A Studio 54 Moment with Telly Savalas

During the glittering late-1970s era of New York nightlife, Telly Savalas once crossed paths with two young models connected to the Buddy Jacobson story: Dawn Eve and her friend Melanie Cain. Near the legendary Studio 54, Savalas reportedly invited the two women to enter his limousine, a moment that captures the glamorous, unpredictable atmosphere surrounding Manhattan’s celebrity scene at the time.

The brief encounter reflects the world Buddy moved through — a blend of nightlife, fame, fashion, danger and larger-than-life personalities — where movie stars, models, gamblers, horsemen and society figures could all find themselves orbiting the same New York streets after midnight.