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The TCL Chinese Theatre, commonly referred to as Grauman's Chinese Theatre (its official name for much of its history), is a movie palace on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
- List of Grauman's Chinese Theatre Handprint Ceremonies
Carl and Rob Reiner (April 7, 2017) Ridley Scott (May 17,...
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- List of Grauman's Chinese Theatre Handprint Ceremonies
Carl and Rob Reiner (April 7, 2017) Ridley Scott (May 17, 2017) Michael Bay (May 23, 2017) Stan Lee (July 18, 2017) Tamer Hosny (August 9, 2017) Kenneth Branagh (October 26, 2017) [citation needed] Mariah Carey (November 1, 2017) Lionel Richie (March 7, 2018) Cicely Tyson (April 27, 2018) Carrie Fisher (May 24, 2018) Quincy Jones (November 27 ...
May 17, 2024 · Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is an iconic movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. The opulent and extravagant Chinese facade is a piece of movie history that has been preserved since the building opened in 1927.
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May 18, 2017 · Movies. From Grauman’s to TCL: 90 years of the Chinese Theatre. By Susan King writer. May 18, 2017 3 AM PT. It opened on Hollywood Boulevard 90 years ago in spectacular fashion with the...
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May 18, 2017 · 1. The theater opened on this day in 1927. By Elijah Chiland May 18, 2017, 11:59am PDT. 1 comment. Photos courtesy LA Public Library. Today marks the 90th anniversary of the day Hollywood...
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Grauman's is the last remaining deluxe movie palace from the 1920s still showing movies, havingu0003 gone through another remodeling in order to continue doing so. This site is dedicated to everything about the Chinese Theatre. Feel free to look around! The famous "Forecourt of the Stars" is now explored on graumanschinese.org! The history of ...
Grauman first leased the land where his Chinese Theatre would eventually stand from silent film star Francis Xavier Bushman, who owned a mansion on the site. Working with businessman Joseph Schenck and Hollywood power couple Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Grauman built the theater for $2 million, or what would be roughly $30 million today.