Peter Morton
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Peter Morton, an American businessman, was born on August 7, 1947.
He is the co-founder of the Hard Rock Café (along with Isaac Tigrett) and a chain of casual dining establishments.
Early life and education
Morton is the son of Arnie Morton, the founder of the Morton's Steakhouse chain, and his first wife. His father was of Jewish descent. He graduated from the University of Denver with a B.S.B.A. Management of restaurants and hotels. Pam Morton is his twin sister, and Michael Morton, the restaurateur and businessman, is his half-brother. He was a member of the Phi Sigma Delta fraternity.
Personal life
Paulene Stone, the ex wife of actor Laurence Harvey and later wife of actor Mark Burns, was his first wife. Harry Morton (1981–1999), the son of Pink Taco restaurants, was their son. Domino Harvey, his ex stepdaughter with Stone, was the subject of the October 2005 film Domino starring Keira Knightley and directed by Tony Scott. In 1989, the two families divorced.
Tarlton Pauley (1990–2017) married Tarlton Pauley (1962–2017); the couple had two children, Matthew Morton, and Grace Morton, before divorcing in 1997.
Morton is a member of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, and he serves on the board of trustees for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The Peter Morton Medical Building was renamed after Morton made a donation to UCLA.
Career
Morton's first Hard Rock Cafe opened in London near Hyde Park Corner. Morton and his partner, Isaac Tigrett, began to build their own cafes in various towns in 1982. Morton (Hard Rock America) opened Hard Rocks in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Las Vegas; San Diego, La Jolla, and Newport Beach, California; Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii; among others. The Rank Organisation, which is now known as The Rank Group, acquired Morton's cafes in 1995, but Morton retained the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Morton sold the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to Morgans Hotel Group of New York in May 2006. The sale included the rights to the Hard Rock Hotel brand West of the Mississippi River, which includes Texas, California, Australia, and Vancouver, British Columbia. Morton's Restaurant in Los Angeles was founded in Morton.