About the author
Hope Anderson is a Los Angeles-based writer and filmmaker whose 2009 documentary, "Under the Hollywood Sign" led her to Peg Entwistle, the young actress whose life and suicide off the Hollywood Sign had been shrouded in mystery and misinformation. In setting the record straight, Anderson gained the cooperation of Peg's surviving family members, who sat for interviews and gave her access to their extensive collection of photographs and documents. Anderson's two films about Peg Entwistle, a short feature and a biography, will soon be released on DVD as "Peg Entwistle: The Life and Death of an Actress." She writes about filmmaking and history at underthehollywoodsign.com and is the author of "On Blade Runner: Four Essays."