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Jean Wallace and Franchot Tone Visit Encino

February 28, 2021March 28, 2021 donnbeach 3 Comments barbara payton, franchot tone

UPDATE March 28, 2021: Thanks to commenter JC, it turns out the notes on the back of these images is

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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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Rosalie Stevenson

February 23, 2021February 21, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments mel peterson, rosalie stevenson

Here with a nice fernwood tiki. Mel Peterson to her right. This article mentions her as being active in hula

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Great Band at Don the Beachcomber

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 donnbeach 1 Comment don the beachcomber, eddie spencer, entertainers, joe custino, lani custino, mel peterson, simeon bright, waikiki

Left to right is Joe Custino on steel, Simeon Bright on guitar, Mel Peterson on uke, and Eddie Spencer on

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Roiti Tahauri Sylva at Don the Beachcomber Waikiki

February 21, 2021February 20, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments

She is center above performing at Don the Beachcomber circa 1950.

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Virg Davidson-Chudacoff Co.

February 20, 2021December 5, 2022 donnbeach 2 Comments Corn-fed beef, Harvey Brinn, Virg Davidson-Chudacoff

I started with this photo and the scribbling on the back: This photo was taken at about the opening on

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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