by donnbeach | Jul 18, 2021 | Celebrities, Chicago, Donn's History, Locations, People
Part of the archive was this script for Rudy Vallee’s “The Drene Show” which was a 30 minute radio program in the early 40s. This particular script revolves around Rudy trying to steal a secret recipe from Don the Beachcomber to make his place more...
by donnbeach | Jul 16, 2021 | Donn's History, People
This is one example from 1966 of the vision of Bob Van Dorpe and Herb Kane for the islands, in particular for Kona. This is an example of their attitude of “Cultural Tourism,” which Donn Beach also embraced, in which the character, culture, and people of...
by donnbeach | Apr 30, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, People
1) Betty Grable When Donn was off at war, his friends sent him words of encouragement via signed publicity shots. I can read some, but I’ll need your help with the rest. UPDATE: That was quick! Thanks for the IDs! 2) Merle Oberon 1942 3) Harry James 4) Priscilla...
by donnbeach | Mar 27, 2021 | Donn's History, People, Waikiki Restaurant
From the Phoebe Beach Archive I am assuming this is in Waikiki. This is from a negative so there is no notation or hints of any kind. He looks pretty distinctive. Someone can surely ID him.
by donnbeach | Mar 25, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, Encino Home, People
I have a number of images of “Toni” at Donn’s Encino house parties circa 1946. On none of them does it give her last name. I’m sure one of you can identify her as she was famous enough not to need her last name written down in 1946! UPDATE: The...
by donnbeach | Mar 19, 2021 | Colonel's Plantation Steakhouse, Donn's History, People, Waikiki Restaurant
From the Phoebe Beach Archive These images are from negatives in the Phoebe Beach Archive and thus have no notes for clues. I’d assume they are famous people to be included in Donn’s photo collection, but they may be business associates or simply friends....
