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The Hollywoodland Revue is a passion project dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich heritage of Hollywood. Our film enthusiasts and historians are committed to sharing engaging content that educates and entertains our readers.
Allan R. Ellenberger is a Los Angeles–based film historian, author, and blogger whose work is devoted to uncovering the people, places, and forgotten truths that shaped Hollywood’s Golden Age. Known for his meticulous, archives-driven approach, Ellenberger writes not only about movie stars, but about the physical and cultural landscape that surrounded them—where they lived, worked, gathered, and were ultimately laid to rest.
In his home state of Pennsylvania, Ellenberger developed an early interest in art, film, and visual history, earning an associate degree from the Ivy School of Professional Art. During his final quarter at Ivy, he shared classes with future artist and activist, Keith Haring, an early proximity to the creative world that would later inform his own work as a visual and cultural historian. That artistic foundation continues to shape his writing, where photographs, ephemera, and period design are treated as historical evidence rather than decoration.
Ellenberger is the author of several respected books on classic Hollywood (see the My Hollywood Books page), including biographies of major screen figures and reference works that explore celebrity, memory, and Los Angeles history. His extensively researched biography of silent-film star Ramon Novarro stands as a cornerstone of his career, supported by a substantial archival collection documenting years of primary research. He has also written about performers such as Rudolph Valentino and Miriam Hopkins and produced a widely used guide to the 1930s Census.
Over the years, Ellenberger has formed friendships with numerous figures from Hollywood’s classic and modern eras, including actresses Margaret O’Brien, Anita Page, Marsha Hunt, and Theresa Saldana, as well as screenwriter and former Academy president Fay Kanin and author and film historian Cari Beauchamp—relationships that have further enriched his understanding of Hollywood as a lived community rather than a distant myth.
His writing has appeared in publications including Classic Images, Films of the Golden Age, and the Hollywood Heritage Newsletter. He is currently the official historian for Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where his work focuses on preservation, biography, and the cemetery’s central role in Los Angeles cultural history. His latest book project, Cemetery of the Immortals: The History of Hollywood Forever, continues that mission, tracing the site’s evolution from pioneer burial ground to one of Hollywood’s most symbolic landscapes.
Today, Ellenberger is the creator of The Hollywoodland Revue, a blog dedicated to Hollywood history, lost landmarks, preservation, and the darker, often mythologized corners of the film industry. He approaches Hollywood not as nostalgia, but as history—fragile, frequently distorted, and always at risk of being erased. His work is driven by a simple conviction: what is not documented is eventually forgotten.
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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented throughout this site. Historical details, dates, and attributions are compiled from credible sources and archival research; however, occasional errors or omissions may occur. If any factual inaccuracies are brought to our attention and verified, they will be promptly corrected.
Photographs, illustrations, and archival materials are used for educational and editorial purposes under fair-use principles. If any image is miscredited, uncredited, or used in error, please contact us — it will be corrected or removed immediately upon verification.
This site is intended for informational and historical interest only. The author and publisher make no guarantees regarding completeness and assume no responsibility for any losses, injuries, or damages arising from the display or use of this material. All opinions expressed are those of the author unless otherwise noted.
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© 2026 Allan R. Ellenberger. All rights reserved. Original text, research, and photography are the intellectual property of the author and may not be reproduced without prior written permission.
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