Edward Nalbandian
Male, Deceased Person
1927 – 2006
Who was Edward Nalbandian?
Edward G. Nalbandian was the owner of Zachary All Clothing, a store he opened in the 1950s at 5467 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The store was located in the Miracle Mile shopping district of Wilshire Blvd.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Nalbandian became a minor celebrity, making frequent appearances in commercials for his store and even on talk shows such as The Tom Duggan Show. Most of these commercials featured the line "Come on down to 5-4-6-7 Wilshire Boulevard". In one commercial, Nalbandian said of his low prices, "My friends all ask me, 'Eddie, are you kidding?' And I tell them no, my friend, I am not kidding." This inspired the Frank Zappa song Eddie, Are You Kidding? from the album Just Another Band from L.A., as well as Mark Volman's monologue to the audience in the track Once Upon a Time from the album You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1.
In later years Nalbandian's son took over the store's operation. 5467 Wilshire is now occupied by a Walgreens drug store.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Dec 29, 1927
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Feb 22, 2006
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Edward Nalbandian." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 13 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/edward_nalbandian>.
Discuss this Edward Nalbandian biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In