Grauman, Sid
Variant namesGrauman buildt and operated six theaters in the San Francisco area. He booked the leading vaudevillian performers of the era. He moved to Los Angeles where he buildt and operated movie theaters, among them the Egyptian Theater on Hollywodd Boulevard, and the Chinese Theater.
From the description of Papers, 1918-1946. (Museum of Performance & Design). WorldCat record id: 430353685
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collection, circa 1896-circa 1944 | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Grauman, Sid, 1879-1950. Papers, 1918-1946. | Museum of Performance & Design | |
| referencedIn | Ford, J. mss., 1906-1976 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Selective Service System (World War I). 1917 - 1939. Draft Registration Cards. 1917 - 1918. World War I Draft Registration Card for Sidney Grauman | National Archives at Atlanta | |
| referencedIn | Helgesen, Terry. Terry Helgesen scrapbooks relating to American theatre history, ca. 1932 and undated. | Theatre Historical Society of America |
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| associatedWith | Chinese Theater (Los Angles, Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Egyptian Theater (Los Angeles, Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ford, John, 1895-1973 | person |
| associatedWith | Helgesen, Terry. | person |
| correspondedWith | Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946 | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| California--Los Angeles | |||
| San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) |
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| Theater |
| Motion picture theaters |
| Vaudeville |
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Birth 1879-03-17
Death 1950-03-05
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