1760_0008 "Share Party" (Ciro's Nightclub in Hollywood, CA) Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Jeff Chandler (background) 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

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

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

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_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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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_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_0376 "Ciro's Nightclub" Debbie Reynolds / 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_0398 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ed Gardner with Eddie Bracken and his wife / Hollywood, CA circa 1955 Photo by Art Weissman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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