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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 221 

Recognizing and honoring Johnny Grant for his work as the Honorary Mayor 

of Hollywood, California, for more than a quarter of a century. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 6, 2009 

Ms. WATSON (for herself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CONNOLLY

of Virginia, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. JONES, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. 

CLARKE, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, 

Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 

FUDGE, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. 

HIRONO, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. 

BERMAN, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. 

PALLONE, and Ms. RICHARDSON) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing and honoring Johnny Grant for his work as 

the Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, California, for more 

than a quarter of a century. 

Whereas Johnny Grant was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and resided in Hollywood, California; 

Whereas Johnny Grant served as the chairman of the famed 

Hollywood Walk of Fame Selection Committee, which is 

responsible for one of Hollywood’s most important visitor 

attractions, and the Hollywood Historic Trust, which provided financial support to many historic projects; 


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Whereas Johnny Grant’s ebullient style and sense of showmanship was evident as he produced the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, seen worldwide for more than a 

quarter of a century; 

Whereas Johnny Grant served as Honorary Mayor of Hollywood and as the community’s Ambassador of Goodwill 

worldwide, and had 50 distinguished years of activity in 

show business; 

Whereas Johnny Grant was an international emissary and 

was known throughout the world for his patriotism and 

enthusiastic promotion of Hollywood as the Film Capital 

of the World; 

Whereas Johnny Grant was a pioneer in the radio and television industry, hosting one of television’s first game 

shows, being the top radio personality in Los Angeles for 

a decade, serving as vice president of public affairs for 

Golden West Broadcasting, and serving in Gene Autry’s 

radio and television empire for more than 46 years; 

Whereas Johnny Grant donated his time and talents as a 

producer and master of ceremonies to more than 3,500 

events for charitable organizations such as the USO, Red 

Cross, Boy Scouts of America, and the Salvation Army, 

helping them raise tens of millions of dollars for their 

causes; 

Whereas Johnny Grant led some 60 morale-building trips to 

bring joy and a ‘‘touch of home’’ to members of the 

Armed Forces stationed in Korea, Vietnam, Beirut, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, 

Cuba, and many other areas; 


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Whereas the vision and character that Johnny Grant brought 

to the entertainment industry and to Hollywood in particular will be sorely missed; and 

Whereas, on January 9, 2008, Johnny Grant passed away 

and left a void in the Hollywood industry: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes Johnny Grant as a key contrib3 utor to the revitalization of the image of Hollywood; 

4 (2) honors Johnny Grant for his service to the 

5 country, tremendous accomplishments, and contribu6 tions to the industry and the Nation; and 

7 (3) recognizes and expresses gratitude to John8 ny Grant for the generous donation of his personal 

9 and extensive film collection series to the Depart10 ment of State to be used as part of the Depart11 ment’s ongoing public diplomacy programs world12 wide, the first official contribution to the Public Di13 plomacy Resource Centers Act of 2008. 

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