Background
Masek, Mark Joseph was born on June 13, 1957 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of Glenn James and Helen Margaret (Gleason) Masek.
(Hollywood Remains to Be Seen is a fascinating, gossipy gu...)
Hollywood Remains to Be Seen is a fascinating, gossipy guide to the fourteen most significant Hollywood-era cemeteries and the final resting places of the movie stars who are buried in them. Arranged as an easy-to-follow tours of the properties, the fourteen chapters-one for each cemetery-include histories of the cemeteries, directions for finding them, and a detailed listing of exactly where more than three hundred stars, and a detailed listing of exactly where more than three hundred stars are buried. Strange as it may seem, cemeteries are becoming one of the most popular destinations for tourists to Hollywood and for film fans who want to pay their respects to the rich and famous and passed-on. Every year, millions of people from all over the world visit the graves of the legendary film stars buried in Hollywood, and the interest in these places grows from year to year. Hollywood Remains to Be Seen highlights the legend and lore of celebrity graves, from Rudolph Valentino's mysterious "Lady In Black" to the regular delivery of one red rose to Marilyn Monroe's grave, to the strange journeys made by the body of John Barry more immediately after his death in 1942- and again thirty-eight years later. Also included are information and images of Hollywood's most lavish and majestic graves, from the huge mausoleum of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., complete with Roman pillars and giant reflecting pool; to Liberace's flamboyant tomb, with a musical score set on white marble; to the spectacular domed monument of Al Jolson, featuring a life-sized statue of the entertainer atop a 120-foot cascadin waterfall. Heavily illustrated with nearly one hundred photographs, Hollywood Remains to Be Seen includes photographs of the celebrities as well as photographs of the cemeteries, mausoleums, and graves, maps of the burial grounds and gravesites, and a final section fitly titled "Exit Lines" made up of celebrities' last words.
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(Hollywood Remains to Be Seen is a fascinating, gossipy gu...)
Hollywood Remains to Be Seen is a fascinating, gossipy guide to the fourteen most significant Hollywood-area cemeteries and the final resting places of the movie stars who are buried in them. Arranged as easy-to-follow tours of the properties, the fourteen chapters -- one for each cemetery -- include histories of the cemeteries, directions for finding them, and a detailed listing of exactly where more than three hundred stars are buried. Strange as it may seem, cemeteries are becoming one of the most popular destinations for tourists to Hollywood and for film fans who want to pay their respects to the rich and famous and passed-on. Every year, millions of people from all over the world visit the graves of the legendary film stars buried in Hollywood, and the interest in these places grows from year to year. Hollywood Remains to Be Seen highlights the legend and lore of celebrity graves, from Rudolph Valentino's mysterious Lady in Black to the regular delivery of one red rose to Marilyn Monroe's grave, to the strange journeys made by the body of John Barrymore immediately after his death in 1942 -- and again thirty-eight years later. Also included are information and images of Hollywood's most lavish and majestic graves, from the huge mausoleum of Douglas Fairbanks Sr., complete with Roman pillars and a giant reflecting pool; to Liberace's flamboyant tomb, with a musical score set on white marble; to the spectacular domed monument of Al Jolson, featuring a life-sized statue of the entertainer atop a 120-foot cascading waterfall. Heavily illustrated with nearly one hundred photographs, Hollywood Remains to Be Seen includes photographs of the celebrities as well as photographs ofthe cemeteries, mausoleums, and graves, maps of the burial grounds and gravesites, and a final section fitly titled Exit Lines made up of celebrities' last words.
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Masek, Mark Joseph was born on June 13, 1957 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of Glenn James and Helen Margaret (Gleason) Masek.
Bachelor, University Illinois, Urbana, 1979.
Reporter The Daily Illini, Champaign, 1976—1979, Joliet Herald-News, 1978—1979. Columnist, editor Elgin Daily Courier-News, Illinois, 1979—1988. Editor The Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, 1988—1990.
Publications manager Argonne National Laboratory, 1990—1998. Editor Riverside Press-Enterprise, California, 2003—2005. News editor San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group, 2005—2007.
Copy editor Los Angeles Times, since 2007.
(Hollywood Remains to Be Seen is a fascinating, gossipy gu...)
(Hollywood Remains to Be Seen is a fascinating, gossipy gu...)
Vice president Recycle Now-Joliet, since 1991. Active Environmental Commission City of Joliet, 1993—1996. Board directors Will County Habitat for Humanity, 1994—1999, president, 1997—1999.
Member of Indiana Writers Southern California, Society Professional Journalists, Mensa.
Married Theresa Marie Norton, October 24, 1987.