Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
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The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is a historic Spanish-style hotel
located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard
in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
. Named after Theodore Roosevelt
and financed by a group including Douglas Fairbanks
, Mary Pickford
and Louis B. Mayer
, it first opened its doors on May 15, 1927. It cost $2.5 million ($ in today's dollars) to complete this twelve-story building which holds 300 rooms and suites. It is now managed by Thompson Hotels.
Following a major renovation in 2005 which was overseen by Dodd Mitchell, The Hollywood Roosevelt has been more prominently featured in films and in Hollywood nightlife. There has been a recent surge in popularity within young Hollywood in the last few years, thanks to trendy nightclub Teddy's, which is located in the main lobby of the hotel.
in 1929 inside its Blossom ballroom. Later ceremonies were much larger than this banquet for 250, so there was never an attempt to host the awards at the hotel a second time.
Frances Farmer
was the guest of honor in the early 1950s after appearing on This Is Your Life
. Marilyn Monroe
was a resident at the Hollywood Roosevelt for two years when her modeling career took off. Her first magazine shoot was taken on the diving board on the pool behind the hotel, which was recently removed. The hotel's remodeled pool contains an underwater mural painted by David Hockney
.
stayed in suite 229 in the Cabanas which overlooked the pool side. A mirror which once hung in her room, now in storage following hotel renovations, is said to be haunted by her spirit. Employees still see a blonde woman starring at them when the look into the mirror.
The 9th floor has been known to have apparitions, sounds, and cold spots. Many employees have claimed to see a man in a suite turn the corner and walk out the emergency exit. They try to speak with the man, but he will not even look at them. At night, guests claim that there are disturbing loud footsteps, and noises that sound like they are from the trumpet. Some people have thought that these claims may be happening from Montgomery Clift, who lived at the Hollywood Roosevelt, in room 928 for three months whiling he was starring in the movie, "From Here to Eternity", in 1953. Clift used to walk up and down the 9th floor playing his trumpet, and rehearsing his lines. Room 928 has also been claimed to be haunted. Things have been moved around from peoples stuff without them doing anything. One lady claimed at that she woke up in the middle of the night and swore she saw a man in a top hat and suit sitting on her suitcase, looking out the window. She simply ignored it, thought to herself that she was imagining and than went back to sleep. When she woke up and called for help to bring her suitcase back down to her car, she turned around to see that her suitcase which was all packed at night, had everything scattered around the room. Could this be Clift trying to send her a message?
Cabana suite, room 213 is claimed to be one of the most haunted and filled with activity by many paranormal investigators. According to the front desk employees, there have been a tons of people who have checked out of this room in the middle of the night all saying the same thing, "There was something that just wasn't right with that room." So far there have been about 10 people to have claimed seeing a man, with no head coming at them. Also, the TV has been claimed to randomly turn on and off on its own, the coffee maker would start doing weird things, and the sink would go on and off. Paranormal investigators have picked up strange voices in recordings screaming that "Someone died here!' or "Turn around".
Some of the most common claims have been located in the Blossom Ballroom. In one corner of the ballroom, many people claim hearing voices, and feeling cold spots. Other claims have been seeing apparitions of people dancing around the ballrooms, and on the walls. A number of people say that they saw Marilyn Monroe in the ballroom, dancing or posing. In the top balcony of the Blossom Ballroom, there has been said that there is a portal, by paranormal investigators, and experts. There has been many pictures taken that have had orbs and apparitions from up here.
and Carole Lombard
paid five dollars a night for their penthouse
; it is now named the Gable & Lombard Penthouse. There is also a Marilyn Monroe Suite at the hotel.
Other notable residents and guests of the hotel have included Ryan Adams
, Ryan Avery
, Lew Ayres
, Clara Bow
, Charlie Chaplin
, Kirsten Dunst
, Douglas Fairbanks
, Errol Flynn
, Judy Garland
, Topher Grace
, Cary Grant
, Johnny Grant, Jake Gyllenhaal
, Hugh Hefner
, Paris Hilton
, Scarlett Johansson
, Al Jolson
, Harold Lloyd
, Lindsay Lohan
, Travis Carroll, Eva Longoria
, Courtney Love
, Mary Martin
, Eva Mendes
, Marilyn Monroe
, Marilyn Manson
, David Niven
, Chris Jericho
, Mary Pickford
, Prince
, Nicole Richie
, Bill Robinson
, Will Rogers
, Frank Sinatra
, Will Smith
, Gloria Swanson
, Elizabeth Taylor
, Shirley Temple
, Bruce Willis
, Christopher Bennett, Miranda Cosgrove
, Demi Lovato
, Stan Laurel
, Oliver Hardy
, Stephen and Jayne Watt and Faith Wladyka.
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
-Revitalization:In recent years successful efforts have been made at cleaning up Hollywood Blvd., as the street had gained a reputation for crime and seediness. Central to these efforts was the construction of the Hollywood and Highland shopping center and adjacent Kodak Theatre in 2001...
in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema...
. Named after Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
and financed by a group including Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro....
, Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
and Louis B. Mayer
Louis B. Mayer
Louis Burt Mayer born Lazar Meir was an American film producer. He is generally cited as the creator of the "star system" within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in its golden years. Known always as Louis B...
, it first opened its doors on May 15, 1927. It cost $2.5 million ($ in today's dollars) to complete this twelve-story building which holds 300 rooms and suites. It is now managed by Thompson Hotels.
Following a major renovation in 2005 which was overseen by Dodd Mitchell, The Hollywood Roosevelt has been more prominently featured in films and in Hollywood nightlife. There has been a recent surge in popularity within young Hollywood in the last few years, thanks to trendy nightclub Teddy's, which is located in the main lobby of the hotel.
Place in Hollywood History
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel hosted the presentation of the 1st Academy Awards1st Academy Awards
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 1927 and 1928 and took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in Los Angeles, California. AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks hosted the...
in 1929 inside its Blossom ballroom. Later ceremonies were much larger than this banquet for 250, so there was never an attempt to host the awards at the hotel a second time.
Frances Farmer
Frances Farmer
Frances Elena Farmer was an American actress of stage and screen. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital...
was the guest of honor in the early 1950s after appearing on This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience including friends and family.Edwards...
. Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
was a resident at the Hollywood Roosevelt for two years when her modeling career took off. Her first magazine shoot was taken on the diving board on the pool behind the hotel, which was recently removed. The hotel's remodeled pool contains an underwater mural painted by David Hockney
David Hockney
David Hockney, CH, RA, is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer, who is based in Bridlington, Yorkshire and Kensington, London....
.
Alleged hauntings
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
stayed in suite 229 in the Cabanas which overlooked the pool side. A mirror which once hung in her room, now in storage following hotel renovations, is said to be haunted by her spirit. Employees still see a blonde woman starring at them when the look into the mirror.
The 9th floor has been known to have apparitions, sounds, and cold spots. Many employees have claimed to see a man in a suite turn the corner and walk out the emergency exit. They try to speak with the man, but he will not even look at them. At night, guests claim that there are disturbing loud footsteps, and noises that sound like they are from the trumpet. Some people have thought that these claims may be happening from Montgomery Clift, who lived at the Hollywood Roosevelt, in room 928 for three months whiling he was starring in the movie, "From Here to Eternity", in 1953. Clift used to walk up and down the 9th floor playing his trumpet, and rehearsing his lines. Room 928 has also been claimed to be haunted. Things have been moved around from peoples stuff without them doing anything. One lady claimed at that she woke up in the middle of the night and swore she saw a man in a top hat and suit sitting on her suitcase, looking out the window. She simply ignored it, thought to herself that she was imagining and than went back to sleep. When she woke up and called for help to bring her suitcase back down to her car, she turned around to see that her suitcase which was all packed at night, had everything scattered around the room. Could this be Clift trying to send her a message?
Cabana suite, room 213 is claimed to be one of the most haunted and filled with activity by many paranormal investigators. According to the front desk employees, there have been a tons of people who have checked out of this room in the middle of the night all saying the same thing, "There was something that just wasn't right with that room." So far there have been about 10 people to have claimed seeing a man, with no head coming at them. Also, the TV has been claimed to randomly turn on and off on its own, the coffee maker would start doing weird things, and the sink would go on and off. Paranormal investigators have picked up strange voices in recordings screaming that "Someone died here!' or "Turn around".
Some of the most common claims have been located in the Blossom Ballroom. In one corner of the ballroom, many people claim hearing voices, and feeling cold spots. Other claims have been seeing apparitions of people dancing around the ballrooms, and on the walls. A number of people say that they saw Marilyn Monroe in the ballroom, dancing or posing. In the top balcony of the Blossom Ballroom, there has been said that there is a portal, by paranormal investigators, and experts. There has been many pictures taken that have had orbs and apparitions from up here.
The hotel in popular culture
- It is the location for the finale of the 1988 film SunsetSunset (film)Sunset is a 1988 film released by TriStar Pictures. Written and directed by Blake Edwards, the movie stars Bruce Willis as legendary western actor Tom Mix and James Garner as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp....
, with a recreation of the first Academy Awards, which were held at the hotel. - A lengthy sequence in the film Catch Me If You CanCatch Me If You CanCatch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor...
, involving Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprioLeonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. He has received many awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator , and has been nominated by the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild and the British Academy of Film and Television...
's character hiding out in a motel, was shot in the hotel's low-rise cabana wing and by its pool. - It is featured in Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleCharlie's Angels: Full ThrottleCharlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 American action comedy film. It is the sequel to 2000's Charlie's Angels. It opened in the United States on June 27, 2003, and was number one at the box office for that weekend and made a worldwide total of $259.2 million.The cast again includes Cameron...
- In Curb your EnthusiasmCurb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...
, Larry DavidLarry DavidLawrence Gene "Larry" David is an American actor, writer, comedian and producer. He is best known as the co-creator , head writer, and executive producer of the television series Seinfeld from 1989 to 1996, and for creating the 1999 HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, a partially improvised sitcom in...
spars with an inlaw in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel after not being able to book a room. - Carl Kolchak from the television series Kolchak: The Night StalkerKolchak: The Night StalkerKolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974-1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter — Carl Kolchak, played by Darren McGavin — who investigates mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly ones law...
spends a few nights at Room 212 while on assignment in Los Angeles. Episode 4: The Vampire. Aired October 4, 1974 - "Hotel Roosevelt" is the title of the third track on the album All the Stars and BoulevardsAll the Stars and BoulevardsAll the Stars and Boulevards is the debut album from Augustana, a Californian piano rock band. The album was released September 6, 2005 by Epic Records....
by the California based rock band AugustanaAugustana (band)Augustana is an American rock band from San Diego, California who are signed to the Epic Records record label. They are best known for their singles, "Boston" and "Sweet and Low."-Beginning years:...
. - In the first season of Great American Road Trip, the final two families spend the night at the hotel.
- The hotel was featured in the opening of The Tonight Show With Conan O'BrienThe Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show that featured Conan O'Brien as host from June 1, 2009 to January 22, 2010 as part of NBC's long-running Tonight Show franchise...
. Andy RichterAndy RichterPaul Andrew "Andy" Richter is an American actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer. He is best known for his role as the sidekick of Conan O'Brien on each of the host's programs: Late Night and The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS...
began the introductions as the hotel appeared on screen. - In the final episode of the seventh season of EntourageEntourage (TV series)Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
, Vince ends his meltdown with a fist fight at EminemEminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
's party at the hotel. - In the 2010 action/thriller film Takers, there is a shootout in one of the suites at the hotel.
- It is featured in the 2005 music video for You and Me by LifehouseLifehouse (band)Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
.
Notable residents (past and present)
Clark GableClark Gable
William Clark Gable , known as Clark Gable, was an American film actor most famous for his role as Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh...
and Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard was an American actress. She was particularly noted for her comedic roles in the screwball comedies of the 1930s...
paid five dollars a night for their penthouse
Penthouse apartment
A penthouse apartment or penthouse is an apartment that is on one of the highest floors of an apartment building. Penthouses are typically differentiated from other apartments by luxury features.-History:...
; it is now named the Gable & Lombard Penthouse. There is also a Marilyn Monroe Suite at the hotel.
Other notable residents and guests of the hotel have included Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
, Ryan Avery
Ryan Avery
is a documentary film about Ryan Avery. The film chronicles some of Ryan's personal struggles, his performances, and his own search for happiness. Salt Lake City filmmakers and directed and produced the film. Most of the footage of Ryan was shot during his final days in Phoenix before his 2 year...
, Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres was an American actor, best known for starring as Paul in All Quiet on the Western Front and for playing Dr...
, Clara Bow
Clara Bow
Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom in the silent film era of the 1920s. It was her appearance as a spunky shopgirl in the film It that brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl." Bow came to personify the roaring twenties and is described as its leading sex...
, Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
, Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, singer and model. She made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short film directed by Woody Allen for the anthology New York Stories...
, Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro....
, Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
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, Judy Garland
Judy Garland
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, Topher Grace
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, Cary Grant
Cary Grant
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, Johnny Grant, Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal
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, Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
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, Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
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, Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson
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, Al Jolson
Al Jolson
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, Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
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, Lindsay Lohan
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, Travis Carroll, Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria
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, Courtney Love
Courtney Love
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, Mary Martin
Mary Martin
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, Eva Mendes
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, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
, Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
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, David Niven
David Niven
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, Chris Jericho
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, Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
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, Prince
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, Nicole Richie
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, Bill Robinson
Bill Robinson
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, Will Rogers
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, Frank Sinatra
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, Will Smith
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, Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
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, Elizabeth Taylor
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, Shirley Temple
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, Bruce Willis
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, Christopher Bennett, Miranda Cosgrove
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, Demi Lovato
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, Stan Laurel
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, Oliver Hardy
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, Stephen and Jayne Watt and Faith Wladyka.