Places were used regularly by photographers and now are icons of glamour photography.
The Spider Pool
In 1921, McDermott purchased a plot of land “so high above the valley; the address was listed as ‘Cloud 6, Hollywood.’” The land was in a largely inaccessible area of the Hollywood Hills, so remote that no direct roads led to the home even as late as 1962. As he was deciding what to do […]
Ewhurst Manor
‘Ewhurst Manor’ was located at 37 Furzehill Road, Borehamwood and was used by several ITC productions as a filming location, but it had a seamier side at that time in the late 1950s and 60s.
The Spider Pool (Models in Action)
In 1921, McDermott purchased a plot of land “so high above the valley; the address was listed as ‘Cloud 6, Hollywood.’” The house soon became “a monument to the whimsy and ingenuity of the man who built it entirely by hand from stage props used in lavish productions of the silent screen era.” The odd […]