Lucille Ball was born on August 6, 1911. She was one of the most famous icons in America. From her early beginnings from stage and radio to her landmark sitcoms, I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy, she remained one of the most popular stars in Hollywood throughout her lifetime. She was a movie star from the 1930’s to the 1970’s, and appeared on television for more than thirty years. She met and married Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz in 1940. They had two children, Lucie Desiree and Desi Arnaz Jr. They divorced on May 4, 1960. She then married standup comedian and business partner Gary Morton.

Her 1986 comeback series, Life With Lucy, co-starring her longtime friend Gale Gordon was a critical flop and was cancelled two months after it began. This failure was said to have sent her into serious depression. On April 18, 1989, Lucy complained of chest pains and was rushed to the hospital. She was diagnosed as having a dissecting aortic aneurysm and had heart surgery. It was successful. However, on April 26, she awoke with severe back pain. Her aorta had ruptured and she quickly lost consciousness. All attempts to revive her failed and she was pronounced dead at 5:47 P.M. at the age of 77.

At the time of her death she was still living in her home at 100 North Roxbury Drive. Since her death, she is said to remain in the home that is frequented with strange occurrences, such as unexplained broken windows, loud voices coming from the attic and objects moving around inside the house.Lucy’s home at 100 North Roxbury Drive.

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jean Baker) was one of the most popular models, singers and actresses in the world. Her best performances were in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both in 1950). Her career progressed as she became the Hollywood sex symbol. She was highly praised in Gentleman Prefer Blondes, How To Marry A Millionaire and The Seven Year Itch. She married baseball player Joe DiMaggio, but the marriage failed. She then married playwright Arthur Miller and her best performances were Bus Stop and Some Like It Hot. Her final years were marked by illness, personal problems and a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to work with. This may have been caused by her inability to see herself as a true actress and possibly taking medications.

This glamorous star slipped into a coma caused by an overdose of sleeping pills on August 14, 1962. She never woke up and was pronounced dead the next day. Many controversies surround her death, including the possibility of murder. Today her ghostly spirit is known to haunt the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. She often stayed at the hotel where her image has been reported being seen in a full-length mirror that once hung in her poolside suite. Her ghost has also been seen hovering near her tomb at Westwood Memorial Cemetery in Los Angeles. She is also said to haunt the house where she took her dose of sleeping pills Some psychics report Marilyn has relayed to them that her death was not a suicide.

George Reeves

George Reeves was born George Keefer Brewer on January 5, 1914 in Woolstock, Iowa. He was born five months into the marriage of his parents, who separated soon after. George’s mother moved to California to stay with her sister. There, she net and married Frank Bessolo. His father made no attempt to ever contact him. His mother’s marriage to Frank ended in divorce when George was away visiting relatives. He began acting and singing in high school and performed on stage at Pasadena Junior College. He also boxed in amateur matches until his mother made him stop, fearing his good looks might be damaged.

His film career began in 1939 in Gone With The Wind (incorrectly credited as Brent Tarleton). He starred in many B-pictures, He finally won acclaim in So Proudly We Hail! (1942) a war drama. In June 1951, he was offered the role of Superman in a television series. He was reluctant, but took the job. He worked for low pay, even as the star, and was paid only during the weeks of production. His Superman career started with Superman and the Mole Men, a film designed as a pilot for the series. Immediately after shooting the film, he and the crew shot the first season’s episodes over 13 weeks in the summer of 1951. The series began airing during 1952-53, and George was astonished when he became a national celebrity. In 1957, ABC network picked up the show for national broadcast.

George did not resent doing personal appearances, since these paid money beyond his meager salary. He kept his private life discreet. However, he began an affair with Toni Mannix, wife of MGM general manager Eddie Mannix. Reeves broke up with Mannix in 1958 and announced his engagement to society girl Leonore Lemmon. Reeves had options for his career, but they all involved playing Superman.

According to L.A. Police Department reports, between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m. on June 16, 1959, George Reeves died of a gunshot wound to the head in his upstairs bedroom of his Benedict Canyon home He was 45 years old. According to all witnesses, Lemmon and Reeves had been wining and dining earlier in the evening. George became tired of the festivities and announced he was going to bed. Annoyed by the noise downstairs, he cane down angrily and complained. After blowing off steam, he stayed with the guests for a while, had a drink, then retired upstairs again. The guests later heard a single gunshot. They ran to his bedroom and found him dead, lying across the bed, face-up, his feet on the floor. A 9mm Luger pistol lay at his feet. Police say all the guests were very drunk and their incoherent stories were difficult to explain. Controversy still surrounds his death, many people refusing to believe Reeves would commit suicide, especially considering his upcoming marriage. Today, he still appears in the bedroom in which he died, fully outfitted in his Superman costume, then fading away.

Elvis Presley

Just as flamboyant in death as in life, the legendary singer continues to haunt his beloved home in Memphis. A white-sequined Elvis has been seen by stagehands at the Las Vegas Hilton where he often performed in the early 1970’s. He has also been seen in a rambling old building just off Nashville’s Music Row. At one time, the building housed the recording studios of RCA in the 1950’s where Elvis recorded his 1956 hit Heartbreak Hotel. RCA is no longer there, but the building houses a TV production studio that makes music-related items. According to people that work there, every time Elvis’ name is mentioned something strange happens, such as ladders falling down, lights blowing out and unexplained noises coming from the sound system.

Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino was one of the greatest romantic idols of Hollywood’s silent movie era. His career was cut short when he died at the age of 31 from complications of an ulcer. Immediately after his death, he began haunting his home in Hollywood. His ghost is said to be very active. He has been spotted at a number of places, most often in his mansion. His image has been seen in the hallways, in his old bedroom, peering from a window on the second floor and in the stables. One stable worker, after having seen Valentino petting his favorite horse, promptly quit and never returned. He has also been seen at his beach house in Oxnard and the Santa Maria Inn where he has been known to continuously knock and the door and reclines on his bed. The famous Sheik’s shimmering form has also been seen floating among the costume department at Paramount Studios and roaming the catwalks above Studio Five. He has also been sighted near his resting place in the Cathedral Mausoleum at Hollywood’s Forever Memorial Park.

Jean Harlow

The phrase “blonde bombshell” was coined for Jean Harlow during her short career in Hollywood. In 1932, she married MGM studio executive Paul Bern, who was said to have beaten her severely. After appearing in three dozen films from 1927 to 1937, her career was cut short when she died at the age of 26 of kidney failure. Though kidney failure is partially attributed to a childhood illness, it was probably made worse by Bern’s frequent beatings. Both Harlow and Bern have been seen numerous times in the mansion they once called home.

Liberace

Famously known for his remarkable piano skill, along with hid flamboyant charisma and diamonds, Liberace died of aids in 1987. His spirit has taken up residence at a restaurant called Carluccio’s Tivoli Gardens. Liberace once owned the restaurant located just a block off the Las Vegas Strip. Next to the dining room, Liberace had his own private lounge where he entertained close friends. He is known to slip into the main dining room and tinkle the keys of the piano to the delight of unsuspecting customers. Today, staff and guests believe that his spirit has never left. There are many reports of electrical surges, bottles that tip over for no reason, and the ladies’ s restroom stalls that lock and unlock by themselves. On one occasion the electricity went out and would not come back on until someone realized that it was Liberace’s birthday. After they wished him a happy birthday, the lights inexplicably came back on. Some report seeing his spirit outside the windows.

Note: Some of the information and photos were obtained from Wikipedia.org. and  Legends Of America.