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Watts Movie House Marquee Dedicated in Watts
A Watts neighborhood dedication marked the opening of a new 400 seat theater housed in a former supermarket. The $5,000 marquee ceremony featured figures such as Tom Bradley Budd Schulberg and Bruce Corwin. Donations from Robert Wise Sidney Poitier Paul Newman backed by National General and Columbia Pictures funded equipment and programming as Watts residents prepare two months of renovations with free first run films and low admission.
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Los Angeles
Watts
East 10Ard Street
David I. Zeitlin
Life Magazine
Zeitlin
Universal
Robert Wise
Sidney Poirier
Paul Newman
National General Corp
Columbia Pictures
Southern California Gas Co
Watts Movie House
Tom Bradley
Ed Goff
Watts Urban Design Workship
Bruce Corwin
Metropolitan Theaters
Harry Dolan
Watts Writers Workshop
Budd Schulberg
The
Writers Workshop
Long Beach
Altadena
Pasadena
Seattle
San Francisco
Washington, D.C
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Buck White