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[[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>
==Clientele==
Over its history, Tramp has been frequented by many celebrities, socialites, aristocrats and royalty and has developed a "legendary" reputation for the antics of its clientele.<ref name=obit/> Michael Caine said of the club "if you come out and you're not photographed it is either raining or your career is over".<ref name=old>{{cite web |title=Johnny Gold (L. 1940-45) |url=https://www.oldbrightonians.com/news/notable-obs/business/242-johnny-gold-l-1940-45.html |website=Old Brightonians - The Alumni of Brighton College |access-date=11 October 2021 |language=en-gb}}</ref> Tramp's opening night was attended by Caine, Collins, [[Peter Sellers]], [[Natalie Wood]], and [[Richard Harris]].<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> Other members included [[Madonna]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Clint Eastwood]], [[Rod Stewart]] and [[Mick Jagger]].<ref name=bob/><ref name=obit/><ref name=old/> [[David Beckham]] took his newly single son [[Brooklyn Beckham|Brooklyn]] to Tramp after Brooklyn's split from [[Chloë Grace Moretz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/02016090729263/david-beckahm-newly-single-brooklyn-boys-night/|title=David Beckham treats newly single son Brooklyn to a boy's night|date=7 September 2016|website=HELLO! Magazine |access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> [[Kate Moss]] sang Happy Birthday to hair stylist [[Sam McKnight]] in the club for his 60th birthday.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/sam-mcknight-60th-birthday-party-photos-kate-moss|title=Sam McKnight's 60th Birthday Party|newspaper=British Vogue|language=en-GB|access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref>
Jackie Collins said that the happenings at Tramp gave her "more research than I can handle" for her racy novels; one of the wedding receptions of her sister [[Joan Collins]] was held at the club. [[Mickey Rourke]] and [[George Best]] once had a drinking contest at the club, and Best first met his wife Alex at the club. Gold became close friends with film producer [[Dodi Fayed]] and claimed to have once dragged Fayed away from one young lady. When Fayed complained he told him "I happen to know she's sleeping with your father" (the billionaire [[Mohamed Al-Fayed]]). The James Bond actors [[Roger Moore]], [[Sean Connery]] and [[George Lazenby]] all attended the club on one night. When on one occasion the club was flooded, Moore and fellow '[[The Persuaders!]]' star [[Tony Curtis]] got on their hands and knees to help mop up the water.<ref name=obit/>
American actress [[Shirley MacLaine]] used to regularly eat bangers and mash at the club and once fell asleep at her table. [[Marlon Brando]] often stayed until dawn and asked the staff to breakfast with him. [[Michael Douglas]], [[Kathleen Turner]] and [[Danny DeVito]] turned up one night and found the club full, with no seats available. Gold located a stool for Turner and DeVito and Douglas had to sit on the stairs.<ref name=obit/> Tramp was the location where journalist [[Andrew Neil]] first met former Miss India [[Pamella Bordes]]. The meeting led to newspaper accusations alleging it was inappropriate for Neil to attend the club and to become involved with Bordes, Neil successfully sued the publishers for libel.<ref name=obit/> Mel Brooks once ran around the club barking like a dog, and Moon became known for stripping naked inside.<ref name=crawford/><ref name=obit/> Upon leaving the club one night, [[Jack Nicholson]] kissed a homeless person who asked him for spare change.<ref name=crawford/> Gold once threw out footballer [[George Best]] and musician [[George Michael]].<ref name=obit/>
A young [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]] attended one night but excused herself early as she had to attend a [[Remembrance Sunday]] parade the following day.<ref name=crawford/> [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] and Peter Sellers also attended; Sellers, in a discussion with the Princess's husband Lord Snowdon, offered to swap his wife ([[Britt Ekland]]) with Margaret, but this was declined.<ref name=obit/> Tramp was the location of [[Prince Andrew]]'s first date with [[Koo Stark]].<ref name=bob>{{cite news |title=Bob to Boogie |work=The Times |date=26 June 1998}}</ref> Later Andrew dated [[Sarah Ferguson]] and they became regular attendees; Gold was invited to [[Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson|their 1986 wedding]]. Later [[Virginia Roberts]], a victim of [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s sex-trafficking ring, claimed to have danced with Andrew at Tramp, though he denied it, stating that he was at Pizza Express in Woking at the time. Princes [[Prince William|William]] and [[Prince Harry|Harry]] were also regulars and were allegedly pursued to Tramp by Russian spy [[Anna Chapman]].<ref name=obit/> King [[Carl XVI Gustav]] of Sweden attended the club with Queen [[Queen Silvia of Sweden|Silvia]], and requested that the DJ play [[ABBA]]'s "[[Dancing Queen]]", which had been played at their wedding.<ref name=obit/>
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