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Sid Grauman's Birthday! And we didn't bake a cake. Thanks to Mike Hume for this lovely post about his legacy. Los Angeles Theatres · March 17, 2020 · ...
We explore his unlikely beginnings, how his parents influenced his path, and how Sid changed the industry forever. From Hollywood royalty friends to his famous prologues, early Tinseltown was Grauman’s playground. Be sure to register for this free virtual conversation today! 🗓 Saturday, September 10 ⏰ 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK
52 likes, 2 comments - sid_grauman on October 18, 2021: "99 years ago some friends and I got together to build the Egyptian Theatre. Only five years later, I had moved on to build an even bigger...". Sid Grauman | 99 years ago some friends and I got together to build the Egyptian Theatre.
May 18, 2017 · By 1917 Grauman was in Los Angeles, where he began building opulent movie palaces including the Metropolitan and Million Dollar theaters downtown and the Chinese and Egyptian in Hollywood.
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Aug 21, 2022 · 5,810 likes, 40 comments - humphreybogart on August 21, 2022: "On this day in 1946, with the help of Lauren Bacall and with Sid Grauman looking on, Humphrey Bogart left his prints in the famous forecourt of Grauman’s @chinesetheatres.".
The Sid Grauman update -- In case you were wondering what he was up to in 1938 it was offering the public a chance to "skate with noted stars" at his Hollywood Rollerbowl at the Warner studios on...
39 likes, 1 comments - sid_grauman on October 18, 2020: "It ‘twas 98 years ago tonight that I made motion picture history when I opened my first Hollywo..." Sid Grauman on Instagram: "It ‘twas 98 years ago tonight that I made motion picture history when I opened my first Hollywood Boulevard movie palace on October 18, 1922.
