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Life and work
Catherine Hardwicke is an American film director, screenwriter and architect. Born: 21 October 1955. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Director · 1955–
Catherine Hardwicke
Catherine Hardwicke is an American film director, screenwriter and architect. Born on 21 October 1955, this profile follows Catherine Hardwicke through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lords of Dogtown (2005). The location trail reaches Ocean Front Walk and Chez Jay. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Lords of Dogtown · Ocean Front Walk
Catherine Hardwicke is credited as director on Lords of Dogtown. The work’s existing location story leads to Ocean Front Walk. The Venice beachfront parking area near Rose Avenue is where Stacy encounters Jay later in the film. The image shows the boardwalk setting rather than an exact camera match.
Lords of Dogtown — credits ↗︎Lords of Dogtown · Ocean Front Walk ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Chez Jay ↗︎
Filming location · Venice Noodle Company
Chez Jay stands in for the Venice Noodle Company, where Stacy works. The restaurant’s rear areas have changed since filming; the screen business name is not its real name.
1657 Ocean Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Ocean Front Walk ↗︎
Filming location · the coastal meeting
The Venice beachfront parking area near Rose Avenue is where Stacy encounters Jay later in the film. The image shows the boardwalk setting rather than an exact camera match.
Ocean Front Walk, Venice, Los Angeles
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1955-10-21
Born 21 October 1955
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Lords of Dogtown ↗︎
Catherine Hardwicke
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Lords of Dogtown ↗︎
Follow the Z-Boys world from Venice surf culture into the empty spaces skating remade.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Heath Ledger ↗︎
Heath Ledger was an Australian actor. Born on 4 April 1979, this profile follows Heath Ledger through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lords of Dogtown (2005) and The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008). The location trail reaches Ocean Front Walk, Chez Jay and Lower Wacker Drive, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Rebecca De Mornay ↗︎
Rebecca De Mornay is an American actress. Born on 29 August 1959, this profile follows Rebecca De Mornay through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Risky Business (1983) and Lords of Dogtown (2005). The location trail reaches Goodsen house exterior, Ocean Front Walk and Chez Jay, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Emile Hirsch ↗︎
Emile Hirsch is an American actor. Born on 13 March 1985, this profile follows Emile Hirsch through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lords of Dogtown (2005) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). The location trail reaches Ocean Front Walk, Chez Jay and Musso & Frank Grill. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Alexis Arquette ↗︎
Alexis Arquette was an American actress. Born on 28 July 1969, this profile follows Alexis Arquette through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Wedding Singer (1998), She’s All That (1999) and Lords of Dogtown (2005). The location trail reaches The Huntington, Torrance High School and Leo Carrillo State Park. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Elden Henson ↗︎
Elden Henson is an American actor. Born on 30 August 1977, this profile follows Elden Henson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include She’s All That (1999) and Lords of Dogtown (2005). The location trail reaches Torrance High School, Leo Carrillo State Park and Ocean Front Walk. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.