List of TCL Chinese Theatre handprint ceremonies

This is a list of handprint ceremonies for the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California (originally "Grauman's Chinese Theatre"). Footprints and signatures are also included, and in some cases imprints of other objects:

1920s

Mary Pickford's impressions. April 1927.
Joan Crawford's impressions. September 1929.

1930s

Many older entries contain personal messages to Sid Grauman, such as Myrna Loy's 1936 contribution. Loy's first job was as a dancer at the theater in the 1920s.
The Marx Brothers, Chico, Groucho, Harpo, and Zeppo. February 1933.
Clark Gable's hand and foot prints. January 1937.

1940s

Carmen Miranda's imprint ceremony, March 24, 1941.[6]
Red Skelton's imprint ceremony, June 18, 1942.[7] From left: Sid Grauman, Red Skelton, Edna Skelton. Skelton also imprinted the shoes of his "Junior" character.
Cecil B. DeMille's square. August 1941.
Rita Hayworth's hand and footprints. July 1942.

1950s

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell signing their square. June 1953.
John Wayne's prints. January 1950.
Steve McQueen's hand and footprints, placed upside down at his request.

1960s

Sophia Loren's hand and footprints. July 1962.
Anthony Quinn's prints. December 1968

1970s

Jack Nicholson's prints from 1974.

1980s

John Travolta's prints. June 1980.

1990s

Meryl Streep's prints. September 1994.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's prints with famous line from The Terminator. July 1994.

2000s

Johnny Depp's prints. November 2006.
George Clooney's handprints and footprints. June 2007.

2010s

From left to right: Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's prints. November 2011.

Unofficial

In recent years, there have been a number of ceremonies for celebrities, famous animals and fictional characters, after which the handprints have not been placed in the forecourt. Thus, they were for ceremonial purposes only and, in some cases, promotional. These include:

References

  1. ↑ "Footprints and Autographs of the Stars - Chinese Theater - Hollywood, Cal. 28". Blog Spot. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/33455118@N08/5329812883/sizes/m/in/photostream/
  3. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thehorror/3544054944/
  4. ↑ http://teamcoco.com/video/mel-brooks-chinese-theater-prank
  5. ↑ "Eleanor Powell...". Flickr - Photo Sharing!. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  6. ↑ "Carmen Miranda Imprint Ceremony". Chinese Theatres. March 24, 1941. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Red Skelton Imprint Ceremony". Chinese Theatres. 18 June 1942. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  8. ↑ Roddenberry died on October 24, 1991; he is represented on the square by way of a plaque bearing his name (along with an image of the Enterprise) and crediting him as the creator of Star Trek
  9. ↑ "Jackie Gets Handprints at Chinese Theater". Super Chan Blog. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Jackson was inducted posthumously by his three children, Prince, Paris, and Prince II. The trio also included their own hand prints after pressing his shoes and iconic glove into the wet concrete.
  11. ↑ "Michael Jackson's children dedicate Hollywood handprint for the King of Pop". TCL Chinese Theatres. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Chan's ceremony was to replace missing previous imprints
  13. ↑ "Jackie Chan replaces missing Hollywood hand prints". My Radio Gold Live. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  14. ↑ Michael Rothman (18 September 2013). "Watch 93-Year-Old ‘Wizard of Oz’ Munchkin Sing ‘Lollipop Guild’". ABC News. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "Peter Cullen and Optimus Prime Honored at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood". TFW2005. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Kobe Bryant Immortalized At Grauman's Chinese Theater". Huffington Post. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Peter Cullen and Optimus Prime Honored at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood". TFW2005. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

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