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e second and third floors are devoted to props, posters, souvenirs and costumes from countless movies and television series such as Twilight, Planet of the Apes, Jaws, High School Musical, "Glee" and "e So- pranos". Check out the stun- ning premiere dress worn by Angelina Jolie and the big screen apparel of Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Jen- nifer Lopez, Brad Pitt and Marilyn and Elvis. ere's also a priceless collection of 6000 auto- ABOVE & RIGHT: The historic Max Factor Building's opulent main salon is the first stop before visiting the makeup studios where Max Factor created the beauties of the day. FAR RIGHT: Donelle Dadigan, owner of The Hollywood Museum, loves to preserve Hollywood's history and make it accessible to everyone. through the years— Revlon, Playtex and Proctor & Gamble, to name a few. After Fac- tor's death the building became a "Museum of Beauty" dedicated to Factor, but when it closed in 1994 the fu- ture seemed uncertain – until local resident and businesswoman, Donelle Dadigan, decided she wanted the building, and simply wouldn't take "no" for an answer: "I wanted to give something back to the commu- BELOW: The Automaton from Oscar-nominated Hugo, is there to greet you "in person!" nity, and the number one export from Hollywood is the movies. As a teacher I had learned that the best way to teach kids was to be entertaining, and I wanted to share with the world the experience of learning." anks to some lucky finds in the basement—the original sale display cases you see in the foyer and someone coming forward with old blueprints—they were able to restore everything to its 1930s heyday and opened for visitors in 1996. e foyer is glitzy, glamorous Art Deco gem of white and pink-rose marble, chandeliers, antique furniture and faux 22 carat gold and silver trim, and showcases some of the original wigs, lipsticks, perfumes – as well as dresses, magazine covers, telegrams and photographs – from the days of Max Factor. Judy Garland's red shoes are here too, and costumes from tel- evision series "e Good Wife" and "e Borgias". e museum boasts that they hold the most extensive movie memorabilia collection anywhere – around 10,000 items – and the special-colored rooms. ese original "stu- dios" were designed to provide a pampering experience and complement the coloring of blonds, brunettes and red- heads. It was here that Factor himself personally applied cosmetics to every actress of the era transforming the ordi- nary into extraordinary beauty for the camera. ese rooms now celebrate Lucille Ball, Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe (who first became a blond here) with newspaper clippings, personal items, posters, pictures, dresses and make-up from these legendary ladies. 18 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SPRING 2012 graphs – the entire 60 year archive of "Autograph King" Joe Ackerman, and the unique archive of the late Johnny Grant "e Honorary Mayor of Hollywood", which includes the very first design idea for the stars on the Walk of Fame (a caricature of Cary Grant). e darker side of Hollywood takes over on the lower level, which is a long walk down the same jail cor- ridor that Jodie Foster walked in Silence of the Lambs – and ends up in front of the Hannibal Lecter's cell. His blue overalls and mask are still there, but where is he? Props and costumes from movies like Halloween, Stargate, Psycho, e Mummy, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Star Trek, Phantom of the Opera, Trans- formers: Revenge of e Fallen and others are on this level too, as well as the gold death masks of Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Vincent Price. ere's also a family connection to the museum for Dadi- gan, whose godfather was pianist and conductor José Iturbi and is celebrated in a display containing his piano, posters and pictures. He was the first classical artist to sell 1 million records and appeared in movies including the 1945 musical Anchors Aweigh with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra: "I'm a huge collector of anything to do with enter- tainment, and the whole museum just warms my soul so much." DH Hollywood Heritage Museum The Lasky-DeMille Barn 2100 N. Highland Avenue Hollywood, CA Tel: 323 874 2276 www.hollywoodheritage.org Wednesday-Sunday 12-4pm Admission: $7 for adults, children under 12 free Hollywood Museum 1660 N. Highland Avenue Hollywood, CA 90028 Tel: 323 464 7776 www.thehollywoodmuseum.com www.facebook.com/ thehollywoodmuseum Wednesday-Sunday 10am-5pm