Life and work
Curtis Hanson was an American filmmaker. Born: 24 March 1945. Died: 20 September 2016. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Director · Writer/Creator · Producer · 1945–2016
Curtis Hanson
Curtis Hanson was an American filmmaker. Born on 24 March 1945, this profile follows Curtis Hanson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include L.A. Confidential (1997). The location trail reaches Los Angeles City Hall, Frolic Room and Sowden House. 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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L.A. Confidential · Los Angeles City Hall
Curtis Hanson is credited as director, writer and producer on L.A. Confidential. The work’s existing location story leads to Los Angeles City Hall. City Hall provides the headquarters exterior and the council chamber. The police offices were assembled from other locations, so the building is only one part of the screen institution.
L.A. Confidential — credits ↗︎Los Angeles City Hall ↗︎L.A. Confidential · Los Angeles City Hall ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 5 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Los Angeles City Hall ↗︎
Filming location · police headquarters exterior
City Hall provides the headquarters exterior and the council chamber. The police offices were assembled from other locations, so the building is only one part of the screen institution.
Los Angeles City Hall ↗︎L.A. Confidential · Los Angeles City Hall ↗︎
200 N Spring Street
Open street map ↗︎Frolic Room ↗︎
Filming location · Vincennes’s decision
Jack Vincennes pauses at the Frolic Room before trying to undo the trap laid for Matt Reynolds. The small bar holds a decisive change of heart.
6245 Hollywood Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Sowden House ↗︎
A screen location
Sowden House is documented as a location associated with L.A. Confidential (1997). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
5121 Franklin Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Former Linda Vista Hospital ↗︎
A screen location
Former Linda Vista Hospital is documented as a location associated with L.A. Confidential (1997). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
610 S St Louis Street
Open street map ↗︎Formosa Cafe ↗︎
Filming location · Lana Turner encounter
The Formosa is the setting for the mistaken-identity encounter with Lana Turner. The restaurant has been restored since filming; check its own dining arrangements before visiting.
7156 Santa Monica Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1945-03-24 2016-09-20
Born 24 March 1945
Died 20 September 2016
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
L.A. Confidential ↗︎
Curtis Hanson
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.
L.A. Confidential ↗︎
Cut to look like it: a sunny postcard over the glossies, seven places to call real or look-alike, and a one-way mirror you light from either side.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Russell Crowe ↗︎
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Kevin Spacey ↗︎
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Danny DeVito ↗︎
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Kim Basinger ↗︎
Kim Basinger is an American actress. Born on 8 December 1953, this profile follows Kim Basinger through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include L.A. Confidential (1997). The location trail reaches Los Angeles City Hall, Frolic Room and Sowden House. 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.
Guy Pearce ↗︎
Guy Pearce is an Australian actor. Born on 5 October 1967, this profile follows Guy Pearce through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include L.A. Confidential (1997), Iron Man 3 (2013) and The King's Speech. The location trail reaches Los Angeles City Hall, Frolic Room and Sowden House, with existing stories in London. 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.
Jerry Goldsmith ↗︎
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