Leon Schwab, Owner of Famed Drugstore, Suffers Heart Attack
The owner of the legendary Hollywood drugstore where film hopefuls congregated in the hope of being discovered was hospitalized Monday after suffering a heart attack.
Leon Schwab, 74, was reported in serious but stable condition at Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Sept. 5, 1986 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Friday September 5, 1986 Home Edition Part 1 Page 2 Column 1 Metro Desk 2 inches; 43 words Type of Material: Correction
Because of an error in a United Press International story, The Times incorrectly reported in its editions of Aug. 19 that Schwab’s, the legendary Hollywood drug store that is now closed, had been demolished. The building will soon be occupied by a vintage clothing and costume store, according to the owner.
Schwab’s was a Sunset Boulevard fixture for more than 50 years and was reputed to be where Lana Turner was spotted by a producer when she was a teen-ager sipping a soda. Schwab has said the real story was that she simply had her first date at Schwab’s with an actor who later took her to the studios where she was eventually discovered.
The drugstore was closed two years ago and the building razed.
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