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Marama – Donn’s Floating Home in Tahiti

by donnbeach | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

Shadow of Your Smile Don the Beachcomber

by donnbeach | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

2 Girls and a Parrot at Don the Beachcomber Waikiki 1940s

by donnbeach | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

2 Girls and a Parrot as Don the Beachcomber Waikiki...

Happy Birthday Don the Beachcomber – Godfather of Tiki

by donnbeach | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

The man, the myth, the legend’s story continues in 2024 with Swanky’s biography, The Donn of Tiki film, and the new Don the Beachcomber restaurants, and much...

1946 Party of Stars at Don the Beachcomber’s home in Encino

by donnbeach | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

Alma Ross, Barbara Britton, Juna Haver, Bob Stack, photographer Paul Hesse, band leader Dave Rose and his girlfriend Betty Bartholomew, and a bit of Frank Morgan, the Wizard of Oz and Angostura bitters man, await the preparation of the kalua pig fresh from the imu at...

Donn Beach with an unknown group of ladies 1946

by donnbeach | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

Donn Beach with an unknown group of ladies 1946 A rare image of Donn “out of uniform” at his Encino home circa 1946 with an unknow group of...
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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.

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