Johnny Grant

Johnny Grant 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,...

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...Grant By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer Thu Mar 6, 9:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES - It was fitting that Johnny Grant would be memorialized on Hollywood Boulevard. After all, Grant had been honorary mayor of Hollywood since 1980. He...

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...in 1966's "The Oscar." He did Lucky Strike cigarette commercials on radio's "The Jack Benny Show" and radio celebrity interviews at the Ham & Egger restaurant on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. He also did radio...

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...can do it, so can I,'' he remembered telling himself. Grant also had a part in Irving Berlin's ''White Christmas'' (1954) with Bing Crosby and played himself in 1966's ''The Oscar.'' He did Lucky Strike cigarette commercials on radio's...

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...people person, which helps in this part of town." What counts in Hollywood is who you know, says honorary mayor Johnny Grant, and "in show business, everybody knows Robert Gladden." When talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel closed down Hollywood...

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