The Hollywood Canteen

1451 Cahuenga Boulevard

October 3, 1942 - November 22, 1945

Forrest Cooper, Jules Stein, Al Ybarra, Bette Davis, and John Garfield Planning the Construction of the Hollywood Canteen

Painting the Exterior of the Hollywood Canteen Prior to the Grand Opening on October 3, 1942

Painting a Mural Inside the Hollywood Canteen Prior to the Grand Opening

Loretta Young Has Lunch with Carpenters Who Helped Build the Hollywood Canteen

John Garfield, Bette Davis and Jean Lewin Plan the Hollywood Canteen

Opening Night at the Hollywood Canteen, October 3, 1942

The Hollywood Canteen

The Entrance to the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis, Co-Founder of the Hollywood Canteen

John Garfield, Co-Founder of the Hollywood Canteen

Doris Stein, Chairman of Hostesses, Registers Anita Louise, Bonita Grandville and Martha O Driscoll as Volunteers

Loretta Young Signs Up as a Volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen

Marlene Dietrich and Jean Gabin Register as Hostess and Host at the Hollywood Canteen

Irene Dunne Being Fingerprinted as a Hollywood Canteen Volunteer

Loretta Young Photographed and Fingerprinted as a Hollywood Canteen Volunteer

Bunny Waters by the Volunteers Entrance of the Hollywood Canteen

Hostesses Prepare for Opening Night of the Hollywood Canteen in 1942

Ann Nagle Gets Her Armband as a Hollywood Canteen Volunteer

Volunteers Line Up for Work at the Hollywood Canteen

A Sailor Assists Leslie Brooks Announcing the Grand Opening of the Hollywood Canteen on October 3, 1942

Bette Davis, Co-Founder of the Hollywood Canteen Gives an Opening Welcome Speech on October 3, 1942

Servicemen Enter The Lobby of the Hollywood Canteen

Rosalind Russel and Bette Davis at the Grand Opening of the Hollywood Canteen

Clair Trevor Dances with Servicemen During the Opening Ceremonies of the Hollywood Canteen

Bob Hope at the Hollywood Canteen

Bandleader Kay Kyser Chats With a Volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen

Actress Rosalind Russell and Her Husband, Freddie Brisson, at the Hollywood Canteen

Hedy Lamar and Irene Dunne Sign Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Leslie Brooks and Janet Blair Washing Dishes at the Hollywood Canteen

Ann Shirley and Deanna Durbin Chat with Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

Mothers of Celebrities Serve Milk and Food to Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

Duke Ellington, Kay Kyser, and Jack Larue (with Apron) Pose with Hostesses and Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

A Sailor and Hostess Adjust a Lantern Above the Dance Floor at the Hollywood Canteen

Serviceman Bill Campbell in Front of the Hollywood Canteen

Red Skelton Signs Autographs Outside the Stage Entrance of the Hollywood Canteen

Hedy Lamarr Signs Her Name in Wet Cement in the Forecourt of the Hollywood Canteen

Hostesses and Servicemen Dance at the Hollywood Canteen

The Quiz Kids at the Hollywood Canteen

Katharine Hepburn Serving Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen, 1942

Hedda Hopper and the Goldwyn Girls at the Hollywood Canteen

Hedda Hopper and Ann Sheridan at the Hollywood Canteen

Red Skelton Doing His Famous Guzzlers Gin Skit at the Hollywood Canteen

Kate Smith Signing Autographs for Soldiers at the Hollywood Canteen

Marjorie Reynolds Signing Autographs for Serviceman at the Hollywood Canteen

Jess Barker and an Unknown Beautiful Dancer at the Hollywood Canteen

Pianist Jose Iturbi Entertains the Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis Serves Food to a Soldier at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis and Perc Westmore Help Dress A Soldier in a Womans Costume at the Hollywood Canteen

Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis and Jack La Rue Serve Turkey at the Hollywood Canteen

Martha O'Driscoll with a Sailor at the Hollywood Canteen

Jane Wyman Signing Autographs for Soldiers at the Hollywood Canteen

Irene Dunn Dances with a Serviceman at the Opening Ceremonies of the Hollywood Canteen

Tommy Dorsey and His Band Entertain Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

John Garfield and Bette Davis, Co-Founders of the Hollywood Canteen

Judy Garland Singing for the Servicemen on Leave at the Hollywood Canteen

Volunteers on Stage at the Hollywood Canteen

Dinah Shore Entertaining the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis and Joel McCrea Chat with U. S. Soldiers at the Hollywood Canteen in 1942

Bill Robinson at the Hollywood Canteen

Marlene Dietrich and Rita Hayworth Serve Coffee to the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen, November 17, 1942

Actress Jeff Donnell Serves Pie to a Soldier at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis Hanging Christmas Garland at the Hollywood Canteen in 1942

Joan Leslie at Christmas at the Hollywood Canteen

Irene Manning at Christmas at the Hollywood Canteen

Ernest Anderson, the Club Mascot, Bette Davis, and Eddie Cantor at the Hollywood Canteen in 1942

Betty Grable, Bette Davis, and Eddie Cantor at the Hollywood Canteen in 1942

Doris Kenyon, Mary Ford, Eddie Cantor, Mrs. Harry Brand and Cobina Wright Prepare for Christmas at the Hollywood Can

Christmas at the Hollywood Canteen in 1942

Ann Miller and Linda Darnell Hand Out Christmas Presents at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis Serving a Meal to a Soldier at the Hollywood Canteen

Irene Dunne and a Soldier at the Hollywood Canteen

Marlene Dietrich and Jess Barker at the Hollywood Canteen

Jess Barker, Genny Simms, Red Selton, Edna Skelton, and Buster Keaton Cut a St. Patrick Day Cake the Hollywood Canteen

Ginger Rogers Cuts a Cake at the Hollywood Canteen

Marlene Dietrich Dancing with a Soldier at the Hollywood Canteen

Marlene Dietrich Dancing with a Soldier at the Hollywood Canteen

Paulette Goddard Signing Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Rita Hayworth Outside the Hollywood Canteen

Marlene Dietrich Serves Coffee at the Hollywood Canteen in 1942

Jack Benny at the Hollywood Canteen in 1942

Paulette Goddard Greets the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Marlene Dietrich Dancing with a French Sailor at the Hollywood Canteen on November 6, 1943

Olivia De Havilland Greets Two Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Greer Garson at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Marlene Deitrich and Charles Boyer Greet Three Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Bette Davis Serving the Allied Forces at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Leopold Stokowski Conducts an 80 Piece Orchestra at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Bette Davis and Mary Pickford at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Bette Davis Cuts the First Year Anniversary Cake at the Hollywood Canteen in October of 1943

Ronal Reagan and Jane Wyman at the First Year Anniversary Cake at the Hollywood Canteen in October of 1943

Bette Davis, Kay Kyser, Mervin Leroy, Gracie Allen, George Burns, and Bob Hope Watch the First Birthday Ceremonies

Dinah Shore Celebrates Thanksgiving with Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Rita Hayworth, with Brother Sgt. Eduardo Cansino at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Carmen Amaya Entertains a Group of Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Deanna Durbin Dances with an Air Cadet at the Hollywood Canteen

Kate Smith Enters Through The Volunteers Entrance of the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Bette Davis

Roy Rogers and Trigger at the Hollywood Canteen

Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby Broadcast A Radio Show From the Hollywood Canteen

Cass Daly And Jimmy Durante Broadcast A Radio Show From the Hollywood Canteen

Ginger Rogers and Fred MacMurray Sign Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Louis DePron Entertains the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Deanna Durbin Signs Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Patti Page Entertains the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Buster Keaton Pours Punch at the Hollywood Canteen

Buster Keaton and Jane Powell Wash Dishes at the Hollywood Canteen

Bunny Waters Green Helps Al Ybarra Hang Photos on the Hall of Honor at the Hollywood Canteen

The Hollywood Hall of Honor at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Marlene Deitrich, Bob Hope, and Bette Davis at The Hollywood Hall of Honor at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Marlene Deitrich, Bob Hope, and Bette Davis at The Hollywood Hall of Honor at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Marlene Deitrich, Bob Hope, and Bette Davis at The Hollywood Hall of Honor at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Cary Grant Being Introduced at the Hollywood Canteen

Cary Grant Entertaining the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Cary Grant Entertaining the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Bing Cosby Entertaining the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Edgar Bergan and Louella Parsons at the Hollywood Canteen

Linda Darnell at the Hollywood Canteen

Faye Emerson Signing Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis and Leopold Stowkowski at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis Chats with Mary Gordon at the Hollywood Canteen

Irene Dunne at the Hollywood Canteen

Joan Leslie Signing Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Olivia DeHaviland and Ken Murray Entertain the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Marie Wilson and Ken Murray Entertain the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Rudy Valee at the Hollywood Canteen

Scottish Dancing at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis Cuts a Birthday Cake at the Hollywood Canteen Celebrating the 26th Anniversary of the Soviet Red Army in 1944

Frank Sinatra and Claudette Colbert at the Hollywood Canteen

Irene Manning with Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

Bob Hope Broadcasting His Radio Show at the Hollywood Canteen

Mickey Rooney Performs for the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Roddy McDowell Signs Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Ann Sheridan, Hedda Hopper, and Ingrid Bergman at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis Helps Spencer Tracy Don an Apron at the Hollywood Canteen

Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, and Marlene Dietrich at the Hollywood Canteen

Claudette Colbert at the Hollywood Canteen

Actor Laird Cregar Carries a Tray of Sandwiches for the Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

Hedy Lamar and Bob Hope at the Hollywood Canteen

Kate Smith Entertains the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

The Andrew Sisters at the Hollywood Canteen

Lena Horne Performing at the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Merle Obregon and Hedda Hopper Sign Autographs At The Hollywood Canteen

Dinah Shore Laughs As Bob Hopes Hands Vice President Henry Wallace A Tray Of Dirty Dishes To Wash

Vice President Henry Wallace, Dinah Shore, and Bob Hope Wash a Load of Dirty Dishes at the Hollywood Canteen

Bob Hope and Vice President Henry Wallace Wash a Load of Dirty Dishes at the Hollywood Canteen

Bob Hope and Vice President Henry Wallace on Stage at the Hollywood Canteen

Marlene Deitrich Chats with Vice President Henry Wallace at the Hollywood Canteen

Carey Grant Chats with Irene Manning at the Hollywood Canteen

Hedy Lamar and Four Chinese Air Cadets at the Hollywood Canteen

Ann Sothern, Hedy Lamarr, and Linda Darnell Serving Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Desi Arnez Entertaining the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Spencer Tracy Signing Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Frank Sinatra Singing with the Harry James Band at the Hollywood Canteen, August 1943

Frank Sinatra Singing with the Harry James Band at the Hollywood Canteen, August 1943

Danny Kaye Entertaining the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Danny Kaye and John Garfield Sign Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Rita Hayworth Helps a Soldier on with His Jacket at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

Joan Crawford Signs Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Marguerite Chapman, Evelyn Keyes, and Ann Savage Watch a Dance at the Hollywood Canteen

Deanna Durbin and Marlene Dietrich at the Hollywood Canteen

Lana Turner, Deanna Durbin, Marlene Dietrich and Sgt. Carl Bell, Millionth Serviceman to Visit the Hollywood Canteen

Lana Turner, Deanna Durbin, and Marlene Dietrich Greet Sgt. Carl Bell at the Hollywood Canteen

Betty Grable and Sgt. Carl Bell, Millionth Serviceman to Visit the Hollywood Canteen

Betty Grable and Sgt. Carl Bell, Millionth Serviceman to Visit the Hollywood Canteen

Jimmy Durante and Sgt. Carl Bell, Millionth Serviceman to Visit the Hollywood Canteen

Lana Turner and Sgt. Carl Bell, Millionth Serviceman to Visit the Hollywood Canteen

Marlene Dietrich Kisses Sgt. Carl Bell, Millionth Serviceman to Visit the Hollywood Canteen

Deanna Drubin, Joan Leslie, Lana Turner and K.T. Stevens During the Millionth Man Ceremony at the Hollywood Canteen

Merle Obregon Cuts a Birthday Cake at the Hollywood Canteen

Deanna Durbin at the Hollywood Canteen

Deanna Durbin Signing Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Ted Lewis Performs Me and My Shadow at the Hollywood Canteen

Dancing at the Hollywood Canteen

Dancing at the Hollywood Canteen

Bunny Waters Dancing with Soldier Henry Pilla at the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Bunny Waters Dancing with Soldier Henry Pilla at the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Rita Hayworth Dancing with a Soldier at the Hollywood Canteen

Servicemen Dancing at the Hollywood Canteen

Ava Gardner Dancing with a Sailor at the Hollywood Canteen

Rita Hayworth Celebrates a Servicemans Birthday at the Hollywood Canteen

Jeanette Macdonald Entertains At The Hollywood Canteen

The Andrew Sisters at the Hollywood Canteen

Rosland Russell at the Hollywood Canteen

A Sailor Dances with Marlena Deitrich at the Hollywood Canteen

Basil Rathbone Entertains the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Photographer Joseph Jasgur with Ingrid Bergman, Hedda Hopper and Ann Sheridan at the Hollywood Canteen

Ann Sheridan Signs Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Ann Sheridan Sothern Signs Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Hostesses Dance the Hula for the Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

Robert Benchley and Charlie Butterworth Entertain Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

Dane Clark, Robert Hutton, Una OConnor, and Sidney Greenstreet Serve Food to Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

Spencer Tracey Entertains the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Ann Southern and Louella Parsons at the Hollywood Canteen

Louis Armstrong Entertains the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Orson Wells Entertains the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

A Group of Sailors Hand Bette Davis a Cup of Coffee n at the Hollywood Canteen

Chili Williams Sign Autographs While S.Z. Salkall Serves Cake at the Hollywood Canteen

Linda Darnell and Clair James Serve Coffee with Other Hostesses at the Hollywood Canteen

Mickey Rooney and the Band at the Hollywood Canteen

Mickey Rooney and the Band at the Hollywood Canteen

Abbott and Costello Perform at the Hollywood Canteen

Abbott and Costello Perform at the Hollywood Canteen

Faye McKenzie Dancing at the Hollywood Canteen

Basil Rathborne Entertaining the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Mickey Rooney Looks Up At Mickey Simpson at the Hollywood Canteen

Rita Hayworth Cuts Pies at the Hollywood Canteen

A Soldier Goes Weak at the Knees When Asked to Dance by Linda Darnell at the Hollywood Canteen

Mary Gordon and Hedy Lamarr Wash Dishesl at the Hollywood Canteen, November 1943

Hedy Lamarr Serves Cake at the Hollywood Canteen

Betty Hutton at the Piano of the Hollywood Canteen

Myrna Loy Serving Coffee to Sailors at the Hollywood Canteen

Jane Wyman Adds Her Autograph to Chef Milanis Jacket at the Hollywood Canteen

Irene Manning Adds Her Autograph to Chef Milanis Jacket at the Hollywood Canteen

Mickey Rooney Adds His Autograph to Chef Milanis Jacket at the Hollywood Canteen

U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace Chats With Chef Milani And Dinah Shore at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis at the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mrs. Alleta Sullivan, Mother of the Five Sullivan Brothers who Lost their Lives in the Sinking of the
U.S.S. Juneau, Works alongside Actress Marlene Dietrich as they serve Servicemen on Februaty 9, 1844

Marie Wilson and Ken Murray Entertain the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis Serving Cake to the Allied Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis Welcoming Servicemen on Leave to the Hollywood Canteen 1944

Jane Russell, Toni Seven, and Martha Tilton Sign Pin Ups for Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen 1944

Rita Hayworth Serving a Meal at the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Pickford at the Hollywood Canteen

Barbara Stanwick and an Army Officer at the Hollywood Canteen

Veloz and Yolanda Dance for Serviceman at the Hollywood Canteen

Rudy Valee Serves Coffee to Two Military Policemen at the Hollywood Canteen

Merel Obregon, Kay Francis, Jackie White, and Loretta Young Sit with Visitors at the Hollywood Canteen

Betty Davis with Tommy Dorsey at the Hollywood Canteen

Irene Dunne and Maria Montez Watch the Entertainment with the Troops at the Hollywood Canteen

Jeanette Macdonald Chats with a Group of Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

Jane Withers Chats with a Group of Servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen

John Garfield Pours a Drink for Judy Garland at the Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis Signing Autographs at the Hollywood Canteen

Sailor Lawrence Eugene Whitmire at the Hollywood Canteen in 1943

New Years Eve and Dolores Moran at the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

New Years Eve at the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Benita Hume, Ronald Colman, and Herbert Marshall Hand Out Christmas Gifts at the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Betty Hutton at the Hollywood Canteen

Celebration Upon Hearing of the Surrender of Japan at the Hollywood Canteen

Rita Hayworth Signing Up People for the 1944 Premiere of the Movie Hollywood Canteen

Wardrobe Photo of Bette Davis for the 1944 Movie Hollywood Canteen

Joan Leslie Plants a Kiss on Robert Hutton in the 1944 Movie, Hollywood Canteen

Joan Crawford Making a Cameo as Herself in the 1944 Movie, Hollywood Canteen

Joan Crawford Making a Cameo as Herself in the 1944 Movie, Hollywood Canteen

Robert Hutton Surrounded by His Lovely Co-Stars in the 1944 Movie, Hollywood Canteen

Co-Founder of the Hollywood Canteen, John Garfield, Makes a Cameo as Himself in the 1944 Movie, Hollywood Canteen

Dancers Joan McCracken and Willard Van Simmons Entertain the Troops in Hollywood Canteen

Dane Clark and the Andrew Sisters in the 1944 Movie, Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis

Robert Hutton Joins a Crowd During the Premiere of Hollywood Canteen at Warner Bros. Theater

The Andrew Sisters Portraying Themselves in the 1944 Movie, Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis & Robert Hutton in the 1944 Movie, Hollywood Canteen

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

Mary Gordons Autograph Book from the Hollywood Canteen in 1944

An Autographed Postcard from the Hollywood Canteen

Jacket worn by Willard Van Simmons in the 1944 Movie, Hollywood Canteen

Bette Davis at an Army Tribute, Honoring Her for Co-Founding the Hollywood Canteen

Le Grand Comedy Theatre, Formerly Home of the Hollywood Canteen

Site of the Hollywood Canteen Today

Pvt. John Farnsworth, Who Served Three Years in the Pacific

At Home, Recovering from Malaria, and Visiting the Home of Ginger Rogers

Pvt. John Farnsworth, Who Served Three Years in the Pacific

At Home, Recovering from Malaria, and Visiting the Home of Ginger Rogers

Farewell-Kisses to Pvt. Farnsworth by Barbara hale, Lynne Bagget,

Gloria DeHaven, Lynn Bari, Jinx Falkenburg, Dolores Moran, Chili Williams and Ginger Rogers