O'Brien played sleazy show biz publicist Oscar Muldoon in 1954's "The Barefoot Contessa," which starred Humphrey Bogart and Ava Gardner. Bogart had been crowned Best Actor of 1951 for "The African ...
The nickname is derived from the 1954 movie, "The Barefoot Contessa," starring Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart. Garten also said in the luncheon, "I actually thought it was a terrible name.
In the photo, you can see the shop's name, Barefoot Contessa, which would later become ... name from the previous owners who got it from a movie with Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart.