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Happy Birthday Don the Beachcomber – Godfather of Tiki

by donnbeach | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

The man, the myth, the legend’s story continues in 2024 with Swanky’s biography, The Donn of Tiki film, and the new Don the Beachcomber restaurants, and much...

1946 Party of Stars at Don the Beachcomber’s home in Encino

by donnbeach | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

Alma Ross, Barbara Britton, Juna Haver, Bob Stack, photographer Paul Hesse, band leader Dave Rose and his girlfriend Betty Bartholomew, and a bit of Frank Morgan, the Wizard of Oz and Angostura bitters man, await the preparation of the kalua pig fresh from the imu at...

Donn Beach with an unknown group of ladies 1946

by donnbeach | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

Donn Beach with an unknown group of ladies 1946 A rare image of Donn “out of uniform” at his Encino home circa 1946 with an unknow group of...

The Gardiners and the Skeltons at Donn’s Full Moon party 1946

by donnbeach | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Gardiners and the Skeltons at Donn’s Full Moon party...
Mai-Kai Ladies and Mai-Kai DtB Drinks

Mai-Kai Ladies and Mai-Kai DtB Drinks

by donnbeach | Apr 1, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Mai-Kai cocktails are really tweaked Don the Beachcomber cocktails, and some Mariano Licudine...
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Writing Tiki history books is a labor of love. Every trip to dig through a photo album or scrap book can cost thousands of dollars. Buying images on eBay, etc. is money spent for something that may never be used, but you have to get it or it's lost. I'm doing it when and how I can.

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