As a promising actress, Peg Entwistle gained only moderate fame, but her ghost has become the stuff of Hollywood legend. Entwistle gained notoriety after she jumped to her death from the 'H' on the Hollywoodland sign in September 1932 at the age of 24. This famous Hollywood landmark perched atop Mount Lee overlooking the Hollywood hills was originally built in 1923 at a cost of $21,000.