Johnny Grant - Hollywood, CA
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Johnny Grant actually has TWO Walk of Fame Stars...this one is a special one recognizing his role as the symbolic "Mayor of Hollywood".
Waymark Code: WMP59G
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2015
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Hollywood honors over 2400 celebrities of stage, screen, song and radio with stars like this one along the Hollywood Walk of Fame- fifteen blocks along Hollywood Blvd.
This star honors radio personality Johnny Grant.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame's website (
visit link) informs us:
"Johnny Grant (May 9, 1923 – January 9, 2008) was an American radio personality and television producer who also served as the honorary mayor of Hollywood, in which capacity he was often present at Hollywood community functions, including the unveiling of new stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. An intersection just north of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue is designated “Johnny Grant Way.”
FACT FILE
Born: May 9, 1923 Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2008 (aged 84) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation: Radio personality Television producer
Years active: 1939–2008
Notable credit(s): (Honorary) “Mayor of Hollywood”
Read more about Johnny Grant at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
OTHER STARS
Johnny Grant also has stars:
For television
6809 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Highland and Orange"