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Archive0006_Hermoine Gingold.jpg
"Hermione Gingold and Abe Burrows were among the many theatre personalities at the champagne brunch celebrating the redecoration of the famous Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria by theatrical scenic designer Oliver Smith." Starlight Roof,…

Archive021_Latin Night.jpg
Black and white photograph depicting Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra performing at Latin Night at the Starlight Roof, date unknown.

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This postcard portrays a drawing of a party being held at the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf Astoria. The decorations of the room were created by Victor White.

This postcard was sent to "Miss Josie Harding" of 87 Fairmount St. in Brookline,…

President Nixon and daughter at the Starlight Roof
Black and white photograph depicting President Richard Nixon dancing with his daughter at an event at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel's Starlight Roof, date unknown.

renovations_starlightroof_opening.jpg
"A highlight of the champagne brunch celebrating the redecoration of the famous Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria by theatrical scenic designer Oliver Smith was a fashion show by French couturier Guy Laroche featuring his latest collection show…

starlightroof039.jpg
Black and white photograph depicting the Starlight Roof decorated for an event at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, date unknown.

Starlight Roof B002.jpg
The Starlight Roof of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel as seen in the late 1940s. Located on the 18th floor of the hotel, the Starlight Roof served as a supper-club for decades featuring performers such as Xavier Cugat and Ella Fitzgerald.

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Color lithographic print of E.E. Anthony's rendering of the Starlight Roof at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1939.
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