by donnbeach | Feb 28, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, People
From the Phoebe Beach Archive UPDATE March 28, 2021: Thanks to commenter JC, it turns out the notes on the back of these images is incorrect. After Mrs. Swanky and I stared at many many images of Barbara Payton and Tone’s then wife Jean Wallace, we concluded...
by donnbeach | Feb 24, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, People
From the Phoebe Beach Archive Phil really went all out on the wardrobe! He and his wife Alice Faye were regulars and I have lots of images of her at Encino as well. He was a pioneer of radio situation comedy, band leader and voice actor know for Babalu in The Jungle...
by donnbeach | Feb 14, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, People, Waikiki Restaurant
From the Phoebe Beach Archive That’s Waltah with the gourd. He’s the guy who “occupied the third umbrella from the left,” on the beach at Waikiki.Desert Sun 1955 Waltah was a beach boy at heart. Mike Skinner tells the tale in his presentation: His obituary in...
by donnbeach | Feb 13, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, People, Waikiki Restaurant
From the Phoebe Beach Archive Actress and Big Band Singer Janet Blair visits Donn along with her second husband, tv producer Nick Mayo. they married in 1952, so this is 1952 or later. In 1950, Blair took the lead role of Nellie Forbush in the U.S touring production of...
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...
