death_date birth_place citizenship nationality name birth_date article_title birth_name
07 june 1989 limestone county , texas united states american donn beach 22 february 1907 don the beachcomber
 ernest raymond beaumont gantt
don the beachcomber

donn beach -lrb- february 22 , 1907 -- june 7 , 1989 -rrb- , born ernest raymond beaumont gantt , was the founding father of tiki restaurants , bars and nightclubs .
the many so-called `` polynesian '' restaurants and pubs that enjoyed great popularity are directly descended from what he created .
after years of being called don the beachcomber because of his original bar/restaurant , gantt changed his name several times , using donn beach-comber , to donn beachcomber , and finally settling on donn beach .
