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DINO’S LODGE ON THE SUNSET STRIP – ANY ACTOR WHO OPENS A RESTAURANT SHOULD HAVE HIS HEAD EXAMINED

February 27, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Once upon a time the “King of Cool”, otherwise known as, Dean Martin, was a partner in a restaurant on the Sunset Strip.  The restaurant was a hit in the 1950s and his friends had credit there: By the 1960s Dean and his partners had been to court and Dean said, “Any actor who opens a restaurant should have his head examined” – the partnership was dissolved. The Rise and Fall of Dino’s Lodge by Kliph Nesteroff – WFMU’s Beware […]

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CELEBRATING AT CIRO’S – 1952 – NANCY DAVIS, RONALD REAGAN, JEANNE AND DEAN MARTIN

February 27, 2013 by Vickie Lester

February 23rd, 1952. Nancy Davis, and her soon to be husband, Ronald Reagan, at Ciro’s celebrating with Jeanne and Dean Martin. The menu: . .

Categories: Advertising, Architecture, Blogging, Books, Cooking, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Friendship, Gastronomy, History, Hollywood, Life, Los Angeles, Marriage, Movies, Music, Photography, Politics, Recipes, Story, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: 1952, actor, actress, behind the scenes, celebrities, Ciro's, Ciro's Menu, crooner, Dean Martin, design, engaged, fashion, film, history, Hollywood, Jeanne Martin, King of Cool, Los Angeles, marriage, Movie Star, Nancy Davis, nightclub, Old Hollywood, photos, Ronald Reagan

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THE RAT PACK ERA AT THE COCOANUT GROVE

November 10, 2012 by Vickie Lester

A favorite of the Rat Pack: A night in 1952: Sammy Davis Jr. recorded a live album here, and Judy Garland staged her comeback in 1958:

Categories: Architecture, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized • Tags: 1952, 1958, Cocoanut Grove, comeback, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Joey Bishop, Judy Garland, Los Angeles, night club, Rat Pack, recording, Sammy Davis Jr., The Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd.

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THE RAT PACK

June 8, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Well, kittens — the man keeps taking down these clips as fast as I put them up. Keep your fingers crossed…

Categories: Culture, Entertainment, History, Movies, Uncategorized • Tags: 1965, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson, Live at the Copa, movies, Rat Pack, Sammy Davis Jr., television, Vegas

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