The Most 'Hollywood Moment' Of Melissa Gilbert's Life Was An '80s Night Out With A Classic

She called it the "craziest night ever" on an episode of The Patrick Labyorteaux Sheaux podcast. She explained that she was at Davis Jr.'s house when she ran into the popular singer as he was making drinks.

Gilbert broke the ice by telling him that she thought he knew her grandfather Harry Crane, a comedy writer who worked with Hollywood stars and on shows from the 1950s to 1970s. I don't think so.' He said, 'I have one eye.

What Happened

Melissa Gilbert explained that the memorable Sammy Davis Jr. Then she went to Spago, Wolfgang Puck's first restaurant in Los Angeles, and the "it" hotspot of the time.

• Gilbert left Los Angeles in 2013 to escape the pressures of the business as she got older.

• "When you live in Los Angeles, it's like living at the mall when you work at the mall," she told People.

• As much fun as it sounds like Gilbert had while in the midst of the Hollywood scene, it doesn't sound like it was sustainable for her.

Key Details

On her Instagram page, she wrote about that meeting, which ended similarly to her meeting with Davis Jr.

• The "I believe you know my grandfather" is the same line that Gilbert said she used when she met Frank Sinatra.

• You just never know where fate will take you.

• It was Minelli who got the whole crew to go to "Sammy's" house; Gilbert had wanted to just go home and thought that Sammy's was actually a club.

Why It Matters

While there, Gilbert was joined by boyfriend Rob Lowe, and they ended up seeing Liza Minelli, Andrew McCarthy, Lorna Luft, and Michael Jackson, who told her that he had a llama at his house.

What Reports Say

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