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Herbert K. Somborn (1880 - January 2, 1934) was an American film director and producer, and restaurant owner. Biography. Somborn was the president of Equity Pictures, a film distribution company. He married Gloria Swanson in a civil ceremony at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles on December 20, 1919.
19 de sept. de 2021 · Herbert K. Somborn (1881-1934), was president of Equity Pictures Corporation and later the owner of the legendary Hollywood landmark, the Brown Derby restaurant, in 1919. He was also the second husband of film star Gloria Swanson.
Herbert K. Somborn, 53, head of the Brown Derby restaurants in Los Angeles, Hollywood and Beverly Hills, died at his home in Beverly Hills, Jan. 2, follwing a year's illness during which he suffered two operations. Somborn, a former motion picture distributor, married Gloria...
Herbert Klee Somborn. Born Nov 1877 in New York. Ancestors. Son of Moritz Somborn and Rosa (Klee) Somborn. Brother of Adele (Somborn) Sour. Husband of Gloria May Josephine Swanson — married 20 Dec 1919 (to 1922) in Los Angeles, California, United States. Father of Gloria Swanson (Somborn) Daly.
11 de jul. de 2022 · Se divorciaron en 1919 y en pocos meses Swanson se casó con Herbert K. Somborn, presidente de la productora Equity Pictures.
The chain was started by Robert H. Cobb and Herbert K. Somborn (a former husband of film star Gloria Swanson) in the 1920s. The original Brown Derby restaurants had closed or had been converted to other uses by the 1980s, though a Disney-backed Brown Derby national franchising program revived the brand in the 21st century.
Text-to-speech Audio. This is the location of the iconic Beverly Hills Brown Derby Restaurant that opened its doors in 1937 and was a place where local residents, tourists, and Hollywood icons dined together. Herbert K. Somborn designed the Brown Derby restaurant to win a bet that he could sell food out of a hat.
