by donnbeach | Feb 13, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, People, Waikiki Restaurant
Noted for his syndicated column The Lyons Den in the New York Post, he was a world traveler. Wikipedia page: Leonard Lyons NEW YORK – 1954: Marilyn Monroe with newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons at Sardi’s Restaurant in 1954 in New York, New York. (Photo by...
by donnbeach | Feb 12, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, People, Waikiki Restaurant
From the Phoebe Beach Archive Irving Berlin visits Don the Beachcomber’s in Waikiki December 1950. Note everyone is drinking out of actual bamboo. Irving and Ellin Their marriage between a Jew and Catholic caused a stir. They were married 63 years. His Wiki...
by donnbeach | Feb 12, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, People, Waikiki Restaurant
From the Phoebe Beach Archive January 7th, 1951 bandleader Freddy Martin visits Don the Beachcomber on Waikiki. Donn and Freddy are about the same age. Note Freddy’s drinking out of actual bamboo. “Martin’s popularity as a bandleader led him to...
by donnbeach | Feb 12, 2021 | Articles, Cocktails, Donn's History, Ephemera, Waikiki Restaurant
Is that Jayne Mansfield? Looks like some fun times at the Cabaret… Really fun times… But we’re here for their Hawaii travel section. Would love to be at this luau on Waikiki beach… Hanging out with Don the Beachcomber himself! And enjoying a...
