grand marshal
Americannoun
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This year’s theme for the 137th Rose Parade is “The Magic in Teamwork” with Magic Johnson as grand marshal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
This year’s parade theme is “The Magic in Teamwork,” and the grand marshal is basketball legend and entrepreneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
The all-things-puppetry extravaganza that is the yearly Bob Baker Day at Chinatown’s Los Angeles State Historic Park has landed on its themes and parade-leading grand marshal for its 2025 edition, set for April 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Last year’s grand marshal was puppet master Sid Krofft, one half of Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
President Cleveland ordered federal troops to Chicago and placed them under the command of General Nelson A. Miles, previously the grand marshal of the exposition.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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