1759_0420 "Ciro's Nightclub" Tennessee Ernie Ford and his charming wife Betty celebrate one of their rare evenings out by taking in the fabulous show at H.D. Hover's world famous Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0459 "Ciro's Nightclub" Harry Karl, Marie McDonald / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0394 "Ciro's Nightclub" Milton Berle / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0388 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ben Alexander, Sgt. Friday's man Friday, and his lovely wife celebrate their wedding anniversary at H.D. Hover's world renowned Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0408 "Ciro's Nightclub" Nat 'King' Cole / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0386 "Ciro's Nightclub" Bob Neal, Pier Angeli / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0422 "Ciro's Nightclub" Francesca Hilton, Zsa Zsa Gabor / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0427 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rita Hayworth / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0391 "Ciro's Nightclub" Bandleader Dick Stabile joins Pearl Bailey and her talented brother, Bill Bailey, in a grand finale of their act at H.D. Hover's Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0384 "Ciro's Nightclub" Natalie Wood, Lance Reventlow / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0430 "Ciro's Nightclub" Sonja Henie / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0395 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ciro's, long famous for its nightly array of talent and world famous celebrities, provided an exciting background for this well known group of show people: composer Irving Berlin, actress Elaine Stritch, actor Gig Young and agent Louis Shurr / Hollywood, CA 1954

1759_0404 "Ciro's Nightclub" Mrs. Peter Godfrey stops by Charles Coburn's table at H.D. Hover's Ciro's between shows / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0025 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rosemary Clooney, Jose Ferrer, Marlene Dietrich / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0030 "Ciro's Nightclub" Lee Liberace, Sonja Henie / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0045 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jose Ferrer squires his Mrs., Rosemary Clooney, to H.D. Hover's Ciro's for an evening of fun / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0445 "Ciro's Nightclub" Dorothy Malone's new beau, wealthy Mortimer Hall, escorts her to H.D. Hover's Ciro's to view the fabulous show / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0417 "Ciro's Nightclub" Mamie Van Doren, Ray Anthony / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0434 "Ciro's Nightclub" Bob Hope / Hollywood, CA 1954

1759_0423 "Ciro's Nightclub" Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0061 "Ciro's Nightclub" Eddie Cantor / Hollywood, CA circa 1950 Photo by Sterling Smith

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

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

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

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

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

17461_0011 "The Julie Andrews Hour" Jack Cassidy, Julie Andrews 1972 ** H.L.

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

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

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

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

1767_0003 "Ben-Hur" (Premiere) Mel Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn 1959 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

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

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

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

17461_0012 "The Julie Andrews Hour" Jack Cassidy, Julie Andrews, Ken Berry 1972 ** H.L.

17461_0017 "The Julie Andrews Hour" Diahann Carroll, Julie Andrews 1972 ** H.L.

17062_0005 "Love Among Thieves" Audrey Hepburn, Robert Wagner 1986 © 1986 Mario Casilli

16523_0001 "The Women of Brewster Place" Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Jackee Harry 1989 © 1989 Mario Casilli

16523_0007 "The Women of Brewster Place" Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Jackee Harry 1989 © 1989 Mario Casilli

16523_0002 "The Women of Brewster Place" Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Jackee Harry 1989 © 1989 Mario Casilli

1559_0028 "The Paradine Case" Ethel Barrymore and Charles Laughton 1947 United Artists **I.V.

14915_0002 "Pageants: Miss Universe" Five semi-finalists (left to right) Miss Thailand, Miss India, Miss Finland, Miss Sweden and Miss Israel, stand tensely waiting for the judges to announce the next Miss Universe 1966

14951_0002 Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., Grace Vanderbilt, William H. Vanderbilt attending the 51st opening of the Metropolitan Opera in New York December 16, 1935

14659_0004 Saturday Evening Post Cover "Great Race, The" Jack Lemmon Photo taken c. 1965 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

14003_0001 Irene Castle in "Come to Dance" at the Coconut Grove Playhouse Dec. 29, 1959

13135_0001 "Shower of Satrs" Betty Grable, Mario Lanza 1954 Photo by Gabi Rona

12358_0013 "Cobina Wright Party" Judy Garland circa 1955 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

12358_0010 "Cobina Wright Party" Red Skelton, Duke of Windsor, Bob Hope circa 1955 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

12295_0002 "American Cinema Awards" Bette Davis 01-31-1988 © 1988 Gunther

12358_0005 "Cobina Wright Party" John Wayne, Pilar Wayne, Zsa Zsa Gabor circa 1965 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

12358_0020 "Cobina Wright Party" William Barron Hilton, Marilyn Hilton, Conrad 'Nicky' Hilton (background) circa 1955 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

11734_0012 Samantha Eggar with husband Tom Stern 1965 Photo by Joe Shere

11734_0014 Samantha Eggar with Lee Marvin 1966 Photo by Joe Shere

1191_0003 "Pillow Talk" Premiere Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall 1959 © 1978 David Sutton

11651_0003 "Midnight Lace" Doris Day 1960 Universal **I.V.

11156_0037 "Academy Awards: 27th Annual" Dorothy Dandridge, nominated for Best Actress for "Carmen Jones" 1955 **I.V.

11276_0012 Dorothy Chandler 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell