Magic Johnson Theatres Magic Johnson Theatres Magic Johnson Theatres is a chain of movie theaters, originally developed in 1994 by Johnson Development Corporation, the business holding of basketball player-turned-entrepreneur Magic Johnson, and Sony Pictures Entertainment through a partnership with Sony-Loews Theatres. A 1998 merger between Sony-Loews and Cineplex Odeon Corporation caused them to become part of the new Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. Currently the chain's former locations are owned by AMC Theatres, after Sony-Loews was acquired by that company in 2006. Although they are still branded Magic Johnson Theatres, they are solely controlled by AMC. Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr., is no longer actively
Philip S. Johnson Philip S. Johnson Philip S. Johnson (January 27, 1953 – November 11, 2011) was an American violinist. A promising talent in his youth, his career did not take off and he is mainly noted for having stolen the "Ames Stradivarius", a valuable antique violin, in 1980. Johnson was a gifted violinist from the age of seven. After leaving Ridley High School in Pennsylvania in 1970, he attended Florida Bible College. In 1976 he studied music at Boston University and was taught by Joseph Silverstein and Roman Totenberg, among others. At university, Johnson was frequently at odds with teachers and other