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Kay Thompson at the Garden of Allah hotel
Kay Thompson was an American author, composer, musician, actress and singer. These days she is best known as the creator of the Eloise children’s books but back in Hollywood’s heyday she worked for MGM and was their top vocal arranger, … Continue reading
Charlie Butterworth at the Garden of Allah hotel
Charlie Butterworth was a well known comedy actor in the 1930s and 40s. His most memorable film role was in the Irving Berlin musical “This is the Army” (1943) as the bugle-playing Private Eddie Dibble. He generally was a supporting … Continue reading
Flora Robson at the Garden of Allah hotel
Where would the film world be without Flora Robson to play British queens, daunting countesses, and disapproving maiden aunts? According to Sheilah Graham’s book, “The Garden of Allah”, Robson stayed at the Garden at the same time Charles Laughton and … Continue reading
John Carradine at the Garden of Allah hotel
John Carradine lived at the Garden of Allah during the war years in villa #15 between the writers Arthur Sheekman in villa #15 and Robert Benchley in villa #16. He later moved in with wife Sonja. Apparently he had a … Continue reading
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Critic and commentator Alexander Woollcott at the Garden of Allah hotel
Alexander Woollcott was an American critic and commentator for “The New Yorker” magazine and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. He was also the inspiration for Sheridan Whiteside character in the play “The Man Who Came to Dinner” written … Continue reading
Screenwriter Donald Ogden Stewart at the Garden of Allah hotel
The Garden of Allah was especially popular with writers and one of the most prominent was Donald Ogden Stewart. He was a member of the Algonquin Round Table through which he became friends with Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, George S. … Continue reading
George Kaufman at the Garden of Allah hotel
George Kaufman was an American playwright, theater director and producer, humorist, and drama critic, most notably writing for the Marx Brothers and winning the Pulitzer Prize for “You Can’t Take It With You” (1937), and the Tony Award as a … Continue reading
Leopold Stokowski at the Garden of Allah hotel
Leopold Stokowski was a British-born, naturalized American orchestral conductor, well known for his free-hand performing style that spurned the traditional baton. Among other things he was also the conductor for Disney’s “Fantasia.” According to one source I read, he lived … Continue reading
Jackie Gleason at the Garden of Allah hotel
According to Sheilah Graham’s book “The Garden of Allah,” Jackie Gleason stayed at the Garden of Allah in 1945 when he was barely known and appearing at Slapsie Maxie’s, a popular spot famous for comedy revues, aka “Laughing Spot of … Continue reading
Screenwriters Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett at the Garden of Allah hotel
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett arrived in Hollywood from New York in 1932, took up residence at the Garden of Allah, and signed a contract with MGM in 1933 which lasted until 1939. During that time they wrote the first … Continue reading