Ethel Merman and Bob Six at DtB Waikiki 1952
If the date is correct, this is before they were married. Box Six was the CEO of Continental Airlines and
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People
People in Donn’s life
Rudy Vallee’s “The Drene Show” 1946 Featuring Donn
Part of the archive was this script for Rudy Vallee‘s “The Drene Show” which was a 30 minute radio program
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Hawaii Tomorrow 1966 by Bob Van Dorpe and Herb Kane
This is one example from 1966 of the vision of Bob Van Dorpe and Herb Kane for the islands, in
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Notes From Home in WWII for Donn
When Donn was off at war, his friends sent him words of encouragement via signed publicity shots. I can read
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Mystery Man at Don the Beachcomber Waikiki
I am assuming this is in Waikiki. This is from a negative so there is no notation or hints of
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Toni and Alma Who at Donn’s House
I have a number of images of “Toni” at Donn’s Encino house parties circa 1946. On none of them does
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Help ID Unknown Donn People
These images are from negatives in the Phoebe Beach Archive and thus have no notes for clues. I’d assume they
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Elyse Knox, Edgar Bergen and Mrs. Gardiner
Edgar Bergen, Donn, Elyse Knox and Mrs. Reginald Gardiner. They were all regulars at Donn’s Encino parties in 1946. Elyse
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Steve Crane at Donn’s Home 1946
In this 1946 Life magazine article you see Steve Crane arriving with Lila Leeds. She had just been in The
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Alice Faye at Donn’s 1946
Actress/Singer Alice Faye with her husband, actor/bandleader Phil Harris started a radio show together a couple of years after this
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