Quite Unique and Quite Different -- December 11, 2013

This item is from the 19-September-1914 edition of Moving Picture World.  It announces that the Oz Film Company of Los Angeles signed with Paramount to distribute its productions.  "in five parts" means The Patchwork Girl of Oz was a five reel feature.  Frank J Baum was the son of L Frank Baum, author of the Oz books. 

In January, this series will move to my new movies-mostly blog, The Big V Riot Squad, which will premiere on 01-January-2014. 

Grauman's Chinese #15 -- October 17, 2010

Movie mogul Adolph Zukor left his hand and foot prints in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese on 05-January-1953. Zukor was one of the founders of the Famous Players Film Company ("Famous Players in Famous Plays") in 1912. Famous Players eventually evolved into Paramount. Zukor was still chairman emeritus when he died in 1976 at 103. DSCN4153.

I took this on 18-July-2009.

It rained in morning and early afternoon.

We had dinner at Tommy's on Geary Street, across from Saint Monica's. Most of the family was there and it was good to see them. They are nice people.

The Phillies beat the Giants 6-1. I'm sad.