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{{short description|Members-only nightclub in central London, England}}
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'''Tramp''' is a private, members-only [[nightclub]] located on [[Jermyn Street]] in central London, [[England]]. It was founded in 1969 by [[Johnny Gold]], [[Bill Ofner]] and [[Oscar Lerman]]. The club built a reputation for discretion, banning photography and gossip writers from inside, and is popular with celebrities.▼
[[File:Tramp, 40 Jermyn Street, May 2022.jpg|thumb|right|Tramp in May 2022]]
▲'''Tramp''' is a private, members-only [[nightclub]] located on [[Jermyn Street]] in central London, [[England]]. It was founded in 1969 by [[Johnny Gold]], [[Bill Ofner]] and [[Oscar Lerman]]. The club built a reputation for discretion, banning photography and gossip writers from inside, and is popular with celebrities. Currently under the ownership of Luca Maggiora, an Italian hospitality entrepreneur, the club is due to open in September 2024.
== History ==
Tramp was opened in December 1969 by [[Johnny Gold]]. It was owned by Gold, [[Bill Ofner]] and [[Oscar Lerman]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Johnny Gold obituary |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/johnny-gold-obituary-d3gqknx0n |work=The Times |date=October 2021 |access-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211008174520/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/johnny-gold-obituary-d3gqknx0n |archive-date=8 October 2021}}</ref><ref name=bob>{{cite news |title=Bob to Boogie |work=The Times |date=26 June 1998}}</ref> The trio positioned Tramp as an alternative to the formal supper clubs which were then popular. They thought the club might survive for two or three years before its clientele moved on to another venue, and were surprised that it remained popular.<ref name=crawford/><ref name=obit/> The club was named after [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s [[The Tramp|tramp persona]].<ref name=crawford>{{cite news |title=Brian Crawford |work=The Times |date=17 December 2014}}</ref> The club was outfitted smartly with oak panelling and chandeliers.<ref name=obit/> The club had 300 founder members, all celebrities, who paid an annual fee of 10 [[Guinea (coin)| guineas]].<ref name=obit/>
Gold banned all photography within the club and prevented paparazzi and gossip columnists from entering.<ref name=crawford/><ref name=obit/> Anyone who asked a guest for an autograph was also thrown out and Gold cultivated a reputation for discretion. When a newspaper described Tramp as a disreputable club attended by "tarty little pieces" Gold sued and won damages.<ref name=obit/> Despite this, Gold was lenient with his regulars and rarely banned any. The Who's drummer [[Keith Moon]] was banned for a month after destroying a chandelier but Gold reduced this ban to 48 hours after Moon sent his chauffeur around with £500 in cash and phoned Gold, in tears, asking where else he would party
[[Joan Collins]] was a member, and the nightclub scenes in ''[[The Stud (film)|The Stud]]'', a 1978 film adaption of her sister [[Jackie Collins]]'s 1969 novel ''[[The Stud (novel)|The Stud]]'', were filmed inside Tramp. Gold thought he might have been the inspiration for the nightclub manager in the film.<ref name=obit/> Gold established a Los Angeles branch of Tramp in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Foulkes |first=Nick |title=Be There or Be Nowhere |work=The Times |date=4 July 2000 |page=65}}</ref> In 1998, British businessman and racehorse owner [[Robert Sangster]] was interested in acquiring shares in Tramp.<ref name=bob/> Gold sold his stake later that year to [[Caledonian Heritable]], an Edinburgh-based property firm. Gold remained employed as "greeter-in-chief" until 2003 as he was the only person who knew the entire membership personally.<ref name=crawford/><ref name=obit/> There was some concern among members over the 2001 publication of Gold's memoir ''Tramp's Gold'', but he maintained his discretion and it caused no scandal. The book's foreword was by long-time member [[Michael Caine]].<ref name=cope>{{cite news |last=Cope |first=Rebecca |title=Johnny Gold, the legendary founder of Tramp nightclub, has died aged 89 |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/johnny-gold-the-legendary-founder-of-tramp-nightclub-has-died-aged-89 |work=Tatler |date=8 October 2021 |access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref>
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