Donn Blog
A deep dive into the history of Donn Beach, Don the Beachcomber restaurants, and all things related to that story. Never-before-seen items from Donn’s personal archives.
Donn Cooking For Guests Encino 1946
https://youtube.com/shorts/kKUH9ug_hmc?si=GCY1Opyk75Ezz69u
Writer Leonard Lyons on Don the Beachcomber Waikiki 1950
https://youtube.com/shorts/MlQactBFNe4?feature=share
Edgar Bergin Elyse Knox, Encino 1946
https://youtube.com/shorts/tCRYmDWdv9k?feature=share
Waikiki Don the Beachcomber Interior 1948
https://youtube.com/shorts/Xf07qxrN8SE?feature=share
Bob Stack, June Haver, Merle Oberon, Barbara Britton Donn’s Encino Home
https://youtube.com/shorts/c5X-4z5cgs8?feature=share
Nadia and Reginald Gardiner and Georgia and Red Skelton at Encino Party
https://youtube.com/shorts/Ca9DvhoPmUQ?feature=share
Ethel Merman at Waikiki beachcomber 1954
https://youtube.com/shorts/_JClsiHCyE8?feature=share
Full Moon Party 1946 Don the Beachcomber Encino Home
https://youtu.be/reytn783vLA?si=A_S8syNuwurYeYEM
Vintage Don the Beachcomber Carving at La Mariana
https://youtu.be/p6gSPXIZMXs?si=dxpf_qCtfG72CZjo
Don the Beachcomber Waikiki 1948
Donn enjoys a Missionary's Downfall and a Pi Yi with a lovely companion. https://youtu.be/JDH_9vDvSnE
New Donn of Tiki Trailer
https://youtu.be/XzzyemzosSE I'll be in Anaheim on September 17th for a fundraiser for the documentary. Details HERE.
A Letter to Bob Van Dorpe – Aug 1974
When I found this letter in Bob Van Dorpe's archive, it just made me happy. It still makes me happy. It is signed from "Huge" which I thought for a bit was "Hugh" Donn's brother. No return address, but the address mentioned in the letter lead me, by way of help from a...
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