well as it's lesser known players. Packed with stunning newsreel footage, and previously unrevealed facts, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD documents many a celebrity's morbid demise due to suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, disease, and even murder. From the outrageous to the tragic, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD leaves no tombstone unturned in it's quest to dig up the truth about Hollywood's dearly departed.

Director

Nick Bougas

Writers

F.B. Vincenzo

Language

English

Release date

1 October 1990

Ensemble

Cast

• Kip King

  Narrator (voice)

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  Nick Adams

  Self (archive footage)

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  Humphrey Bogart

  Self (archive footage)

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  Pier Angeli

  Self (archive footage)

• 

  Jean Harlow

  Self (archive footage)

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  Marilyn Monroe

  Self (archive footage)

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  Sharon Tate

  Self (archive footage)

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  Dorothy Stratten

  Self (archive footage)

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  Carole Lombard

  Self (archive footage)

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  Jayne Mansfield

  Self (archive footage)

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  Natalie Wood

  Self (archive footage)

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  Elizabeth Short

  Self (archive footage)