Hollywood

District in the city of Los Angeles, California; the centre of the US film industry from 1911, when the first film studio was established on Sunset Boulevard. It is the home of film studios such as Twentieth Century Fox, MGM, Paramount, Columbia Pictures, United Artists, Disney, and Warner Bros. Many film stars' homes are situated nearby in Beverly Hills and other communities adjacent to Hollywood.

Since the early 1960s Hollywood has also been the centre of the US television industry.

Hollywood

City in Broward County, southeast Florida; population (1992) 121,700. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean, 11 mi/18 km south of Fort Lauderdale and 18 mi/29 km north of Miami. Its palm-lined beaches, sport fishing, and other recreational activities have established it as a major tourist resort. It is also the site of many planned retirement communities. Industries include printing, and the manufacture of electronic equipment, building materials, and clothing.

The city was developed as a resort by a California speculator (hence its name) during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. Port Everglades, the deepest Atlantic Coast harbor south of Norfolk, Virginia, lies on the boundary with Fort Lauderdale, and has extensive docking and warehousing facilities within Hollywood's city limits. Hollywood also shares an international airport with Fort Lauderdale.