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

1759_0408 "Ciro's Nightclub" Nat 'King' Cole / 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_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_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_0025 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rosemary Clooney, Jose Ferrer, Marlene Dietrich / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0384 "Ciro's Nightclub" Natalie Wood, Lance Reventlow / Hollywood, CA circa 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_0030 "Ciro's Nightclub" Lee Liberace, Sonja Henie / Hollywood, CA 1955

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

1757_0024 "Academy Awards: 32nd Annual" Robert Wagner, Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher 1960 © 1978 David Sutton MPTV

1759_0410 "Ciro's Nightclub" Tony Curtis, Eileen Howe / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

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

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

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

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_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_0378 "Ciro's Nightclub" Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher / 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_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_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_0071 "Ciro's Nightclub" James Mason, Milton Berle / 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_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_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

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

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

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

1757_0023 "Academy Awards - 32nd Annual" Robert Wagner, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher 1960 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

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

1757_0028 "Academy Awards: 32nd Annual" Elizabeth Taylor with Eddie Fisher 1960 © 1978 David Sutton

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

1759_0387 "Ciro's Nightclub" Pier Angeli, Dean Martin / 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

1757_0012 "Academy Awards: 32nd Annual" Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher 1960 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

13873_0003 "Emmy Awards" Ryan O'Neal & Barbara Parkins 1966 © 1978 Kim Maydole Lynch

1185_0023 "Academy Awards - 37th Annual" Richard Chamberlain 1965 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

10825_0107 "Diff'rent Strokes" Dana Plato, Charlotte Rae, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman 1978 Photo by Gene Trindl

10736_0008 "Share Party" Pilar Wayne & John Wayne 1965 © 1978 Kim Maydole Lynch

4594_0007 Basketball (Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers) circa 1960s © 1978 David Sutton

5446_0033 Denzel Washington circa mid 1980s © 1985 Bobby Holland

5446_0032 Denzel Washington circa mid 1980s © 1985 Bobby Holland

4857_0030 Paul Lynde at home 1972 © 1978 Gene Trindl

11910_0016 Reggie Jackson in Oakland 1974 © 1978 Gunther

24383_2193 "Rosemary's Baby" Costume designer Anthea Sylbert, Mia Farrow 1968 ** I.V.

24383_2192 "Rosemary's Baby" Costume designer Anthea Sylbert, Mia Farrow 1968 ** I.V.

1886_0023 "Daniel Boone" Ed Ames 1966 © 1978 Gene Trindl

24380_0115 Raquel Welch and Tracy McHale preparing to go before the TV cameras, at the 12th Annual Deb Star Ball circa 1965 © 1978 Roy Cummings

24383_1841 "The Front" Zero Mostel 1976 Columbia Pictures ** I.V.C.

24383_1584 "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, director Stanley Kubrick 1964 ** I.V.

24383_1579 "Mame" (stage version) Angela Lansbury, Clive Davis, Jerry Herman, Goddard Lieberson 1966 ** I.V.

24300_0899 Loretta Lynn circa 1970s © 1978 Gary Lewis

24383_1565 Loretta Lynn circa 1975 ** I.V.

24383_1564 Loretta Lynn circa 1975 ** I.V.

24383_1357 Louis Armstrong circa 1960s ** I.V.M.

2169_0002 Pat Carroll from "The Danny Thomas Show" circa 1961 Photo by Gabi Rona

2169_0003 Pat Carroll from "The Danny Thomas Show" circa 1961 Photo by Gabi Rona

2169_0001 Pat Carroll from "The Danny Thomas Show" circa 1961 Photo by Gabi Rona

24383_1344 "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" Robert Morse 1967 ** B.D.M

12379_0023 Dr. Jerry Buss with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1979 © 1979 Gunther

12379_0022 Dr. Jerry Buss with Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1979 © 1979 Gunther

12379_0021 Dr. Jerry Buss with Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1979 © 1979 Gunther

24383_1140 "La Notte" Monica Vitti 1961 ** I.V.

10899_0004 The Playboy Club 1967 © 1978 Mario Casilli

FOS_00659 Laurindo Almeida, Modern Jazz Quartet, London circa 1962 Photo by Brian Foskett © National Jazz Archive

2031_0069 Ed Asner with his wife Nancy Sykes, son Matthew, and daughters Kate and Liza circa 1970s © 1978 Chester Maydole ** J.C.C.

FOS_00670 Roy Eldridge, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Hammersmith, London 1962 Photo by Brian Foskett © National Jazz Archive