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4 Tragic Deaths at the Hollywood Sign

  • Jan 1
  • 3 min read

Peg Entwistle, who famously jumped from the “H” of the Hollywood Sign in 1932, isn’t the only person to meet a tragic end up on Mount Lee. At least four more deaths are connected to the Hollywood landmark.


Aerial view of the "Hollywoodland" sign on a hill with a cityscape in the background. Black and white with clear sky and vegetation.
Hollywood Sign, around 1941 when it spelled out "Hollywoodland" (The Huntington Digital Library)

The first occurred on New Year’s Eve 1943, when an Army truck plunged off Mount Lee, near the then-crumbling H.


It was World War II and the military had been utilizing the Don Lee television station as a base. To help the soldiers ring in the new year, a celebration was planned by the Women’s Ambulance and Defense Corps of America, a civilian organization that supported the war effort on the home front. Several WADCA members volunteered to host the holiday event, including 25-year-old bookkeeper Toby Keyser.

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