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Hollywood Professional School was a private school in Hollywood, California. Initially established as a music conservatory by pianist Gladys T. Littell in 1921 under the name Hollywood Conservatory of Music and Arts, the school quickly expanded its offerings into
And so, the Hollywood Professional School came into being, offering classes to grades K through 12. The two-story building was located on the east end of Hollywood Boulevard, about a mile northeast of Paramount Studios, and even closer to the Gower Gulch area of Sunset (which formerly housed such studios as Warner Bros and Columbia .)
In Alan Simon's fine history of Viola Lawlor's career as an educator and the schools she founded, he relates that the school changed its name in 1930 to the Lawlor Professional School, and then that school and Mrs. Lawlor moved away from the building at Hollywood and Serrano in 1935.
Learn about the success stories of young actors who have trained at The Hollywood Professional School. See how this school has helped launch the careers of some of Hollywood's brightest stars...
Hollywood Professional School was a private school in Hollywood, California, United...
This was a high school for kids in show business and was also known as the “Hollywood Conservatory of Music and Art“. Many famous actors and musicians and their children attended this old school since it opened its doors in 1925 and closed in 1984.
The Hollywood Professional School, located at 5400 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, was a private school for working children in the entertainment business which ran from 1935-1984. It offered classes only in the mornings so that students could work in the afternoons.
