1759_0426 "Ciro's Nightclub" June Haver, David Rose / Hollywood, CA circa 1955 Photo by Gus Gale

1759_0413 "Ciro's Nightclub" Olivia de Havilland / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0438 "Ciro's Nightclub" Peggy Lee / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0442 "Ciro's Nightclub" Barbara Lyon and Lee Liberace make a happy twosome at H.D. Hover's fabulous fun spot Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0418 "Ciro's Nightclub" Dana Wynter, Greg Bautzer / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0382 "Ciro's Nightclub" Hedy Lamarr, Jack Benny, Maureen O'Sullivan / Hollywood, CA circa 1955 Photo by Len Weissman

1759_0036 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rocky Marciano with dancers / Hollywood, CA circa 1954

1759_0390 "Ciro's Nightclub" Army Archerd / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0060 Ciro's Nightclub 1954 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0393 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jack Benny, Rosemarie Bowe, Robert Stack / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0439 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jerry Lewis and his wife Patti Palmer (left) / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0400 "Ciro's Nightclub" Enjoying dinner and the show at H.D. Hover's exciting Ciro's are Frederick Brisson, Evie Johnson, Ray Anthony, Van Johnson, Johnnie Ray and table-hoppers Zsa Zsa Gabor and Franchot Tone / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0424 "Ciro's Nightclub" Betty Grable, Lucille Ball / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0450 "Ciro's Nightclub" Dean Martin with his wife Jeanne / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0416 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rossano Brazzi, Frances Faye / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0452 "Ciro's Nightclub" Mrs. Warner Olander, Mamie Van Doren / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0411 "Ciro's Nightclub" Dennis Day with his wife Peggy / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0367 "Ciro's Nightclub" Michael Rennie's date at H.D. Hover's glamour nitery Ciro's is Mary Preminger / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0429 "Ciro's Nightclub" Susan Hayward, Hugh French / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0421 "Ciro's Nightclub" Harry Karl, Zsa Zsa Gabor / Hollywood, CA 1956

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_0028 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rising young star Kim Novak and current flame Mac Krim make a happy twosome at one of their favorite spots, H.D. Hover's beautiful club, Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 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

1774_0001 Tony Bennett belting 'em out on stage at the Cloister (opening night) 1960 © 1978 David Sutton

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

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

1759_0410 "Ciro's Nightclub" Tony Curtis, Eileen Howe / Hollywood, CA circa 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_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

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

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

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_0380 "Ciro's Nightclub" Betty Hutton, Sophie Tucker / 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

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