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_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

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.

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