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Sardi's is a continental restaurant located at 234 West 44th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, in the Theater District of Manhattan, New York City. [1] Sardi's opened at its current location on March 5, 1927. It is known for the caricatures of Broadway celebrities on its walls, of which there are over a thousand.
The following is an incomplete list of celebrities whose caricatures appear on the celebrity wall at Sardi's restaurant in New York City.All have eaten at Sardi's. The date or year each caricature was added to Sardi's is often mentioned in brackets after the celebrities' name. Also mentioned is either the production the actor was in at the time
In 1926, he was hired to create caricatures of Broadway and other celebrities for the celebrity wall at Sardi's Restaurant in New York City. Owner Vincent Sardi and Gard drew up a contract which stated Gard would produce caricatures in exchange for one meal per day at the restaurant.
Brandstatter opened the 24-hour Sardi's in 1933 and was later convicted of selling stimulants out of the restaurant. The restaurant, which Brandstatter co-owned with David Covey, was destroyed by fire in 1936. [5] Brandstatter and Covey also owned Lindy's in central Los Angeles during this time. [6]
In 1950s through the 1980s, upscale New York City restaurants including Mamma Leone's and Sardi's featured tetrazzini on the menu. [7] [8] [9] The Sardi's tetrazzini recipe was featured in Vincent Price's cookbook A Treasury of Great Recipes, and mentioned in the Sue Kaufman novel Diary of a Mad Housewife.
Vincent Sardi Jr. (July 23, 1915 – January 4, 2007) was an American restaurateur who owned and operated Sardi's restaurant, which was founded by his father Vincent Sardi Sr., for more than 50 years. [1] He was dubbed as the "unofficial mayor of Broadway" by The New York Times due to the central presence of his restaurant in the world of ...
Vincent Sardi Sr. (December 23, 1885 – November 19, 1969) was an American restaurateur. [2] He served as the original founder of the restaurant Sardi's for more than 50 years. He was given the Special Tony Award at the 1st Tony Awards. [3] [4] Sardi died on November 19, 1969 at the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital in Essex County, New York, at ...
Radio personality Breneman was in Hollywood having lunch in 1940 with friends at Sardi's Restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard when he realized the location's potential for a radio program. He quickly found an audience when he began broadcasting his Breakfast on the Boulevard January 13, 1941, on KFWB Los Angeles.