Guest list for Mike Todd's Around the World in 80 Days premiere party, Saturday night, December 22, 1956.
Mr. Todd's elaborate soiré was a buffet divided into six national themes, English, French, Spanish, Indian, Japanese, and American. The list, printed on the back of the menu, indicates the area in which the guests were to be seated. Typical of Todd, the seating arrangements were a sham, just giving him an excuse to print the names of the luminaries that were in attendance. Printed in red type over the list of names was this "impromptu" note:
I just returned from barnstorming and found this printed up. I don't like telling people where to sit, this makes for complications—so grab the section you like best either because of the groceries, or the decor, or the people—any or all. In other words pay no attention to the country opposite your name. Go to whatever section you like—you may even mingle a little bit—but most important have fun, especially if you enjoyed the show.Michael Todd
If you didn't like the show were you supposed to not have fun, or choke on the groceries? Married ladies' names were not on the list, their invitations came in their husband's names. You'll note that Mrs. Humphrey Bogart, Mrs. Victor Young, and Mrs. Robert Newton are listed because all of their husbands had just recently passed away.
Adamson, Harold ... Japan
Buddy Adler ... France Akst, Harry ... Japan Allenberg, Bert ... India Alperson, Eddy Jr. ... America Alperson, Eddy Sr. ... America Ames, Walter ... Spain Anderson, Don ... Japan Annis, John ... Spain Archerd, Army ... England Arnstein, Dan ... India Asher, Ben ... England Austrian, Ralph ... France Bacon, Jim ... Spain Baida, Hector ... Japan Baida, Robert ... Japan Barnes, O. K. ... India Bartley, Anthony ... England Bass, Saul ... America Bassett, James ... England Bautzer, Greg ... France Beck, John ... Spain Benjamin, Robert ... India Benny, Jack ... France Berke, Sunny. ... Japan Berman, Pandro ... England Bessor, Mrs. Arlene ... America Beshoar, Baron ... England Best, William ... India Biriteau, Jacques ... France Biscailuz, Sheriff ... Spain Bloch, Charles ... Japan Blocher, Ray ... India Blondell, Joan ... America Blumberg, Nate … England Blumofe, Robert … India Bogart, Mrs. Humphrey ... England Bolton, Jack ... America Bongard, David ... England Borzage, Frank ... Japan Brackett, Charles ... France Brand, Harry ... America Brandon, Delos ... Spain Briskin, Sam ... India Brown, Joe E. ... America Burns, George ... France Buzzell, Edward ... Japan Cahn, Sammy ... India Calhoun, Robert ... America Campbell. Kay ... England Cantor, Eddie ... Spain Carroll, Harrison ... India Carradine, John ... Japan Chamberlain, Merle ... America Chasen, Dave ... England Chasen, George ... France Churchill, B. R. ... Spain Clark, John R. ... India Coburn, Charles ... Japan Cochard, Charles ... America Cohen, George ... England Cohn, Art ... France Colman, Terry ... Spain Connelly, Joseph ... India Conrad, Col. Allison ... Japan Cooper, Gary ... France Cooper, Melville ... America Cotten, Joseph ... England Courtwright, Hernando ... Spain Crane, Lionel ... India Cukor, George ... France Curland, Harry ... Japan Curtis, Tony ... France Dallinger, Nat ... Spain Darsie, Darsie L. ... America De Grandcourt, Charles ... India Deben, Roy. ... Japan Denny, Reginald ... England Deutsch, Armand ... Spain Devoe, Paul ... India Devine, Andy ... Japan Dietz, Jack ... America Doll, Bill ... Japan Dozier, William ... England Duke, Maurice ... France Duquette, Tony ... Spain Durocher, Leo ... India Elkins, Harry ... Japan Fassnacht, Paul ... America Fisher, Eddie ... France Flaherty, Vincent ... England Flynn, Hazel ... Spain Forman, William ... America Fowler, Bruce ... Japan Fowler, Dan ... India Fox, Fred W. ... England Freed, Arthur ... America Gabor, Zsa Zsa ... France Gaile, Patsy ... Spain Garber, David. ... Japan Geale, Gloria ... England Gelman, Jacques ... Spain Gershwin, Jerry ... France Gillette, Don ... India Gingold, Hermione ... England Godbout, Oscar ... America Goetz, Harry ... Japan Goetz, William ... France Goldberg, Bertrand ... Spain Goldbogen, Carl ... America Golden, John ... England Goldenson, Leonard ... India Goldstone, Edward K. ... Japan Goldstone, Judith R ... Japan Goldstone, Nat … Japan |
Goldwyn, Samuel ... England
Goodman, Ezra ... France Gorton, Stanley ... Spain Gottschalk, Robert ... India Graham, Sheilah ... Japan Grainger, Edmund ... America Grant, Allan ... England Gray, Mack ... America Green, Johnny ... France Gris, Henry ... Spain Guth, Percy ... Japan Hanley, Richard ... America Hardwicke, Sir Cedric ... India Harford, Margaret ... England Harris, John ... France Hartman, Don ... Spain Haskell, John ... India Hathaway, Henry ... India Hathaway, Stewart ... America Hearst, Wm. Randolph ... England Hecht, Harold ... India Henderson, Wanda ... Japan Heyler, David B ... America Hildebrand, Harold ... England Hoffman, David ... America Horner, Harry ... Spain Hubbard, Harold ... India Hubert, R. ... Japan Hudson, Rock ... England Humphreys, Hal ... France Jackson, George ... Spain Jaffe, Sam ... India Jasd, Jose ... India Jenkisson, John ... Japan Jessel, George ... America Johnson, Erskine ... England Johnson, Nunnally ... England Kahn, Alexander ... Japan Kalmus, Dr. Herbert ... America Kantor, Jay ... England Kaye, Danny ... France Keaton, Buster ... America Keavy, Hubbard ... India Keith, Willard ... Japan Kennamer, Dr.Rexford ... Japan Krauch, Ed ... Spain Krauch, Herb ... Spain Kohner, Paul ... Japan Krim, Arthur ... India Lancaster, Burt ... India Lane, Lydia ... England Lasky, Jesse … Japan Lastfogel, Abe … Japan Levant, Oscar ... America Le Roy, Mervyn ... France Lesserman, Carl ... India Leve, Spencer ... Japan Lewis, Bud ... America Louie, Edwin ... Spain Mac Laine, Shirley ... India Mahin, Barbara ... Japan Mahoney, Jim ... America Mamoulian, Rouben ... France Mannix, Edward J. ... America Mantz, Paul ... India Marks, Raymond ... Spain Maroney, Roland ... Japan Martin, Tony ... England Marx, Groucho ... Spain May, Dorothy ... America Mayer, Louis B. ... America Mayo, Archie ... France McCann, Richard ... Spain McClory, Kevin ... India McCoy, Col. Tim ... America McCullough, Russell ... India McDonald, Joe ... Japan McHugh, Jimmy ... America McLaglen, Victor ... India Melcher, Marty ... Japan Meyers, Johnny ... Spain Mirisch, Harold ... Japan Mirisch, Maxine ... Japan Mirisch, Robert ... Japan Moffie, M. … Japan Mowbray, Alan ... England Moreno, Mario ... Spain Morris, Arthur ... Japan Morris, H. ... Japan Morris, L. A. ... Japan Morrison, Charles ... Japan Mosby, Aline ... England Muir, Florabel ... Spain Murray, Edward ... India Nayfack, Nicky ... America Nichols, Charles ... Japan Niven, David ... England Neville, Chick ... Spain Newton, Mrs. Robert ... Japan Newton, Sally ... Japan Oakie, Jack ... India O'Brien, Margaret ... America O'Connor, Manning ... America O'Donnell, Bob ... India Padgitt, James H. ... England Palmer, Harlan Jr. ... France Parsons, Louella O. ... America Pasternak, Joseph ... America Pauley, Marjorie ... Japan Payne, Franklin ... India Perlstein, Nate ... Spain Picker, Arnold ... India Picker, Carol ... India |
Picker, Leonard ... India
Picker, Phyllis ... India Picking, Mary ... Spain Pierson, Frank ... England Pique, William ... Japan Pivar, Ben ... America Pivar, Murray ... America Pole, Waddy ... India Pollack, Arthur ... Japan Polonsky, Joseph B. ... Spain Poulson, Mayor ... America Powell, Dick ... England Pray, Eugene ... Japan Pryor, Tom ... France Preminger, Ingo ... Spain Prinzmetal, Dr. Myron ... India Quinn, Joe ... Japan Rackin, Martin ... France Raft, George ... America Redelings, Lowell … England Reuben, Dr. Phil ... France Riley, Robert ... Japan Rochlen, Kendis ... India Roland, Gilbert ... Spain Romanoff, Mike ... France Romero, Cesar ... India Rose, Harold ... Japan Rosen, Ethel ... Spain Roth, Leon ... India Rubin, Scotty ... France Ruddy, Joah ... America Ruggiero, Gene ... Japan Russell, Joe ... India Sanford, Schuyler ... America Sargent, Thornton ... England Sarnoff, Tom ... America Schenck, Marvin ... America Schallert, Edwin ... Spain Schoenfeld, Joe ... Japan Schreiber, Taft ... France Scharper, Al ... Japan Scheur, Philip ... India Scott, Vernon ... England Seaton, George ... France Selwyn, Archie ... Spain Selwyn, William … Spain Sevano, Nick ... Japan Shapiro, Barnett ... India Shearer, Lloyd ... America Shepherd, Richard ... France Shere, Joseph ... England Sherman, Gene ... France Shields, Paul ... France Shubert, J. J. ... Spain Sidney, George ... England Siegal, Sol ... America Siegel, Norman ... Japan Shelton, Red ... America Slocum, Bill ... Japan Small, Edward ... India Spencer, William ... America Solow, Sid ... India Smith, Lou ... France Spear, Ivan ... England Spitz, Mrs. Leo ... England Stabler, W. L. ... India Starr, Jimmy ... Japan Stebbins, Anne ... America Stebbins, Artie ... America Stein, Jules ... Japan Steinberg, John ... America Sterling, Robert ... France Stevens, George ... England Stewart, James ... England Strickling, Howard ... America Stingle, John ... India Tannenbaum, David ... Japan Taylor, Francis ... Spain Thau, Benny ... America Thomas, Bob … England Thomas, Danny ... France Thomas, Shirley ... India Tobias, Herbert ... Japan Todd, Michael … Toland, James ... America Voight, Betty ... England Wald, Jerry ... Japan Wales, Duke ... England Wallis, Hal ... India Walton, Frank ... America Wanger, Walter ... England Warner, Jack ... France Wasserman, Lew ... Japan Waterbury, Ruth ... America Waters, Bill ... Japan Weingarten, Lawrence ... America Watters, Bill ... Japan Whitney, Dwight ... Japan Wile, Fred ... India Wilkerson, Billy ... Spain Williams, Dick ... England Wilson, Alan ... India Wilson, Elizabeth ... America Winchell, Walter ... England Wolf, Louis J. ... England Wrather, Jack ... England Wright, Cobina Sr. ... Japan Yard, Lester ... India Young, Collier … England Young, Mrs. Victor ... France Youngerman, Joe ... India Zeitlin, David ... Spain Zimbalist, Sam ... America   |