Hollywood
How
was (0) 
that Hollywood came to be the place everyone associates with the American film
industry?
that Hollywood came to be the place everyone associates with the American film
industry?
In
1887, Harvey Wilcox, a property developer, bought a house and all the
surrounding land on a hillside in southern California. his wife overheard a
woman talking on a train about her summer house, (13) she called 'Hollywood'. Mrs
Wilcox liked the name (14) much that she decided to give her
new home (15) same name. Mr Wilcox then
built other houses on his land and used the name for the whole community.
In
normal circumstances most people (16) never have heard of Hollywood.
but between 1908 and 1913 (17) else happened. Many small
independent film companies began to move to southern California(18) two main reasons. Firstly,
they were having problems (19) the larger, more powerful studies
in New York. Secondly, they were attracted by the sunny climate, which let them
film throughout the year (20) the need for expensive lighting.
Only
one studio actually set (21) in Hollywood itself, because the
local people took legal measures (22) prevent any more from arriving.
the other studios that came to the area were all built outside Hollywood.
Nevertheless, by 1915 'Hollywood '(23) become familiar as a term for the
movie business (24) a whole.
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