THE BODNES AT THE ALGONQUIN

Mary and Ben Bodnes

SONGS  & VIDEOS

SONG LISTING

1) “Growing Up At the Algonquin” (music: Ned Paul Ginsburg; lyric/performer: Michael Colby; pianist: Ross Patterson)

2)  “In My Dreams” (singer: Julie Wilson; music: Gerald Jay Markoe; lyric: Michael Colby; pianist: David Lewis)

 

PHOTOGRAPHS w/ CAPTIONS

The Algonquin Hotel back in the day
The Algonquin Hotel back in the day
The Algonquin Hotel back in the day
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A Celebration of Mary & Ben

 

On May 22, 2000, friends and family gathered at the Algonquin Oak Room (NYC) to pay tribute to my late grandparents, Mary and Ben B. Bodne—their illustrious lives and years as owners of the Algonquin Hotel (1946-1987). I emceed as friends performed, including Christine Andreas, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Mary Cleere Haran, David Lewis, Steve Ross, Steven Silverstein, and Julie Wilson.

I virtually grew up at the venerable Algonquin Hotel of NYC, as the equivalent to Eloise of the Plaza Hotel. My grandparents, Ben and Mary Bodne, owned the hotel from 1946-1987; and I spent much of my childhood there—with many a story to tell.