Ironically, Loew’s Grand was presenting a return engagement of “Gone With the Wind” on the day that Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis.
Born in Atlanta on January 15th, 1929, the future Dr. King was verging on 11 at the time of the world premiere of “GWTW” at Loew’s Grand in December, 1939.
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Ironically, Loew’s Grand was presenting a return engagement of “Gone With the Wind” on the day that Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. Born in Atlanta on January 15th, 1929, the future Dr. King was verging on 11 at the time of the world premiere of “GWTW” at Loew’s Grand in December, 1939.