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Ted Mann (April 16, 1916 – January 15, 2001) was an American businessman involved in the film industry and head of Mann Theatres.In 1973, he purchased the National General Theatre chain and changed the name of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, which was a part of the chain, to Mann's Chinese Theater.
The Mann Theatres chain was named after Ted Mann, the founder of the original Minnesota chain.Ted Mann married Rhonda Fleming in 1977. In 1973 Mann purchased the theatre division of National General Pictures, which consisted primarily of the original Fox Theatres chain. [1]
Mann Theatres is a cinema chain in Minnesota with 13 theatres and 86 screens. It was founded in 1935, around the same time that Ted Mann was getting into the business, in St. Paul . This chain was started in 1970 by Marvin Mann, [ 1 ] Ted Mann's brother, through the purchase of Highland and Grandview theaters in St. Paul. [ 2 ] Following Marvin ...
Ted Mann, owner of the Mann Theatres chain and husband of actress Rhonda Fleming, purchased it in 1973. From then until 2001, it was known as Mann's Chinese Theatre. Mann Theatres grew to become the largest independent chain in the country before Mann sold the business, including the Chinese Theatre, to Gulf+Western in 1986. [20] [21]
Ted Mann can refer to: Ted Mann, an American businessman who owned a chain of movie theaters including Mann's Chinese Theater. Ted Mann (writer), former National Lampoon Editor, actor, writer, movie and television producer; Theodore D. Mann, longest-serving mayor of Newton, Massachusetts; Theodore Augustine Mann, English naturalist and historian
Rosa Grauman (mother of theatre owner, Sid) and George Raft (March 25, 1940) John Barrymore (September 5, 1940) Jack Benny (January 13, 1941) Carmen Miranda (March 24, 1941) Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor (June 11, 1941) Rudy Vallée (July 21, 1941) Cecil B. DeMille (August 7, 1941) The Family of Judge James K. Hardy (August 15, 1941)
On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, while much of Hollywood's attention was on the wildfires that continue to rage in Los Angeles, Lionsgate's “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” debuted atop the ...
In 1973, National General Theatres, the former Fox Theatres-West Coast, sold this theater to Ted Mann, then owner of the Chinese Theatre, becoming part of the Mann Theatres chain. [7] In the late 1970s, new 70mm projection equipment was installed and a larger screen was added.