I ran across this article in Chicago Magazine and couldn’t quit reading.
Once upon a time, Chicago’s nightlife was full of big stars, and Irv Kupcinet was the guy that reported on them from Booth 1 at the Pump Room.
Makes it sound almost fun to be famous, except for the sad parts. Fascinating reading.
Ginny!
That story was great!
Can’t believe no one’s optioned the rights.
wow
Sass
See, it was the Old Hollywood angle that made it interesting. And also the “old fashioned tourism” angle too – when you could take a train to any major national park and be met at the station by a party of dancing Navajo, or take the Queen Mary to Honolulu and be met on the dock by beach boys and lovely island girls with leis. When people like Clark Gable had to take the train between New York and Hollywood, it was pretty much a requirement to stop off in Chicago and stay in a good hotel and take in the night life. I love the thought of that.