the young Grauman learned a lesson which would serve him the rest of his life: that people would willingly pay handsomely for entertainment. Sid and his...
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Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, which opened in 1922. Both were built as Exotic Revival style architecture. Built by a partnership headed by Sid Grauman over...
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presentation of the moving image in all its forms. The American Cinematheque's Sid Grauman Award annually honors "an individual who has made a significant contribution...
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(November 6, 1939) Linda Darnell (March 18, 1940) Rosa Grauman (mother of theatre owner, Sid) and George Raft (March 25, 1940) John Barrymore (September...
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theorist Sid Grauman (1879–1950), American showman Grauman's Chinese Theatre, a movie theater in Hollywood, named after Sid Grauman Grauman's Egyptian...
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Million Dollar Theater (redirect from Sid Grauman's Million Dollar Theatre)
entrepreneur Sid Grauman in 1918 as the first grand cinema palace in L.A. Grauman was later responsible for Grauman's Egyptian Theatre and Grauman's Chinese...
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Walter E. Grauman (March 17, 1922 – March 20, 2015) was an American director of stage shows, films and television shows. Grauman was born in Milwaukee...
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overseeing Friday through Sunday. The Egyptian was built by showman Sid Grauman and real estate developer Charles E. Toberman, who subsequently built...
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Torch For Women At American Cinematheque Tribute; Katzenberg Receives Sid Grauman Award". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 7,...
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embarked on a solo career as a singing ukulele player. Master showman Sid Grauman proclaimed him "King of the Ukulele" and the nickname stuck. In 1920...
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