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1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 15 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Barnaby Conrad. |
| Summary |
When El Matador opened in 1958, Bennett Cerf called it "the most attractive room in America." Part saloon, part salon, Barnaby Conrad's nightclub was nestled in the heart of San Francisco's cabaret and nightlife district. On any given night, one might find Noel Coward, Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, or Tyrone Power in the club or might hear Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Eva Gabor, George Shearing, or André Previn take over the piano. In Name Dropping, Barnaby Conrad vibrantly evokes this bygone era. Charming, personable, and witty, the author is both celebrity and fan as he shares vivid, hilarious, and surprising anecdotes, delightfully dropping famous names all the while. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Conrad, Barnaby, 1922-2013 -- Homes and haunts -- California -- San Francisco.
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Conrad, Barnaby, 1922-2013 -- Friends and associates.
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Bars (Drinking establishments) -- California -- San Francisco.
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Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social life and customs.
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San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Conrad, Barnaby.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982401665 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982401664 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10026068 |
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