In this photo, we get to witness Jean Harlow’s second forecourt ceremony outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on September 29, 1933. Unfortunately, her first one, which took place four days earlier didn’t go so well. Sid Grauman wanted to try holding the ceremony on the stage but while the cement block was being moved, it was accidentally dropped to the floor and smashed into bits in front of the audience. #oops #awkward #do-over Jean was a good sport about it and happily turned up again four days later. In the new block, she inserted three “good luck pennies” into the wet concrete but as you can imagine, they’ve long since disappeared.
Seeing Jean Harlow in front of the Grauman’s Chinese Theater is great piece of Hollywood History. Some mad fan are hoarding those pennies! The rhinestone which was placed over the “i” in Marilyn Monroe’s signature has also disappeared long ago.
In this photo, we get to witness Jean Harlow’s second forecourt ceremony outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on September 29, 1933. Unfortunately, her first one, which took place four days earlier didn’t go so well. Sid Grauman wanted to try holding the ceremony on the stage but while the cement block was being moved, it was accidentally dropped to the floor and smashed into bits in front of the audience. #oops #awkward #do-over Jean was a good sport about it and happily turned up again four days later. In the new block, she inserted three “good luck pennies” into the wet concrete but as you can imagine, they’ve long since disappeared.
Seeing Jean Harlow in front of the Grauman’s Chinese Theater is great piece of Hollywood History. Some mad fan are hoarding those pennies! The rhinestone which was placed over the “i” in Marilyn Monroe’s signature has also disappeared long ago.
It does make you wonder if those pennies are sitting in someone’s attic among grandma’s most prized possessions!