Toots Shor

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Bernard "Toots" Shor (May 6, 1903 – January 23, 1977)^[1] was the proprietor of the saloon and restaurant Toots Shor's Restaurant, in Manhattan. He ran three establishments under that name, but his first was located at 51 West 51st Street. He was a saloonkeeper, friend, and confidant to some of New York's biggest celebrities during that era.