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Herbert K. Somborn (1880 - January 2, 1934) was an American film director and producer, and restaurant owner. Biography. Somborn was the president of Equity Pictures, a film distribution company. He married Gloria Swanson in a civil ceremony at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles on December 20, 1919.
19 set 2021 · Herbert K. Somborn (1881-1934), was president of Equity Pictures Corporation and later the owner of the legendary Hollywood landmark, the Brown Derby restaurant, in 1919. He was also the second husband of film star Gloria Swanson.
Herbert K. Somborn, 53, head of the Brown Derby restaurants in Los Angeles, Hollywood and Beverly Hills, died at his home in Beverly Hills, Jan. 2, follwing a year's illness during which he suffered two operations.
The chain was started by Robert H. Cobb and Herbert K. Somborn (a former husband of film star Gloria Swanson) in the 1920s. The original Brown Derby restaurants had closed or had been converted to other uses by the 1980s, though a Disney-backed Brown Derby national franchising program revived the brand in the 21st century.
While she and her father were dining out one evening, the man who would become her second husband, Equity Pictures president Herbert K. Somborn, introduced himself, by inviting her to meet one of her personal idols, actress Clara Kimball Young.
- Gloria Swanson
- 1980
Herbert Klee Somborn. Born Nov 1877 in New York. Ancestors. Son of Moritz Somborn and Rosa (Klee) Somborn. Brother of Adele (Somborn) Sour. Husband of Gloria May Josephine Swanson — married 20 Dec 1919 (to 1922) in Los Angeles, California, United States. Father of Gloria Swanson (Somborn) Daly.
Herbert K. Somborn was the husband of Gloria Swanson. Birth. 1881. Death. 1934. Occupation. Businessperson. Marriage. Spouse: Gloria Swanson Dec 20 1919.
