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Jack Compselides

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Jack Compselides

Birth
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Death
30 Sep 1957 (aged 66)
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Mausoleum B 78
Memorial ID
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Restaurateur. Owner of 'Jack's At The Beach', well known restaurant on the Santa Monica Pier. After working as a bus boy at the famous Palace Hotel in San Francisco, he came to Los Angeles in 1922 and opened what he called a small fish shack. The establishment became famous because of it's cuisine and location and was popular with silent screen stars. Later the location was moved to Wilshire Blvd. where the Pacific Dining Car Is now located.



Restaurateur. Owner of 'Jack's At The Beach', well known restaurant on the Santa Monica Pier. After working as a bus boy at the famous Palace Hotel in San Francisco, he came to Los Angeles in 1922 and opened what he called a small fish shack. The establishment became famous because of it's cuisine and location and was popular with silent screen stars. Later the location was moved to Wilshire Blvd. where the Pacific Dining Car Is now located.





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