All these associations with stars have only added to the hotel’s premier reputation over the years. Since 1990, the hotel has been run by André Balazs, an elite hotelier and celebrity in his own right, known for his romantic relationships with A-listers. Luminaries from F Scott Fitzgerald to Sofia Coppola have produced work at the building, and the hotel has made countless appearances in popular music, film and literature, including references in songs by the Grateful Dead, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey. Vivid, salacious and richly informed, the book is a glittering tribute to Hollywood as seen from the suites and bungalows of its most hallowed hotel.Jay-Z’s and Beyoncé’s Oscar party guests will be met this year with protesters. With wit and prowess, Shawn Levy recounts the wild parties and scandalous liaisons, creative breakthroughs and marital breakdowns, births and untimely deaths that the Chateau Marmont has given rise to. Much of what's happened inside the Chateau's walls has eluded the public eye - until now. An apartment-house-turned-hotel, it has been the backdrop for generations of gossip and folklore: 1930s bombshell Jean Harlow took lovers during her third honeymoon there director Nicholas Ray slept with his sixteen-year-old Rebel Without a Cause star Natalie Wood Anthony Perkins and Tab Hunter met poolside and began a secret affair Jim Morrison swung from the balconies, once nearly falling to his death John Belushi suffered a fatal overdose in a private bungalow Lindsay Lohan got the boot after racking up nearly $50,000 in charges in less than two months. Perched above the Sunset Strip like a fairy-tale castle, the Chateau seems to come from another world entirely. Filled with deep secrets but hidden in plain sight, its evolution parallels the growth of Hollywood itself. The intoxicating story of Hollywood, as seen from the suites and bungalows of its most iconic hotelįor nearly ninety years, Hollywood's brightest stars have favoured the Chateau Marmont as a home away from home.
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