1894/00/00 |
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Degive's Grand Opera House and office building built, designed by architects Nixon and Lindsey |
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1916/00/00 |
Loews Theatres |
Owner |
Marcus Loew's Theater organization buys the Grand Opera House |
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1932/07/00 |
Thomas W Lamb |
Architect |
Loews remodels the entrance and auditorium of DeGive's Grand Opera House in the summer of 1932 |
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1939/12/15 |
J P Morgan Jr |
Audience Member |
Celebrities attending the "Gone with the Wind" premier in Atlanta include the Vanderbilts, the Rockefellers, the Astors, J P Morgan, and all the Governors of what used to be the Confederacy. |
Gone with the Wind (film) |
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1939/12/15 |
Clark Gable |
Actor |
With reluctance, Clark Gable turns out for the "Gone with the Wind" premier in Atlanta. Gable tried to boycott the event, because Blacks are not allowed to attend. Black co-star Hattie McDaniel convinced him to attend. |
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1939/12/15 |
David O Selznick |
Producer |
The "Gone with the Wind" premier is held in Atlanta, Georgia. A Jim Crow city, Black people, including the cast, are not permitted at the segregated event. |
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Gone with the Wind Premiere |
1939/12/15 |
William Henry Jackson |
Technical Advisor |
The "Gone with the Wind" premier is held in Atlanta, Georgia. A Jim Crow city, Black people, including the cast, are not permitted at the segregated event. |
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Gone with the Wind Premiere |
1939/12/15 |
Victor Fleming |
Director |
The "Gone with the Wind" premier is held in Atlanta, Georgia. A Jim Crow city, Black people, including the cast, are not permitted at the segregated event. |
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Gone with the Wind Premiere |
1939/12/15 |
Martin Luther King Jr |
Singer |
Ebenezer Baptist Church Choir, an all-black boys choir directed by the Revend Martin Luther King Sr, sings at the premiere of Gone With The Wind. |
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1961/04/26 |
David O Selznick |
Producer |
"Gone With the Wind" gala at the Loew's Grand Theater is attended by Produced by David O Selznick and stars of the film, including Vivien Leigh and Olivia de Havilland. |
Gone with the Wind (film) |
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1977/00/00 |
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Loew's Grand Theatre closes |
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1978/01/30 |
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Fire destroyes the top three floors of Loew's Grand Theatre building, it was demolished later in the year |
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