The Stork Club was a nightclub in Swallow Street in London's West End.
5-503: In the late 1950s, it was run by "nightclub king" Al Burnett , and notable guests included Harold Macmillan , John Profumo , Peter Sellers , Frank Sinatra , Lana Turner , Bette Davis , Ava Gardner , Elizabeth Taylor , King Hussein of Jordan , and Jean Simmons . The resident band for seven years was the Denny Termer trio, with Bill Bramwell on bass and Monty Babson on drums. It was later owned by Oscar Owide , eventually becoming
10-415: A brothel, before closing its doors in 2001. Later that year, Marco Pierre White and Piers Adam attempted to revive it as a glamorous destination, but both lost money on the deal and by 2002 the project had run into legal subletting difficulties with The Crown Estate , at which point White and Adam were no longer working together on the project. The building is now the site of a club and restaurant called
15-520: A nightclub in London's Regent Street called The Nut House, which was popular with jazz musicians during the war. In the late 1950s, notable guests at the Stork Club included Harold Macmillan , John Profumo , Peter Sellers , Frank Sinatra , Lana Turner , Bette Davis , Ava Gardner , Elizabeth Taylor , King Hussein of Jordan , and Jean Simmons . In about 1969, he banned Barbara Windsor , whose agent
20-621: The Cuckoo Club. 51°30′35.71″N 0°8′16.05″W / 51.5099194°N 0.1377917°W / 51.5099194; -0.1377917 Al Burnett Al Burnett (1906–1973) was a British impresario, known as the "nightclub king". He ran the Stork Club in Swallow Street in London's West End. He was born Aaron Isaacs in Mile End , London. Burnett was master of ceremonies (MC) at
25-402: Was Burnett's son, Barry Burnett, for refusing to sit with a customer, even though she was not working as a hostess at the time. It was later owned by Oscar Owide , eventually becoming a "sleazy hostess joint", before Marco Pierre White and Piers Adam tried (and failed) to revive it as a glamorous destination. Burnett owned The Astor , which was later acquired by Bertie Green. He owned
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