Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Meyer & Holler designed the Egyptian Theatre (6708 Hollywood Blvd.) in 1921. The first of the "fantasy" movie palaces on Hollywood Blvd., the Egyptian retains the forecourt with original Egyptian-style paintings. The marquee was altered in the 1950s. The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor to the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District in 1985, and in 2000 was restored and renovated by architects Hodgetts+Fung Design Associates, Inc. as home to the American Cinematheque. Gary Morton, and his wife, actress Lucille Ball, are but two of the many stars who attended the International Premiere of "The Leopard" at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on August 13, 1963. The Los Angeles Consular Corps was guest of honor at the gala affair for the $5 million Burt Lancaster picture filmed in Sicily.
Lancaster, Burt,--1913-1994 Ball, Lucille,--1911-1989 Morton, Gary Los Angeles Consular Corps Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Couples--California--Los Angeles Motion picture premieres--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Motion picture theaters--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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