Wax Museum at Fishermans Wharf attraction operator, (second only to Disney), signed a multi year real estate transaction with the Wax Museum Entertainment Complex Building to invest $35 million to open both the world famous Madame Tussauds Wax Attraction and San Francisco Dungeon at Fisherman’s Wharf. Madame Tussauds San Francisco opened for business on June 26, 2014 and features all new wax figures created by Madame Tussauds. The last day of business for The Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf was on August 15, 2013. Thomas L. Fong was born in Canton Province, China on January 4, 1913 and grew up in a small village. He
The Famous Flames the induction ceremony, Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, said, "If James Brown was the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, The Famous Flames were the hardest-working "group"". In 1993 , James Brown and The Famous Flames as a "group" were awarded the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's "Lifetime Achievement Award". by Foundation co-founder Ruth Brown and Bonnie Raitt . in 1998, Famous Flames founder Bobby Byrd received the "Pioneer Award" from the same organization. The Famous Flames did appear in the James Brown biopic "Get on Up", which was released in U.S. theatres nationwide on August 1, 2014. In May 2012,