Restaurant owner Jackie Rebora dies
Nightclub impresario founded Adriano's in L.A.
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She died in her sleep, said her son Robert Thorne, an entertainment lawyer and manager.
Rebora was a pioneer in Los Angeles nightlife in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She and her first husband Richard Thorne founded Latin nightclub Virginia's, where Tito Puente launched his career. After Virginia's, Rebora founded two Hollywood bars including the Monkey Business.
In the late 1960s, she became director of catering for the Sportsman's Lodge in Studio City, then became director of catering for the Beverly Hilton, where she supervised parties and dinners for the Oscars and many entertainment events.
With her third husband, the late Adriano Rebora, she launched Italian restaurant Adriano's in 1979, a popular meeting spot for entertainment execs and talent until the restaurant was sold in 1998..
She is survived by son Robert, daughter Gail Shelly, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
For details of memorial service arrangements, call 310-288-5800.
-- Pat Saperstein
