Clary's Cafe is a

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, United States. Established at 404

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in 1903, originally as a

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, its popularity increased markedly after its appearance in both

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's ''

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'' 1994 novel and

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's 1997 movie adaptation.

''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''

The author of ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'', John Berendt, described Clary's as "a clearinghouse of information, a bourse of gossip," where he came to know the characters who would animate his narrative.

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made an uncredited appearance as the cook in the two scenes filmed at the cafe.''The Coen Brothers Encyclopedia''
- Google Books A photograph of the cast hangs inside the restaurant, featuring Alison Eastwood (who plays Mandy), her father,

(director),

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(John Kelso),

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( Jim Williams) and Jack Thompson (

Sonny Seiler Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler (February 20, 1933 – August 28, 2023) was an American trial attorney from Savannah, Georgia, who had a leading role in the true-crime book ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''. He was the owner of the University o ...

). File:Cusack Clary's.png,

(as John Kelso) inside the cafe in a scene from the movie, filmed in 1996 File:Clary's Cafe Savannah 2.jpg, Photograph in the restaurant of the cast of ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''

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*{{official website, https://claryscafe.com
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