In the Footprints of Hollywood Fame

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On the 30th of April 1927, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford became the first celebrities to leave their footprints in the concrete of the Grauman Chinese Theater forecourt at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard (Walk of Fame). During construction, the owner Grauman ordered an extremely hard concrete to be laid by Jean Klossner, who later became known as “Mr. Footprint”. The latter performed the famous immortalisation ceremonies for the stars for the following 30 years, time in which, near...