1763_0031 "Suddenly, Last Summer" (Premiere) Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, Tennessee Williams 1959 © 1978 David Sutton

1763_0033 "Suddenly, Last Summer" (Premiere Party at Chasen's) Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor 1959 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

1759_0464 "Ciro's Nightclub" Film director Nicholas Ray consoles Shelley Winters as she expresses her disappointment that the exciting Katherine Dunham show at H.D. Hover's Ciro's has ended so soon / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0457 "Ciro's Nightclub" Dean Martin, Peter Lawford / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0447 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ciro's popular orchestra leader, Dick Stabile, and Dean Martin share an impromptu session at H.D. Hover's popular Hollywood night spot / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0462 "Ciro's Nightclub" Robert Taylor / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1763_0024 "Suddenly, Last Summer" (Premiere) Jack Benny, Louella Parsons 1959 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0456 "Ciro's Nightclub" Mack Gray, Gary Cooper, Valerie Allen, and Dean Martin share a stimulating conversation during an evening at their favorite night spot, H.D. Hover's fabulous Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0415 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jimmy Durante, George Jessel, Margie Little / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0454 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ida Lupino and Howard Duff spend a rare evening on the town at H.D. Hover's Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0407 "Ciro's Nightclub" Frances Faye, Imogene Coca, Benay Venuta / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0403 "Ciro's Nightclub" Lovely Carol Channing and Charles Lowe sight a friend in the star-studded audience at H.D. Hover's glamorous Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0465 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ginger Rogers / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1763_0034 "Suddenly, Last Summer" (Premiere Party at Chasen's) Dennis Hopper 1959 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

1759_0441 "Ciro's Nightclub" Exciting foursome enjoying Ciro's are Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl with Margaret Lindsay and Liberace. Lee, who got his first big break at H.D. Hover's glamorous restaurant-nitery, introduced the act / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0399 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rossano Brazzi with his wife Lydia / Hollywood, CA 1954

1759_0392 "Ciro's Nightclub" Gordon MacRae traded in "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top" for a ringside table at H.D. Hover's Ciro's after the premiere of "Oklahoma!" to celebrate with his lovely wife, Sheila, and their good friends Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0409 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jackie Cooper / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0425 "Ciro's Nightclub" Harry James, Betty Grable, Buddy Rich / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0396 "Ciro's Nightclub" Fascinated by the show at H.D. Hover's world-famous Ciro's are Mari Blanchard and her escort George Raft / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0072 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ann Miller / Hollywood, CA circa 1954

1759_0449 "Ciro's Nightclub" Victor Mature with his wife Dorothy Stanford Berry / Hollywood, CA 1951

1759_0370 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jerry Lewis and his wife Patti Palmer with Dean Martin and his wife Jeanne Martin, and on the far left, Dean Martin's mother Angela Crocetti / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0378 "Ciro's Nightclub" Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0412 "Ciro's Nightclub" Sensational Sammy Davis Jr., soon to make Broadway debut in "Mr. Wonderful", holds hands with pert Vera Francis at H.D. Hover's Ciro's, where he appears frequently on stage / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1763_0026 "Suddenly Last Summer" Premiere Party at Chasen's Restaurant Peter Lawrence, Rosalind Russell 1959 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

1759_0379 "Ciro's Nightclub" A scant few days before their marriage Rosemarie Bowe and Robert Stack celebrated his birthday at H.D. Hover's Ciro's scene of many happy dates during their long courtship / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0461 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ann Sothern and her escort Bill Andrews enjoy dinner and the show at H.D. Hover's famous nitery Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0069 "Ciro's Nightclub" Maria Cole / Hollywood, CA 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

1760_0012 "Share Party" (Ciro's Nightclub in Hollywood, CA) Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0046 Ciro's Nightclub Julie London, Bobby Troup circa 1960

1759_0071 "Ciro's Nightclub" James Mason, Milton Berle / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1760_0007 "Share Party" (Ciro's Nightclub in Hollywood, CA) Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0431 "Ciro's Nightclub" Conrad (Nicky) Hilton Jr. and dancer Lee Sharon are among the star-studded audience applauding the show at H.D. Hover's Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1760_0009 "Share Party" (Ciro's Nightclub in Hollywood, CA) Patricia Kennedy, Peter Lawford 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0380 "Ciro's Nightclub" Betty Hutton, Sophie Tucker / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1763_0005 "Suddenly, Last Summer" (Premiere Party at Chasen's) Mel Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn, Angela Lansbury 1959 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0082 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jayne Mansfield / Hollywood, CA 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0468 Sammy Davis Jr. with Marjorie and Jeff Chandler at Ciro's nightclub 1952 © 1978 Gerald Smith

1759_0460 "Ciro's Nightclub" Dale Robertson and Mary Murphy enjoy an evening together at one of their favorite night spots, H.D. Hover's glamorous Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 1954

1759_0443 "Ciro's Nightclub" Howard Duff squires his pretty and talented Ida Lupino to H.D. Hover's glamorous Ciro's for an evening of fun / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0453 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rita Moreno / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0402 "Ciro's Nightclub" Gower and Marge Champion display their typical vitality and enthusiasm while watching the exciting floor show at H.D. Hover's plush night spot, Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0376 "Ciro's Nightclub" Debbie Reynolds / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0398 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ed Gardner with Eddie Bracken and his wife / Hollywood, CA circa 1955 Photo by Art Weissman

1759_0377 "Ciro's Nightclub" Even Patrick Nerney's spectacles cannot de-glamourize pretty Jane Powell. Here she plays "peek-a-boo" with him as they dine at H.D. Hover's Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0440 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jerry Lewis and his wife Patti Palmer (right) / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1763_0035 "Suddenly, Last Summer" (Premiere Party at Chasen's) Jack Benny 1959 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

1759_0375 "Ciro's Nightclub" Actress Donna Reed and husband Tony Owen make a happy twosome at H.D. Hover's Ciro's, America's most glamorous night spot / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1757_0005 "Aacademy Wards: 32nd Annual" Elizabeth taylor and Eddie Fisher, 1960. © 1978 Bernie Abramson

1760_0010 "Share Party" (Ciro's Nightclub in Hollywood, CA) Dean Martin 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0428 "Ciro's Nightclub" Susan Hayward / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0436 "Ciro's Nightclub" Patsy Kelly, Tallulah Bankhead / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0373 "Ciro's Nightclub" Celebrating at Ciro's are Donald O'Connor and Gloria Noble. It came as no surprise to Hollywood when this happy twosome announced their engagement / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0381 "Ciro's Nightclub" In true "Dragnet" fashion, Jack Webb seems to be investigating The Case of Peggy Lee's Coke, while his Mrs. seems more intent on pretty Peggy's conversation / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0385 "Ciro's Nightclub" Anna Maria Alberghetti hosts Anna Maria Alberghetti at H.D. Hover's beautiful Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0432 "Ciro's Nightclub" Alfred Hitchcock with his wife Alma Reville / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0397 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado / Hollywood, CA circa 1959

1759_0406 "Ciro's Nightclub" The answer was "Yes" when Hal March popped the BIG question to Candy Toxton -- Here they celebrate their engagement at H.D. Hover's Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0444 "Ciro's Nightclub" Dynamic Italian actress Anna Magnani accompanied by playwright Tennessee Williams is seen here in one of her rare night club appearances at H.D. Hover's world famous Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0374 "Ciro's Nightclub" Donald O'Connor celebrates the success of his newly released "Anything Goes" with his pretty fiancee, Gloria Noble, at H.D. Hover's Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0451 "Ciro's Nightclub" Carmen Miranda, Carmen Cavallaro / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0024 "Ciro's Nightclub" George Gobel, Hedda Hopper, Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0383 "Ciro's Nightclub" Natalie Wood, David Jansen / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0405 "Ciro's Nightclub" Elsa Martinelli, Sydney Chaplin, H.D. Hover / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0435 "Ciro's Nightclub" Tab Hunter, Lee Meriwether, Clint Kimbrough / Hollywood, CA 1957

1759_0389 "Ciro's Nightclub" Army Archerd / Hollywood, CA 1952

1759_0458 "Ciro's Nightclub" Howard Keel / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0026 Ciro's Nightclub, 1956 Billy Wilder, Mel Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chivalier, James Stewart

1759_0446 "Ciro's Nightclub" At Dean Martin's birthday party are Danny and Rose Marie Thomas, Guy and Angela Crocetti (Dean's parents), Mack Gray, Sy Devore / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0387 "Ciro's Nightclub" Pier Angeli, Dean Martin / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0419 "Ciro's Nightclub" Lovely Rhonda Fleming and husband, Dr. Lew Morrell keep 'em guessing with their on again, off again marriage. It looks on again here at H.D. Hover's glamorous club Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0466 "Ciro's Nightclub" Virginia Warren, Conrad Hilton / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0463 "Ciro's Nightclub" Esther Williams, Ben Gage / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0041 Ciro's Nightclub Lauren Bacall , Sammy Davis jr. 1954

1759_0437 "Ciro's Nightclub" H.D. Hover, Alan Ladd / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0448 "Ciro's Nightclub" B.J. Pike appears to be highly entertained by her dinner companion, George Raft, during an evening at H.D. Hover's fabulous Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0083 Ciro's nightclub owner Herman Dover with Shelley Winters 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0401 "Ciro's Nightclub" Leslie Caron / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0371 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jerry Lewis and his wife Patti Palmer with Dean Martin and his wife Jeanne Martin, and in the back, Ciro's owner H.D. Hover / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0074 Ciro's Nightclub, Clark Gable with Kay William, 1955.

1759_0043 "Ciro's Nightclub" Dean Martin with wife Jeanne / Hollywood, CA 1956

17172_0019 "Academy Awards - 26th Annual" Lex Barker with wife Lana Turner 1954 **I.V.

16738_0001 "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" Ed McMahon, Dick Clark 1984 © 1984 Mario Casilli

16738_0002 "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" Ed McMahon, Dick Clark 1984 © 1984 Mario Casilli

16738_0005 "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" Ed McMahon, Dick Clark 1984 © 1984 Mario Casilli

16750_0008 "People Do the Craziest Things" Bert Convy 1984 © 1984 Mario Casilli

16738_0006 "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" Ed McMahon, Dick Clark 1984 © 1984 Mario Casilli

16528_0039 Shirley MacLaine at "The 31st Annual Academy Awards" 1959 ** I.V.

16738_0003 "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" Ed McMahon, Dick Clark 1984 © 1984 Mario Casilli

16528_0012 "Academy Awards - 31st Annual" Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor 1959 **I.V.

16738_0004 "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" Ed McMahon, Dick Clark 1984 © 1984 Mario Casilli

16528_0004 "Academy Awards - 31st Annual" Pantages Theatre 1959 **I.V.

1430_0022 "The Killers" Edmond O'Brien & Burt Landcaster 1946 Universal **I.V.

1430_0030 "The Killers" Burt Landcaster 1946 Universal **I.V.

14002_0002 Vernon and Irene Castle 1923

13732_0002 Maria Callas with Aristotle Onassis 1959/**I.V.

13732_0006 Maria Callas with Aristotle Onassis in Monaco 1967 **I.V.

13106_0013 "Pantomime Quiz" (aka "Stump the Stars") Sebastian Cabot, Mike Stokey, Diana Dors circa 1956 Photo by Gabi Rona

1249_0052 Spencer Tracy circa 1950s