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2 unusual facts about Sid Grauman


Gloria Nord

Nord's aspiration to become a Broadway singer, dancer and actress changed when motion picture theater owner, Sid Grauman, opened the Hollywood Roller Bowl.

Sid Grauman

He formed the Black Hills Exploration Corporation in a gold mining effort near Deadwood, South Dakota.



see also

Albert C. Martin, Sr.

Million Dollar Theater (Sid Grauman's Million Dollar Theatre) (1917) — While the auditorium was designed by William L. Woollett, Martin designed the twelve-story tower that houses the theater.

Grauman

Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, a movie theater in Hollywood, named after Sid Grauman