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Hollywood
At James
Brolin's star ceremony on Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood and Barbra Streisand. The two go hand in hand. Two of the
movie studios where Barbra shot several films are located in this
vicinity of Los Angeles. Probably the most famous movie palace of
them all, Grauman's Chinese, is located on Hollywood Blvd. And
Barbra's Hollywood Star on the Walk of Fame is right out front.
Warner Bros. - 4301 W. Olive, Burbank
"New Amsterdam Theatre": then
and now
Barbra
filmed many of her Hollywood motion pictures at The Warner Bros.
studio. The back lot was "borrowed" by Columbia in 1968 where the
dramatic opening scene of
was shot. Barbra made her on-screen debut as Fanny Brice arriving at
the New Amsterdam Theatre, seeing her name up in lights. If you look
closely at three of Barbra other movies (all Columbia pictures), you
will notice that the exterior set of the New Amsterdam was redressed
and again featured prominently. In
Katie is first seen running across the street into her radio studio.
In
Henry arrives in downtown Brooklyn on her motor scooter. And in
the same set is used to represent the "Crazy Quilt" theatre.
The Warner Bros. studio is open for daily tours by advance
appointment. It is perhaps the most inclusive "Streisand" studio tour
available and if you know your Barbra movies, the tour is chock full
of wonderful surprises.
Universal Studios - 100 Universal
City Plaza, NorthHollywood
 
The
premiere of "Meet the Fockers" at Universal's City Walk, 2004
Over at Universal
Studios in North Hollywood you'll find the Universal Picture's back
lot and the Universal City Amphitheatre. On November 18, 1992, Barbra
was honored by Aids Project Los Angeles for her support in finding a
cure. The event, held at the Amphitheatre, was a star-studded concert,
the highlight of which was Barbra. She gave a live performance at the
APLA Commitment to Life benefit that evening, her first in a very long
time, and dazzled the audience when she and Johnny Mathis did a duet
of "I Have A Love/One Hand One Heart" from "West Side Story." Barbra
then gave an impassioned speech, calling on public officials to take a
stronger role in helping to fight the AIDS epidemic. Finally, she
again took to the stage, this time
in a solo performance. She sang
"Somewhere" and closed the show with a glimmer of optimism.
In 1994, Barbra
returned to the same stage at Universal. This time she wasn't a
performer. She was on hand to present the APLA award to Hillary
Clinton.
In 1981, Barbra made her first, and least successful film for
Universal, All Night Long, on their back lot. In 2004, she
returned to Universal to film her most successful film, Meet the
Fockers. She attended the Los Angeles premiere at Universal's City
Walk.
Grauman's Chinese - 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
 
Grauman's Chinese: then and now
Real estate is about
location, location, location. Barbra's star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame is located in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood
Blvd. Every tourist who visits Hollywood sees it or walks across it
whether they realize it or not. Barbra received the honor on December
1, 1976.
Barbra did not attend
her own star ceremony but was on hand when her husband, James Brolin
received the honors in 1998. For the occasion, Barbra returned to
Hollywood Blvd, across the street from Grauman's Chinese and her own
star on the Walk of Fame.
Several of Barbra's
films have had their road show engagements at The Chinese, including
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