6712 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028-4605
(323) 461-2020
Built in 1922 by impresario Sid Grauman. Egyptian décor inspired by 1920’s King Tut craze complete with hieroglyphic murals. Site of Hollywood’s first movie premiere, "Robin Hood" with Douglas Fairbanks. Cecil B. DeMille premiered "The Ten Commandments" here in 1923. Home of American Cinematheque. (See FILM)
website: www.americancinematheque.com/indexegyptian.html
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