Grant Him the Serenity

Johnny Grant, whose obsequiousness and uselessness perfectly mirrored the shallow modern-day Sodom that he adored, has died at the age of 84. Grant first visited Hollywood as GI in 1943, then stuck around as game show host, radio and TV reporter, disc jockey and ultimately as Tinseltown’s greatest cheerleader. He was named honorary mayor of Hollywood by the Chamber of Commerce in 1980, and hosted hundreds of Walk of Fame inductions, produced the Hollywood Christmas Parade and secured a postmark for Hollywood, a rarity to be granted to an unofficial entity.