Benny Goodman
• Benny Goodman, known as the King of Swing, played to packed houses in the Empire Room starting in 1938. He did not play regularly in the supper club format; his...
Elton John
Sir Elton John attends regularly the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's annual Hot Pink Party at the Waldorf-Astoria. The BCRF was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder, vice-chairman of The Estee Lauder...
Archer Daniels Midland
• 42H was a permanent corporate apartment for Archer Daniels Midland for 60 years.
• ADM departed the hotel in 2007 in the midst of a public environment...
Daryl Sherman
• For 14 years, some of the most welcoming sounds in Midtown Manhattan were the voice and piano of Daryl Sherman, heard as you entered the Waldorf-Astoria.
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Chamber Magic Steve Cohen
• The first Chamber Magic show at the Waldorf Towers was on September 7, 2001. It was in suite 42R.
• Steve Cohen started practicing magic at age 6...
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Duchess – Bessie “Wallis” Simpson 1896-1986
Wallis was married three times. Her third husband was Prince Edward Duke of Windsor and former King Edward the VII of the United Kingdom
Wallis and the King started their...
Guy Lombardo
Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians rang in the New Year with
Auld Lang Syne in the Starlight Roof, broadcast on CBS Radio every year from 1954 until 1976, just prior to his death...
General Douglas MacArthur
• General of the Army Douglas MacArthur served his country as a soldier for more than 60 years. He achieved the highest acclaim for his exploits as a grand strategist in World...
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra agreed to perform in The Wedgewood Room in December 1946 but he insisted on the type of band that was supporting him on the air. Whereas the hotel had planned on...
Oscar Tschirky
• 1866 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland – November 6, 1950 in New Paltz, New York
• Oscar left New York’s restaurant Delmonico’s to join the staff of The Waldorf...
