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Producers Releasing Corporation

Robert Osborne

 
 
Producers Releasing Corporation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker, July 19, 2026
1. Producers Releasing Corporation Marker
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This West Hollywood location is the former site of Producers Releasing Corporation (1942-1948) a popular film studio known for its b-movies of the 1940s.

In Memoriam
Robert Osborne (1932-2017)

Robert Osborne was an American actor, film historican, television presenter, and author best known for more than twenty years as the original host of Turner Classic Movies (1994-2016). Throughout his illustrious career Robert Osborne became the official biographer of Oscar thanks to a series of books he wrote about the Academy Awards. Mr. Osborne was a long-standing columnist for the Hollywood Reporter (1977-2009).

Dedication made possible through the generosity of Mr. John Frayer to commemorate a bond of friendship that spanned over sixty years.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EntertainmentIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
 
Location. 34° 5.437′ N, 118° 20.952′ W. Marker is in West Hollywood, California, in Los Angeles County. It is on Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Fuller Avenue, on the right when traveling
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east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7316 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90046, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles and in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Victims of Holocaust (approx. 0.2 miles away); Plummer Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Howard Hughes Headquarters (approx. 0.4 miles away); Radio Recorders (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charlie Chaplin Studio (approx. half a mile away); Rock Walk (approx. half a mile away); Pink's Square (approx. half a mile away); Lee Strassberg (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Hollywood.
 
Producers Releasing Corporation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker, July 19, 2026
2. Producers Releasing Corporation Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
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Jul. 30, 2026