by donnbeach | Apr 6, 2022 | Chicago
by donnbeach | Jan 9, 2022 | Donn's History
Here is another sample of Donn’s handwriting. I’m getting better at interpreting it mainly by virtue of knowing a lot of the subjects already and being able to piece it together. I decided to actually type up my interpretation of this page. Maybe I know...
by donnbeach | Nov 24, 2021 | Cocktails, Donn's History
by donnbeach | Oct 17, 2021 | Donn's History, Locations, WWII
There are various pages, some hand written, some typed, of notes by Donn on his life. The hand written ones are very slap-dash stuff that was only meant to jog his memory. Being notes written for himself, they are often completely unreadable. His writing his barely...
by donnbeach | Oct 15, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, Locations, People, Waikiki Restaurant
Ethel and Bob at DtB Waikiki 2-14-1952 If the date is correct, this is before they were married. Box Six was the CEO of Continental Airlines and when they married in 1953, he urged Ethel Merman to return to her career. She had just starred in “There’s No...