Party Animals: A Hollywood Tale of Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'N' Roll Starring the Fabulous Allan Carr (28 page)

What McGillin didn’t know was that sometime between his first audition for
La Cage aux folles
and his umpteenth reading for
Where the Boys Are,
Allan needed a haircut, which led him to Jerry Esposito’s small hair salon, which operated in a cottage on Fountain Avenue in West Hollywood. While having his hair shampooed, cut, and blow-dried, Allan happened to glance up at his haircutter’s mirror and spotted the black-and-white headshot of an attractively broody young man who reminded him of Monty Clift before the car accident. He asked Esposito, “Who’s that cute guy?”

Always the performer, Alan Solomon dons a Cub Scout cap and shows some leg at his home in Highland Park, Illinois, 1940s.

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Ann-Margret and Tina Turner share a laugh over Allan’s gift, at the
Tommy
subway party, New York City, 1975.

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Elton John, decked out in his Local Lad-inspired regalia from
Tommy
, enjoys a pensive moment in the subway during the premiere party, 1975.

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Ann-Margret goes all out, and then some, to play Roger Daltrey’s mother in
Tommy
, 1975.

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The Cycle Sluts delight Allan’s more liberal guests, but shock Hugh Hefner, Rex Reed, and a few charter members of Hollywood’s old guard, 1975.

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Roman Polanski receives a standing ovation amidst roving violinists at the Rolodex Party, Malibu, 1977.

PETER C. BORSARI

Allan brings together the worlds of Hollywood actors and Hollywood rockers, in this case Joan Collins and a pink-wigged Elton John.

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The ultimate fan, Allan re-creates Sandy’s bedroom from
Grease
in Hilhaven Lodge, and dubs it THE OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN ROOM.

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John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John pay the proper respect to their newly svelte producer on the gymnasium set of
Grease
, 1978.

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Grease
producer Robert Stigwood, in stripes, shares a laugh with the Bee Gees. Barry Gibb, far right, writes the movie’s title song, 1978.

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During the
Discoland
shoot in New York City, gay protesters confuse the film with
Cruising
starring Al Pacino. Regardless of those problems (and others), Steve Guttenberg, Randy Jones, Valerie Perrine, David Hodo, and Bruce Jenner continue to romp through the streets of Greenwich Village, 1979.

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