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Actress Debbie Reynolds smiling and displaying cement-covered hands after making imprint at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1965

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Title: Actress Debbie Reynolds smiling and displaying cement-covered hands after making imprint at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1965
Contributor: Cox, Bruce H.
Date Created and/or Issued: January 15, 1965
1965-01-15
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: MAKING AN IMPRESSION-Actress Debbie Reynolds smiles and spreads cement-covered hands after making imprint in forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater. The ceremony, a well-known Hollywood ritual, originated in 1927 when actress Norma Talmadge accidentally stepped in fresh cement during theater's construction. Since then 148 film celebrities have been selected for the honor.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b543_227286
ark:/21198/zz0002t9rn
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Motion picture actors and actresses--Press coverage--California--Los Angeles
Photography--Equipment and supplies
Motion picture actors and actresses--Commemoration
Landmarks
Reporters and reporting--California
Entertainment
People
Hollywood Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Events
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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