Ports O' Call, Dallas, TX (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Fri, Feb 21, 2020 3:37 PM On 2020-02-20 22:02, MadDogMike wrote: And a ps: I have often wondered about the veracity of the report Ports ‘O Call, Luau, and Kon Tiki were owned by The Luau Group, which was owned by Lana Turner. A good personal friend Edwin F. (Frank) Ko, was a training chef, and traveled to various locations, and ex said Turner was there several times, and was “bossy”. Just askin." Well Lana Turner was of course married briefly (twice) to Steven Crane, the principal owner of Ports o Call, the Kon Tiki restaurants and the Beverly Hills Luau, and thus had somewhat of a right to be a little "bossy". They divorced for the second time in 1944 but she continued going to the Luau into the late 1960's DC

On 2020-02-20 22:02, MadDogMike wrote:

And a ps: I have often wondered about the veracity of the report Ports ‘O Call, Luau, and Kon Tiki were owned by The Luau Group, which was owned by Lana Turner. A good personal friend Edwin F. (Frank) Ko, was a training chef, and traveled to various locations, and ex said Turner was there several times, and was “bossy”. Just askin."

Well Lana Turner was of course married briefly (twice) to Steven Crane, the principal owner of Ports o Call, the Kon Tiki restaurants and the Beverly Hills Luau, and thus had somewhat of a right to be a little "bossy".

They divorced for the second time in 1944 but she continued going to the Luau into the late 1960's

Post #800872 by Dustycajun on Fri, Feb 21, 2020 3:37 PM