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Sid Grauman

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Sidney Patrick Grauman (March 17, 1879 Indianapolis, Indiana – March 5, 1950 Beverly Hills, California) was an American showman who created one of Southern California’s most recognizable and visited landmarks, Grauman’s Chinese Theater. The son of David Grauman who died in 1921 in Los Angeles, California and Rosa Goldsmith (1853-1936). A failed prospector in the Klondike gold rush, he had owned movie theaters in Alaska and Northern California before building three noteworthy Los Angeles movie palaces: the Million Dollar Theater, the Egyptian Theater, and finally the Chinese Theater, noted for its extravagant exterior design and its forecourt containing celebrity hand- and footprints. Grauman’s Chinese Theater is now one of the ten most-visited places in Southern California. He died in Los Angeles on March 5, 1950. Grauman was known far and wide among Hollywood’s leading stars and was considered to be a close friend to many.

• Born: Sidney Patrick Grauman March 17, 1879 Indianapolis, Indiana
• Died: March 5, 1950 Beverly Hills, California (Aged 70)
• Occupation: Movie Theatre Owner

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Kobe Bryant Cements His Future At Grauman's Chinese Theater
LAist - News from LA, 2011-02-20 23:00:00
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