Not only did Eddie Cantor have a store in the Brown Derby building on Vine Street, but in the 1930s, he also had an antique and gift store at 8743 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, in the middle of the Sunset Strip. I’d say that Cantor was aware that showbiz was a fickle biz and having alternative sources of income to fall back on was a smart move. This lovely building is still there and largely intact, which is a sentence that I don’t get to write nearly as often as I’d like to.
Not only did Eddie Cantor have a store in the Brown Derby building on Vine Street, but in the 1930s, he also had an antique and gift store at 8743 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, in the middle of the Sunset Strip. I’d say that Cantor was aware that showbiz was a fickle biz and having alternative sources of income to fall back on was a smart move. This lovely building is still there and largely intact, which is a sentence that I don’t get to write nearly as often as I’d like to.
Real name Isidore Itzkowitz … maybe he went by Issy and not Eddie to his closest companions?
I’d call him Issy whether he invited me to or not!
I prefer the former.