CATALINA ISLAND— Catalina Island’s Hollywood fame is no secret. Many films were shot on the island and many movie stars frequented the island, particularly during the 1930s. “The Love of an Island Maid” was one of the earliest movies filmed on the island, according to a blog post by Betsy...
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Women played a more important role in early cinema than is current knowledge. Bessie Eyton who starred in this film, made 200 films. See this museum exhibition for more insight:
https://posterhouse.org/exhibition/behind-the-camera-the-unknown-women-of-hollywood/
1912 was a big year for Bessie Eyton on Catalina. She made three other movies on the island this year: The Price of Art, The Professor’s Wooing, and Bessie’s Dream. (You know you’ve “made it” when they put your name in the title, eh?)
There were about 200 silent films made on the island.
Is it legal to charter a boat to the island and sprinkle my loved one’s ashes in the ocean?