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Built by acclaimed showman Sid Grauman, this movie house became the most famous in the world. Actress Anna Mae Wong drove the first rivet in the steel girders when construction began in 1925, and the theatre opened with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings on May 18, 1927. Its magnificent carved ceiling, muraled walls, plush carpeting, and ornate columns made the Exotic Revival-styled structure an awe-inspiring spectacle. Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and Norma Talmadge were the first superstars to place their hand and footprints in the forecourt.
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