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How the Film Industry Transformed Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Lost LA host Nathan Masters and UCLA's Eric Avila get a tour from historian Karie Bible to learn how the film industry's arrival to Los Angeles in the 1920s transformed Hollywood Forever — the cemetery where countless movie stars, rock idols and industry titans are now laid to rest. Discover how its history is intertwined with that of Paramount Pictures, as well as other movie studios.

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