Tag: Gracie Allen

March 16, 2014 /

Gracie Allen said it first…let’s leave personalities out of this and just talk about me

Let them call us nonentities. Who cares? A nonentity can be just as famous as anybody else if enough people know about him. But let’s leave personalities out of this and just talk about me.   Gracie Allen

March 16, 2014 /

The wit and wisdom of Gracie Allen…a platform is something a candidate stands for…

A platform is something a candidate stands for and the voters fall for. Gracie Allen

December 12, 2012 /

A STRIKE AND A NIGHT VIEW AT THE HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY

Waiters outside the Hollywood Brown Derby – on strike in 1934: A night view in Hollywood some thirty years later… You can see the Brown Derby’s neon sign glowing on the right:

December 12, 2012 /

1939 – THE BROWN DERBY ON WILSHIRE

You can cross reference with the handy map in the previous post! This is the dessert case:        

December 12, 2012 /

LUNCH MENU AT THE HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY

I love the informal map of Hollywood on the cover of the Brown Derby menu. . If you click on the menu it’s easier to see.

December 12, 2012 /

THE BROWN DERBY – FOUR LOCATIONS – EVERYONE ATE THERE

I never did, different generation (quite a few generations), but here a few stars at the Brown Derby – oh, and the pattern on the china is “Blue Willow”: George and Gracie, Jane and Ronnie. This is another industry couple dining at the Derby, she’s an actress, and he’s a…

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