What a time it was! : Leonard Lyons and the golden age of New York nightlife
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New York : Abbeville Press Publishers, 2015.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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New City Library - Adult Nonfiction | 974.7043 LYONS | On Shelf |
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Celebrities -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Celebrities -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Lyons, Leonard, -- 1906-1976 -- Anecdotes.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Nightclubs -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Nightlife -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Restaurants -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Celebrities -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Lyons, Leonard, -- 1906-1976 -- Anecdotes.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Nightclubs -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Nightlife -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Restaurants -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
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Published
New York : Abbeville Press Publishers, 2015.
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Book
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480 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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English
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Includes index.
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"A star-studded follow-up to Stories My Father Told Me, with hundreds of new anecdotes about celebrities from Garbo to Gore Vidal. This remarkable collection of stories, hand-picked from the archive of legendary New York Post columnist Leonard Lyons by his son, film critic Jeffrey Lyons, will transport readers back to the sparkling peak of New York City nightlife. This was the time when notables of every sort--film producers and stars, writers, politicians, comedians, athletes, and artists--gathered nightly at such famed restaurants and nightclubs as Sardi's, the Stork Club, and the Copacabana. From 1934 to 1974, Leonard Lyons was a fixture at these clubs, befriending celebrities of all stripes and gathering exclusive tidbits for his syndicated newspaper column, The Lyons Den. What a Time It Was! offers candid portraits of stars and statesmen at work and at play--especially at play--but still, effortlessly, larger than life. Illustrated with snapshots and glamour shots, it offers a unique window onto the lives of iconic figures from Ethel Barrymore and Muhammad Ali to Tennessee Williams and Jackie Kennedy, as well as their favorite haunts. Here are four decades of popular culture seen from the front row, by a man who said, 'Give me lights and sound and people, and music into the night. Late into the night!' If you thought you knew everything about Woody Allen, Joan Rivers, the Roosevelts, and some of New York's most famous nightclubs, hotels, and gin joints, guess again. No one knew these people and places better than Leonard Lyons"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lyons, J., & Lyons, L. (2015). What a time it was!: Leonard Lyons and the golden age of New York nightlife (First edition.). Abbeville Press Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lyons, Jeffrey and Leonard Lyons. 2015. What a Time It Was!: Leonard Lyons and the Golden Age of New York Nightlife. Abbeville Press Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lyons, Jeffrey and Leonard Lyons. What a Time It Was!: Leonard Lyons and the Golden Age of New York Nightlife Abbeville Press Publishers, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lyons, Jeffrey, and Leonard Lyons. What a Time It Was!: Leonard Lyons and the Golden Age of New York Nightlife First edition., Abbeville Press Publishers, 2015.
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