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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 first Egyptian Theatre to be constructed in the US – which inspired many of the identically-named theatres that followed it – was Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. For several years, Hollywood developer Charles E. Toberman attempted to convince Sid Grauman to locate in Hollywood.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Egyptian Theatre may refer to: Grauman's Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood, California) The Egyptian Theatre (Boise, Idaho) Egyptian Theatre (Coos Bay, Oregon) Egyptian Theatre (DeKalb, Illinois) Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colorado) Egyptian Theatre, Park City, Utah; Peery's Egyptian Theater (Ogden, Utah) Egyptian Theater (Seattle)