Posted on 01/09/2008 10:07:10 PM PST by hole_n_one
Edited on 01/09/2008 10:13:53 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
Los Angeles news stations reporting that Johnny Grant has been found dead in his penthouse at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
He was a cheeful fellow. That’s too bad. RIP.
RIP, Mr. Mayor. He was cheerful, indeed. ;-)
Johnny Grant, Honorary Mayor Of Hollywood, Dies
I put up my headline well before I came across this internet source.......how weird!
RIP
OMG Johnny Grant died?
RIP he was cool
Sorry to hear it. He was very good for Hollywood and the entertainment community.
Seemed to be a nice guy and I admire never hearing and politics out of him in print or before camera (at least to my knowledge).
That’s too bad, Seven...he was really great. Thanks for the ping...
End of an era, for sure. RIP. Johnny.
And if that isn’t enough for you, there’s even a rumor that the Hollywood Roosevelt is haunted - not by just one, but by two celebrity ghosts! The staff claims that the ghost of actor Montgomery Clift haunts the ninth floor (suite #928), where he used to pace the halls back in 1953, memorizing his lines while making “From Here to Eternity.” Tales told are of loud noises coming from the empty suite, and of phones left mysteriously off the hook. The other apparition is said to be that of Marilyn Monroe, whose image is said to occasionally appear in a full-length mirror which used to hang in her poolside suite (the mirror is now next to the elevator on the lower level).
No way. Another legend is gone.
He was a wonderful, enthusiastic mayor for Hollywood.
I wonder who will take his place?
big shoes to fill.
Look at Johnny's face :o).
What a remarkable life.
He was a treasure!
Thank you Johnny. May you rest in peace :).
His life reads like an inspirational poem - how on earth could one man do so much for so many? Boy Scouts, USO, Veterans, the addicted, the downtrodden, the aspiring...
Thank God for men like Johnny Grant!
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