He served numerous high profile clientele, including film star Anthony Quinn.
He fled Hong Kong in 1940 during the Japanese invasion of China and ended up in San Francisco, California, where he joined the US Air Force in July 1941[1] and learned English.
[4] He established himself in New York City in 1948; where he worked bartending at a Chinese restaurant, serving such celebrities as Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope.
Over the years he has served celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, who he remarked "...was very nice", and Judy Garland, "...[who] was lovely.
He was commemorated for 27 years of work in 2006, which made headlines;[3][2] some of the over 300 guests at the ceremony were previous customers, including some who were underage at the time.