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Order Number	00068100
Title	Thomas Suriya's "You are the star" mural, Hollywood
Photographer	Friedkin, Anthony.
Collection ID	Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b26_f2_i20
Date	1997
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Description	Photo of a large street mural of famous film actors painted on the southeast wall of the Playmates of Hollywood building located at 6438 Hollywood Boulevard. The mural titled "You are the star" shows dozens of film legends sitting in a darkened movie theater; among these recognizable icons are: John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Temple sitting on the lap of W.C. Fields (who reportedly hated children), James Dean, and Marlon Brando, to name but a few. Self-trained artist Thomas Suriya is a native of Northern California. This was his first mural, painted in 1983. He currently lives in New Mexico and works in film and television creating special effects.
Subject	Wayne, John,--1907-1979--Portraits. Monroe, Marilyn,--1926-1962--Portraits. Temple, Shirley,--1928-2014--Portraits. Fields, W. C.--(William Claude),--1880-1946--Portraits. Dean, James,--1931-1955--Portraits. Brando, Marlon--Portraits. Motion picture actors and actresses--United States. Murals--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles). Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection photographs. Suriya, Thomas.
Format	Photographic prints
Credits	Part of the Los Angeles Neighborhoods Project. Made accessible through a grant from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Internal Notes	There is a smaller additional print.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Neighborhoods Photo Collection