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Celluloid Heroes

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"Celluloid Heroes"
Single by the Kinks
from the album Everybody's in Show-Biz
B-side"Hot Potatoes"
Released24 November 1972
RecordedMay–June 1972
StudioMorgan (London)
GenreSoft rock
Length6:19
LabelRCA 2299
Songwriter(s)Ray Davies
Producer(s)Ray Davies
The Kinks singles chronology
"Supersonic Rocket Ship"
(1972)
"Celluloid Heroes"
(1972)
"Sitting In The Midday Sun"
(1973)

"Celluloid Heroes" is a 1972 song by British band The Kinks. It was taken from their 11th studio album Everybody's in Show-Biz. It also appears on their 1980 live album One for the Road. The song talks about famous 20th-century actors and the Hollywood Boulevard.