Everybody Came to Tana's
An American Dream Come True
$54.59
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2026
Summary
The Remarkable True Story of Dan Tana
Serbian immigrant, soccer star, legendary Hollywood restaurateur, Dan Tana called himself the luckiest man alive, and lived as if it were true.
Born in wartime Yugoslavia, Dan survived bombings, displacement, and the long shadows of World War II before fleeing as a teenage soccer prodigy in search of a future. What followed reads like a modern American myth: a refugee who became a European football star, an actor, a film p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798895151099 |
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| Author: | Dan Tana |
| Publisher: | Diversion Books |
| Imprint: | Radius Book Group |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 27 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Let’s hit the yellow submarine, that’s what we always called Tana’s, it was our safe haven.”
—Glen Frey, THE EAGLES
“Dan Tana’s is the last of the great pirate ships.”
—Clint Eastwood
“I’m a homebody. I don’t go out often, but when I do I go to Dan Tana’s.”
—Michael Connolly, author and producer
“Two schoolboys in a photo, rascals to the end. To this day in my heart, my very best friend.”
—James Woods, actor
“There’s been so many good times that I associate with this place, and I think I’ve got these walls burned into my brain here, from the way I’ve seen it for so many years.”
—Ed Ruscha, artist
“Boy, did we have some good times. To forge those kinds of friendships that lasted for decades…The place is magic for many people; the place is magic for me.”
—Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmentalist
“In my life I have encountered many who were famous, powerful, and wealthy, but very few who were truly honorable and good. Dan Tana stood among that rare and noble few.”
—Vlade Divac, Serbian NBA executive
Dan Tana
Dan Tana was a restaurateur, professional soccer player, international soccer executive, film producer, and one of Hollywood’s legendary hosts—a true citizen of the world.
Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, he survived World War II before crossing Europe as a teenage soccer prodigy and finding his way to Hollywood. In the 1950s and ’60s, he acted in films alongside Robert Mitchum and Glenn Ford and moved easily among figures such as Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood, and the Kennedys.
In 1964, while helping pioneer professional soccer in the United States, he opened Dan Tana’s in Los Angeles, which became an enduring gathering place for artists, athletes, and cultural icons—so woven into the city’s fabric that journalists likened it to palm trees and the Hollywood sign. In 1975, he became chairman of Brentford FC in the UK. In 2000, he joined the board of Red Star Belgrade, the club he had played for as a teenager.
Married twice, he was the father of two daughters, film producer Gabrielle Tana and designer Katerina Tana. Dan passed away, at age ninety, three months after completing Everybody Came to Tana’s.
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