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Dan Tana, founder of eponymous L.A. restaurant known for celebrity clientele, dead at 90

Dan Tana, founder of eponymous L.A. restaurant known for celebrity clientele, dead at 90

Dan Tana, the restaurateur whose eponymous Santa Monica Boulevard eatery has for decades been a Hollywood hotspot — one with dishes named for celebrities who are liable to be there on any given night — died in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday. He was 90. Tana, born Dobrivoje Tanasijević, was a professional soccer player before opening the clubby red-sauce Italian restaurant …

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