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Peg Entwistle

Peg Entwistle, (July 1, 1908 - September 18, 1932), was an aspiring actress remembered for the tragic end to her young life.

Peg Entwistle

Born Lillian Millicent Entwistle in Port Talbot, on Swansea Bay in Wales, her mother died when she was young and in 1922 she emigrated with her widowed father to New York City. By the age of 17, Entwistle had begun to pursue a career in theatre and spent several years acting in minor roles on Broadway. Her family life had not been easy and she was further stressed by a brief, but very difficult, relationship at the age of 19 with actor/playwright Robert Keith (1898-1966), a divorcee and father of future actor Brian Keith.

The onset of the Great Depression had a severe impact on the entertainment business on the hard-hit industrialized East Coast. Jobs for Entwistle proved difficult but Robert Keith had met with some success in Hollywood. When he returned to New York to work on Broadway, she made the decision to move to California to find work in the motion picture industry. Arriving there in April of 1932, she stayed at a rooming hotel for women until her money ran out, then went to live at the home of an uncle in Beachwood Canyon. Her uncle's bungalow was just down the street from the pathway of a high hill known as Mount Lee - where developers, in order to advertise their real estate project, had put up 50-foot-high white letters that read "H O L L Y W O O D L A N D."

Peg Entwistle's theatre experience helped land her an acting job on stage, but the play closed after only a short run. She then obtained a minor part in a David O. Selznick production, Thirteen Women, but after this short stint, she was offered nothing else. Desperate for any opportunity, the vulnerable girl posed topless for a small fee - but only five months after arriving in Tinseltown, she was left with no prospects, no money, and no friends. The depression Entwistle had been dealing with for years deepened, and on the night of September 18, after telling her uncle she was going for a walk, she made her way up the slope of Mount Lee to the foot of the giant "Hollywoodland" sign. There, she took off her coat and folded it into a neat bundle and placed it on the ground next to her purse. She then climbed the maintenance ladder to the top of the letter “H” and jumped to her death.

The "Hollywoodland" sign in the 1920s

When police examined the girl's belongings, in her purse they found a note that read:

  • "I am afraid, I am a coward. I am sorry for everything. If I had done this a long time ago, it would have saved a lot of pain. P.E."

The body of twenty-four-year-old Peg Entwistle was shipped to Glendale, Ohio for burial next to her father in the Oak Hill Cemetery.


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The body of twenty-four-year-old Peg Entwistle was shipped to Glendale, Ohio for burial next to her father in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Cruz' parents also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her. When police examined the girl's belongings, in her purse they found a note that read:. She subsequently pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to a one year suspension of her license, three years probation, a $2800 fine, and 750 hours of community service. She then climbed the maintenance ladder to the top of the letter “H” and jumped to her death. Nine-year-old Jorge Cruz, Jr was crossing the street in the middle of the block when Gayheart pulled out of a line of cars to make a left turn. Gayheart struck and mortally injured Cruz. There, she took off her coat and folded it into a neat bundle and placed it on the ground next to her purse. On June 13, 2001, Gayheart was driving in Los Angeles.

The depression Entwistle had been dealing with for years deepened, and on the night of September 18, after telling her uncle she was going for a walk, she made her way up the slope of Mount Lee to the foot of the giant "Hollywoodland" sign. Gayheart was engaged to director Brett Ratner but the couple seperated. Gayheart married actor Eric Dane on October 29, 2004. Desperate for any opportunity, the vulnerable girl posed topless for a small fee - but only five months after arriving in Tinseltown, she was left with no prospects, no money, and no friends. Gayheart has appeared in several films, most often horror films or comedies aimed at a teenage audience: Somebody Is Waiting (1996), Nothing to Lose (1997), Scream 2 (1997), Hairshirt (1998), Urban Legend (1998), Jawbreaker (1999), Puppet (1999), From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000), Shadow Hours (2000), Doppelganger (2001), Harvard Man (2001), and Pipe Dream (2002). Selznick production, Thirteen Women, but after this short stint, she was offered nothing else. She has also been a regular on the television series Earth 2 (1994), Wasteland (1999), and Dead Like Me (2003) and has a re-occurring role on Nip/Tuck (2004). She then obtained a minor part in a David O. In 1995, she had a recurring role in the series Beverly Hills, 90210.

Peg Entwistle's theatre experience helped land her an acting job on stage, but the play closed after only a short run. In 1992, she joined the cast of the soap opera Loving. Her uncle's bungalow was just down the street from the pathway of a high hill known as Mount Lee - where developers, in order to advertise their real estate project, had put up 50-foot-high white letters that read "H O L L Y W O O D L A N D.". Gayheart became well known from her appearances in a series of commercials for Noxzema skin cream beginning in 1991. Arriving there in April of 1932, she stayed at a rooming hotel for women until her money ran out, then went to live at the home of an uncle in Beachwood Canyon. She moved to New York City at 15 where she completed her education at New York's Professional Children's School and the Lee Strasberg Institute and began a career acting and modeling. When he returned to New York to work on Broadway, she made the decision to move to California to find work in the motion picture industry. She is a coal miner's daughter.

Jobs for Entwistle proved difficult but Robert Keith had met with some success in Hollywood. Gayheart was born in Hazard, Kentucky and raised in nearby Pinetop. The onset of the Great Depression had a severe impact on the entertainment business on the hard-hit industrialized East Coast. Rebecca Gayheart (born August 12, 1972) is an American actress. Her family life had not been easy and she was further stressed by a brief, but very difficult, relationship at the age of 19 with actor/playwright Robert Keith (1898-1966), a divorcee and father of future actor Brian Keith. By the age of 17, Entwistle had begun to pursue a career in theatre and spent several years acting in minor roles on Broadway.

Born Lillian Millicent Entwistle in Port Talbot, on Swansea Bay in Wales, her mother died when she was young and in 1922 she emigrated with her widowed father to New York City. Peg Entwistle, (July 1, 1908 - September 18, 1932), was an aspiring actress remembered for the tragic end to her young life. P.E.". If I had done this a long time ago, it would have saved a lot of pain.

I am sorry for everything. "I am afraid, I am a coward.