Burnett was master of ceremonies (MC) at a nightclub in London's Regent Street called The Nut House,[1] which was popular with jazz musicians during the war.[2]
burnett, 1906, 1973, british, impresario, known, nightclub, king, stork, club, swallow, street, london, west, early, life, edithe, born, aaron, isaacs, mile, london, career, editburnett, master, ceremonies, nightclub, london, regent, street, called, house, whi. 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 Early life editHe was born Aaron Isaacs in Mile End London Career editBurnett was master of ceremonies MC at a nightclub in London s Regent Street called The Nut House 1 which was popular with jazz musicians during the war 2 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 3 In about 1969 he banned Barbara Windsor whose agent 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 1 4 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 3 Burnett owned The Astor which was later acquired by Bertie Green 5 He owned the Pigalle Club in Piccadilly and won the 1958 English Greyhound Derby with his dog Pigalle Wonder who set new records on seven British tracks 6 Burnett was also an actor and appeared in King Arthur Was a Gentleman 1942 Cafe Continental 1947 and Sweet Beat 1959 7 References edit a b Mary Lee 2005 Forever Francie My Life with Jack Milroy Black amp White Publishing p 29 ISBN 978 1 84502 832 9 The jazz clubs Henrybebop co uk 29 August 1952 Retrieved 26 May 2017 a b Syrie Johnson 19 November 2001 Return of the terrible twosome London Evening Standard Standard Retrieved 26 May 2017 Sophia Chauchard Stuart Question Time Barbara Windsor The Independent Retrieved 26 May 2017 London hostess clubs of the 1960s Stewarthomesociety org 16 April 2009 Retrieved 26 May 2017 Welcome Hall of Fame Gbgb org uk Retrieved 26 May 2017 Al Burnett Biography IMDb imdb com Retrieved 27 May 2017 nbsp This English biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Burnett amp oldid 1078713930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
