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Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, also known as Egyptian Hollywood and the Egyptian, is a historic movie theater located on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. [1] Opened in 1922, it is an early example of a lavish movie palace and is noted as having been the site of the world's first film premiere .
The architectural firm of Meyer & Holler were hired to design the theatre. The result was Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, with a seating of 1770. The approach to the theatre was through a courtyard in an ornate style evoking ancient Egypt, while inside, the stage was flanked by carved columns and models of the Sphinx.
The TCL Chinese Theatre, previously and commonly referred to as Grauman's Chinese Theatre, is a movie palace on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The original Chinese Theatre was commissioned following the success of the nearby Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, which opened in ...
Sidney Patrick Grauman (March 17, 1879 – March 5, 1950) was an American entrepreneur and showman who established two of Hollywood's most recognizable and visited landmarks, the Chinese Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre.
Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress.As a performer, she was known for her ability to adapt to her screen partner's acting style.
The Million Dollar was the first movie house built by entrepreneur Sid Grauman in 1918 as the first grand cinema palace in L.A. [6] Grauman was later responsible for Grauman's Egyptian Theatre and Grauman's Chinese Theatre, both on Hollywood Boulevard, and was partly responsible for the entertainment district shifting from downtown Los Angeles to Hollywood in the mid-1920s.
Grauman or Graumann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Dieter Graumann (born 1950), Israeli-German jurist and economist; Johann Philipp Graumann (1706–1762), Prussian business mathematician and monetary theorist; Sid Grauman (1879–1950), American showman Grauman's Chinese Theatre, a movie theater in Hollywood, named ...
The Egyptian Theatre, purchased in 2020 by Netflix, has been restored to resemble how it looked when it opened in 1922. Photographed in Hollywood, CA., Aug. 28, 2023. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles ...