Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood)

The Roosevelt Hotel is a historic Spanish-style hotel located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, 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 to complete this twelve-story building that holds 302 rooms and suites. The banquet and presentation of the 1st Academy Awards in 1929 was held at the hotel. It is now owned by Thompson hotels.cite web|url=http://www.losangeles.com/hollywood-roosevelt|title=Hollywood Roosevelt: Where Old and New Hollywood Converge in Luxury|publisher=LosAngeles.com|accessdate=2008-11-01] cite web|url=http://www.legendsofamerica.com/CA-HauntedHotels3.html|title=Sleeping With Ghosts in California]

The hotel's remodeled pool contains an underwater mural painted by David Hockney. [cite web|url=http://www.mobiusawards.com/hollywood_roosevelt_hotel.html|title=Mobius Awards Site Hosted First 'Oscars']

Alleged hauntings

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 which was recently removed. Monroe stayed in suite 229 which overlooked the pool side. A mirror which once hung in her room is now in the lobby and is thought to be haunted by her spirit. A number of people also claim to have seen her ghost dancing in the ballroom of the hotel. JWOLKE

Montgomery Clift, who lived at the Roosevelt for three months at one time, is said to haunt his old room, 928. People claim to hear him playing his bugle and see him walking the hallways of the 9th floor. cite web|url=http://www.seeing-stars.com/Died/Haunted.shtml|title=Hollywood Ghosts and Haunted Houses]

The hotel in popular culture

* The film "Shade" features a climactic poker game at the Roosevelt. Fact|date=January 2008
* The hotel is the setting for the shoot for the first music video for the pop duo Nemesis and was featured in an episode of the reality television series "". Fact|date=January 2008
* The hotel was used as a setting for a number of episodes of HBO's "Entourage" television series. Fact|date=January 2008
* The hotel is the name of a song by the band Augustana, entitled "Hotel Roosevelt". Fact|date=January 2008
* The hotel appears in the movie "". Fact|date=January 2008
* Lauren Conrad from the television/reality show "The Hills" mentions she spends every Sunday morning at the Roosevelt pool; the pool is also featured in an episode. Fact|date=January 2008
*Carl Kolchak from the television series spends a few nights at Room 212 while on assignment in Los Angeles. Episode 4: The Vampire. Aired October 4, 1974

Notable residents (past and present)

*Ryan Adams [cite news| title=The Answering Bell - Tomorrow (from Uncut Magazine)| url=http://answeringbell.com/|date=2008-02-09]
*Lew Ayres
*Clara Bow
*Charlie Chaplin
*Montgomery Clift
*Kirsten Dunst
*Douglas Fairbanks
*Errol Flynn
*Clark Gable
*Judy Garland
*Topher Grace
*Cary Grant
*Johnny Grant [cite news|lat=Coca|first=Rick|title=Johnny Grant, Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, Dead at 84.|publisher=Los Angeles Daily News|url=http://www.dailynews.com/ci_7924618|date=2008-01-09|accessdate=2008-01-09]
*Jake Gyllenhaal
*Hugh Hefner
*Paris Hilton
*Scarlett Johansson
*Al Jolson
*Harold Lloyd
*Lindsay Lohan
*Eva Longoria
*Carole Lombard
*Courtney Love
*Mary Martin
*Eva Mendes
*Marilyn Monroe
*Marilyn Manson
*David Niven
*Mary Pickford
*Prince
*Nicole Richie
*Bill Robinson
*Larry McKee
*Will Rogers
*Frank Sinatra
*Gloria Swanson
*Elizabeth Taylor
*Shirley Temple
*Bruce Willis

References

External links

* [http://www.hollywoodroosevelt.com Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Official Website]
* [http://www.seeing-stars.com/Hotels/HollywoodRoosevelt.shtml The Roosevelt Hotel @ Seeing-Stars.com]
* [http://hotels.about.com/od/hauntedhotelsatoz/p/hau_hwroosevelt.htm Haunted Hotel: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel]