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Mayor of Hollywood is an honorary and ceremonial position in
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, a neighborhood of the
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. The office carries responsibilities, such as presiding at
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ceremonies, but it entails no salary or official power. Mayors are appointed by the Hollywood
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. They were previously elected by the
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Club of Hollywood.
The office became vacant with the death of Johnny Grant on January 9, 2008. Among those lobbying for the job are
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, and
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.
List of past Honorary Mayors of Hollywood
- John B. Kingsley (1942)
- Barbara Britton
Barbara Britton was an American film and television actress.She was the first actress to play Laura Petrie on television on the pilot program, Head of the Family, which was retooled and became The Dick Van Dyke Show with the role taken over by Mary Tyler Moore. The California native signed a film...
(1952)
- Jack Bailey (1953)
- Betty White
Betty White Ludden , better known as Betty White, is an American actress, comedienne, singer, author, and former game show personality. With a career spanning seven decades since 1939, she is best known to modern audiences for her television roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and...
(1954)
- Ben Hunter (1955–1956)
- Art Linkletter
Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years...
(1957)
- Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welk was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1955 to 1982...
(1958)
- Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid, and Planet of the Apes...
(1962)
- Steve Allen
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(1963)
- Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welk was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1955 to 1982...
(1972)
- Monty Hall
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(1975–1980)
- Johnny Grant (1980–2008)