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Phil Harris Visits Donn’s Encino Home 1946

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments phil harris, the aristocats, the jungle book

Phil really went all out on the wardrobe! He and his wife Alice Faye were regulars and I have lots

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Waltah Clarke at the Beachcomber

February 14, 2021February 21, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments waltah clarke

That’s Waltah with the gourd. He’s the guy who “occupied the third umbrella from the left,” on the beach at

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Actress/Singer Janet Blair Visits Donn in Waikiki

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments janet blair, nick mayo

Actress and Big Band Singer Janet Blair visits Donn along with her second husband, tv producer Nick Mayo. they married

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Columnist Leonard Lyons Visits Donn in 1949

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments leonard lyons, new your post, the lyons den

Noted for his syndicated column The Lyons Den in the New York Post, he was a world traveler. Wikipedia page:

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Irving Berlin visits Waikiki Beachcomber

February 12, 2021February 13, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments irving berlin

Irving Berlin visits Don the Beachcomber’s in Waikiki December 1950. Note everyone is drinking out of actual bamboo. Their marriage

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Freddy Martin
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Bandleader Freddy Martin Visits DtB

February 12, 2021February 21, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments bandleader, don the beachcomber, donn beach, freddy martin, waikiki

January 7th, 1951 bandleader Freddy Martin visits Don the Beachcomber on Waikiki. Donn and Freddy are about the same age.

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Phil Harris Visits Donn’s Encino Home 1946
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Phil Harris Visits Donn’s Encino Home 1946

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 donnbeach 0

Phil really went all out on the wardrobe! He and his wife Alice Faye were regulars and I have lots

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Rosalie Stevenson

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About Us

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.

The history is slipping away. Friends and associates of Donn Beach are still out there. Those who lived it are passing from this earth and taking the incredible stories with them. Their photo albums are tossed. The time is now.

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