He was a famous bartender whose self-named restaurant "Toots Shor's
Restaurant" in Manhattan, New York, was a popular spot for both
baseball players and entertainers.
When MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer complained to Shor one night about waiting in line to get a table in his restaurant, Shor replied that at least his meal would be better than most of the MGM movies that Shor had to wait in line to see.