Donn's History Archives - Page 2 of 4 - Searching for Don the Beachcomber

Inventor of the Tiki Bar

Donn’s Handwritten Autobiography

Among the Phoebe Beach Archive are the notes and writings of her late husband Arnold Bitner, who wrote a biography

I was scouring the background of images to see what was on the shelves of Donn’s home. This is just

A rare image inside 1727 N. McCadden Place circa 1937. The front bar where more traditional drinks were made rather

In case you didn’t catch it in the announcements, I am in receipt of “The Phoebe Beach Archive”. This represents

I assume the two little ones are cousins. At his Waikiki show.

I am assuming this is in Waikiki. This is from a negative so there is no notation or hints of

I have a number of images of “Toni” at Donn’s Encino house parties circa 1946. On none of them does

I had long heard that at the Chicago Don the Beachcomber the coat check didn’t take tips, but instead they

These images are from negatives in the Phoebe Beach Archive and thus have no notes for clues. I’d assume they

No notes on this to tell me who is in this picture. Maybe they are famous enough one of you