Barbara was my Art History instructor in college. My love of Flemish Renaissance painting came from one of Barbara’s courses. American Art was her only class I wasn’t able to take, due to a scheduling conflict, but my best buddy Denro took that one. Barbara is presently enjoying life in Miami Beach.
In 1964 The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS originated from Miami Beach. The opening of Goldfinger in 1964 features the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel.
Also in 1964, the second appearance of the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show happened at the Deauville Hotel on Miami Beach. Unlike the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, where The Late Show With Stephen Colbert is based, the Deauville has fallen on hard times.
After all these years, the only thing left about the Deauville with any resonance is its significance in Beatles history. The latest on the status of the hotel is at this link.