Fine lines.The eatery has long closed, but the celebrity sketches that once adorned a·dorn tr.v. a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns 1. To lend beauty to: "the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade" Ronald Firbank. 2. the walls of the legendary Brown Derby For the liquor stores, see . The Brown Derby was a landmark restaurant in Los Angeles frequented by celebrities during the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was an example of novelty architecture, known for being physically shaped like a brown derby hat. live on, through reproductions by the original artist. The caricatures drawn by Jack Lane, who immortalized the likes of Doris Day Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1924)[1] is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. A vivacious blonde with a wholesome image, Day was one of the most prolific actresses of the 1950s and 1960s. , Cary Grant Noun 1. Cary Grant - United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) Grant , Groucho Marx and Bette Davis, will be displayed at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum from April 15 to June 7. Thirty-five of Lane's ink drawings will be featured in the exhibition. The works that were in the restaurant belong to the Derby's owner and are in storage somewhere, Lane said. He has re-created new ones from his original grease-pencil drafts. Lane sketched the stars at the Derby's location on Vine Street
The restaurant paid him an "ample fee" per caricature, he said. They helped draw in customers, and gave the celebrities needed publicity. "That was the only place you could get your lace in front of people," Lane said. |
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