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Gus Stevens Seafood Restaurant & Buccaneer Lounge was a restaurant and supper club in Biloxi, Mississippi. It famous in the 1950s and 1960s. Jayne Mansfield died in a car crash while being driven from the club. The establishment closed in 1975. The building was empty for several years.In 2000 the location was slated to become a Surf Style store.〔(GUS STEVENS BUILDING ON WAY OUT CLOTHING STORE WILL BUILD NEW STRUCTURE ) Sun Herald - February 23, 2000 - A1 LOCAL-FRONT〕 The restaurant building was constructed with a Moroccan architecture style turret.〔 It was home to Gus Stevens' Seafood Restaurant and Buccaneer Supper Club, and hosted Andy Griffith,〔(WANTS OLD CLUB DEVELOPER NEEDS CITY TO GRANT A VARIANCE ) Sun Herald - December 3, 1999 - A1 LOCAL-FRONT "IN THE 50s and 60s, stars gravitated to Gus Stevens' nightclub in Biloxi. Today, the wrecking ball is closing in on a piece of history."〕 Mel Torme, Rudy Vallee and Jerry Lee Lewis.〔 The building was demolished in 2000 to make way for a Surf Style retail store.〔(MEMORIES MANY KNOW THE LEGEND, BUT UNTIL NOW, FEW KNEW THE TRUTH BEHIND THAT FATAL NIGHT ) Sun Herald - June 25, 2000 - A1 LOCAL-FRONT "Jayne Mansfield, Hollywood's heir-apparent for the blonde bombshell throne after Marilyn Monroe's death, entertained at the Gus Stevens supper club in Biloxi 33 years ago this week. Fate stepped in that hot, muggy night. History concentrates on Mansfield's untimely death, but this, too, is the story of shattered youthful dreams and the altered lives of two Mississippi Coast families."〕 Jayne Mansfield was killed in an accident while being driven to New Orleans after a performance at the club.〔Mansfield Memories Many Know the Legend, but Until Now, Few Knew the Truth Behind that Fatal Night Kat Bergeron / The Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) Section: LOCAL-FRONT, Page: A1 2000 (hosted by http://angiebug.typepad.com/blog/birth-family/page/2/)〕 ==History== Stevens came to the Gulf Coast in 1946.〔http://www.topix.com/forum/city/memphis-ms/TIR47RD0MPOFPB9VE〕 He was a Greek-American. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gus Stevens Seafood Restaurant & Buccaneer Lounge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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