And what better way for Bob to celebrate his birthday then with friends (maybe family) at a hot new nightclub. He would have enjoyed that. This photo was not a birthday celebration, however. It was taken in August 1940 at Ciro's, which was a hot new nightclub. And they all are friends. The occasion is a fundraiser for War Relief.
The attendees are from left to right: Bob, holding court; Pat Paterson, Mrs. Boyer; Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; an unknown lady; and the back of Mary Lee, Mrs. Fairbanks.
On the other side of the table are Charles Boyer; Betty Montgomery, partially hidden by Boyer's glass; and a very tall unknown gentleman.
Since I don't recognize the lady at the far end of the table, nor the gent across from her, I'm going to take a wild guess ... how about Bob's brother Don and his wife. Two of the few things I know about the brother are that he was taller than bob, by at least a couple inches, and he was in L.A. at least during the war when he handled Bob's businesses. Like I said, just a fun guess.
Anyway, for those of us not planning to go out on the town today, TCM has four Bob movies available for streaming at present: Riptide, until June 5th; The Divorcee and The Easiest Way, until June 14th; and They Were Expendable, until June 15th. Not a bad selection. Just think, next year we'll be able to watch our Letty Lynton DVD!!!!
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