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Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated January 2, 1959 reads "One of the most important props in 'Auntie Mame,' is the longitudinal cigaret (sic) holder which the zany Auntie manipulates throughout the hilarious film at the Chinese Theater. Here at a pre-opening shindig Rosalind Russell demonstrates the holder's proper uses to UPI's Hollywood correspondent Vernon Scott (right) and Valley Times drama editor Len Boyd." Grauman's Chinese Theater, a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument is located at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Russell, Rosalind Scott, Vernon,--1923-2002 Valley Times (Firm)--Employees United Press International--Employees Chinese Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Editors--California--Los Angeles Newspaper employees--California--Los Angeles Journalists--United States Motion picture theaters--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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