{"product_id":"dan-tanas-los-angeles-1970s","title":"Dan Tana's, Los Angeles 1970s","description":"\u003cp\u003eDan Tana’s celebrates its 60th birthday this year and the restaurant is known for being a ‘home away from home’ for many Los Angelenos who appreciate its good food and hospitality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRestaurateur and founder Dan Tana was born to Serbian parents in Belgrade in 1935 as Dobrivoje Tanasijević. A talented footballer, he played for teams in Yugoslavia and Canada before finding his way to the Californian league football team Yugoslavian American.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe Americanized his name and began taking acting lessons in 1956 to improve his thick accent, finding himself among a group of other young hopefuls, such as young Natalie Wood, Kim Novak and Angie Dickinson, at acting Jeff Corey’s classes in Malibu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe made his cinematic debut as a Nazi torpedo engineer in the 1957 film The Enemy Below starring Curt Jurgens and Robert Mitchum.  He also appeared in the films The Untouchables, Rin Tin Tin and Peter Gunn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith only sporadic acting gigs, he worked in a tuna fish cannery and took on dishwashing and busboy jobs at the restaurant Villa Capri to support himself. He ran a nightclub called Peppermint West that catered to youngsters looking to partake in the dance craze called the Twist and also worked at La Scala restaurant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1964, at the age of 29, he made a gamble on his future and took over Dominick’s restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood for the sum of $30,000, paying the total off over three years. He changed the concept at the 1920s bungalow to an Italian restaurant and bar and the rest, as they say, is history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin two years, it was one of Hollywood’s favorite hangouts and was frequented by industry insiders and stars over the years such as Jack Nicolson, John Wayne and Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its location next to the Troubadour club, the restaurant stayed open late for stars such as Elton John, Van Morrison and the Mammas and Papas. The Eagles' guitarist Glenn Frey and drummer Don Henley were said to have been inspired into writing their 1975 hit 'Lyin’ Eyes’ after eating at Dan Tana's and observing the many beautiful women in the restaurant who were with much older, wealthy men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e. In later years the Serbian\/American businessman split his time between Hollywood and his vacation home in Croatia. Dan Tana’s, the restaurant, continued to flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDan Tana died on August 16 2025 in Belgrade, Serbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtesy Bob Reiss\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson Ultrachrome HD archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491988709542,"sku":"jac1790053094845","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491988742310,"sku":"ust1790053094846","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491988775078,"sku":"ffj1790053094846","price":28.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491988807846,"sku":"ewu1790053094847","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491988840614,"sku":"daq1790053094848","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491988873382,"sku":"xeq1790053094849","price":102.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/dan-tanas-los-angeles-1970s_1.webp?v=1790053099","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/dan-tanas-los-angeles-1970s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}