Studio One (nightclub)
Studio One, currently known as The Factory, is a homosexual audience (men's) nightclub in West Hollywood, California.
History
The Studio One building was originally owned by William Fox (producer) and was used as a Norden bombsight facility during World War I. In 1968 the building was bought and transformed into The Factory nightclub, named after the furniture manufacturing business in the lower floor of the building. The Factory became a popular 1960s-style discothèque that was frequented by Hollywood celebrities, but it only lasted a few years. Studio One was founded on the same site in the early 1970s by part-owner Scott Forbes, a Boston optometrist.[1][2] The club was popular throughout the 1970s and 1980s. There was a marked decline in popularity after the Los Angeles Times confronted the owner about allegations of racism, sexism, and homophobia. Forbes promised reforms but the problems continued.[3][4][5] In the 1990's it was bought by Sandy Sachs and renamed to Axis.[6] The space is currently called "The Robertson".[7]
Throughout its history, the club has been associated with the gay rights movement. Many celebrities graced the club either as guests or performers, especially during the late 1970s and most of the 1980s. Photos of those people were displayed in the hallway between the disco and cabaret. The club also had entertainers Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Paul Newman[8] on its board of directors.[9]
Notable performers
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- Jim Bailey
- Lucie Arnaz
- Patti Austin
- Pearl Bailey
- Kaye Ballard
- Roseanne Barr
- Sandra Bernhard
- Patti Brooks
- Julie Brown
- Ruth Buzzi
- Carol Channing
- Charo
- Barbara Cook
- Sarah Dash
- Patti Deutsch
- Phyllis Diller
- Divine
- Carol Douglas
- Lola Falana
- Alice Faye
- Frances Faye
- Totie Fields
- Geraldine Fitzgerald
- The Flirts
- Wayland Flowers[3]
- Connie Francis
- Eileen Fulton
- Lesley Gore
- Ellen Greene
- Kathy Griffin
- Grace Jones
- Sam Harris (shot his video for "Sugar Don't Bite" at Studio One)
- Joey Heatherton
- Nona Hendryx
- Mimi Hines
- Georgia Holt
- Thelma Houston
- Grace Jones
- Madeline Kahn[2]
- Sally Kellerman
- Roslyn Kind
- Morgana King
- Eartha Kitt
- Gladys Knight
- Patti LaBelle
- Cheryl Ladd
- Dorothy Lamour
- Elsa Lanchester
- Peggy Lee
- Lorna Luft
- Liza Minnelli
- Liliane Montevecchi
- Melba Moore
- Rita Moreno
- Phyllis Newman
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Jane Olivor
- Bernadette Peters[2]
- Cassandra Peterson
- Charles Pierce
- Jane Powell
- Martha Raye
- Sharon Redd
- Charles Nelson Reilly
- Debbie Reynolds
- The Ritchie Family (filmed their "Give Me a Break" number for Can't Stop the Music at Studio One)
- Chita Rivera[2]
- Joan Rivers[2]
- Ginger Rogers
- Craig Russell
- Jane Russell
- Connie Stevens
- Sylvester
- Rip Taylor
- Judy Tenuta
- Mamie Van Doren
- The Village People
- Lesley Ann Warren
- The Weather Girls
- Margaret Whiting
- Pia Zadora
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