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Revision as of 23:15, 25 May 2008
The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. The original main building of the Beverly Hills Hotel was designed by Pasadena architect Elmer Grey. The extensive gardens of the grounds were designed by landscape architect Wilbur David Cook. Since the city's inception, the hotel has been a central meeting place for residents and business people, especially from Los Angeles's movie and television industries.
The hotel is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and is currently managed and owned by the Dorchester Collection. The Dorchester Collection is a collection of five luxury hotels in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Italy and was organized in 1996 to manage the hotel interests of the Brunei Investment Agency.
Svend Petersen, the pool manager at the hotel for 42 years has become a Hotel Ambassador in 2002 and is a symbol of Old Hollywood. He opened up the pool after hours for the Beatles and he taught Faye Dunaway to swim a freestyle crawl in for Mommie Dearest. The Eagles featured it in the album cover art of their 1976 LP "Hotel California".
It is also home to the famous Polo Lounge.
Some of the hotel's owners have been celebrities: Irene Dunne, Loretta Young, and currently the Sultan of Brunei.
Recent Purchase
Marvin H. Davis bought the Hotel for 54 million from Burt Slatkin & Ivan Frederick Boesky infamous for Wall Street insider trading. Ivan Frederick Boesky bought the 5% of stock that was outstanding for a reported fortune and was able to intice Slatkin to sell despite his desire to keep the hotel. Davis was considered at the time to be a fool to pay such a price for the hotels revenue didn't justify the price. The surrounding Bel Air real estate was ignored by most and Davis found a willing buyer in the Sultan of Brunei less than a year later for $110 million.
Notable Guests
- John F. Kennedy
- Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
- Judy Garland
- Charlie Chaplin
- Rudolph Valentino
- Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn
- Marilyn Monroe
- Frank Sinatra
- Bill and Hillary Clinton
- John Wayne
- Michael Jackson
- Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks
- Jackie Kennedy Onassis
- Henry Fonda
- Aristotle Onassis
- Gili Traster
- John Lemon and Yoko Uno
- The Duke of Windsor
- Howard Hughes
- Paul McCartney
- Marlene Dietrich
- Clark Gable and Carole Lombard
- Joan Crawford
- Johnny Weissmuller
- Greta Garbo
- W.C. Fields
- Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
- John Barrymore
- Will Rogers
- Yves Montand
- Zsa Zsa Gabor
- Elton John
- Sharon Stone
- Richard Gere
- Ben Kingsley
- Courtney Love
- Jon Bon Jovi
- Robin Williams
- Dennis Hopper
- Baz Luhrmann
- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
- Peter Fonda
- Matt Damon
- Helen Hunt
- Robert De Niro
- Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher
- Judi Dench
- Michael Caine
- Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter
- Spike Lee
- Neve Campbell
- Mia Farrow
- Tyra Banks
- John Stamos
- David Spade
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
- Bob Saget
- Rob Schneider
- Whitney Houston
- Toni Braxton
- Diddy
- Sarah McLachlan
- Usher
- Kenny G
- Tony Bennett
- Elvis Costello and Diana Krall
- Quincy Jones
- Jackie Collins
- Sidney Poitier
- Donny Osmond
- Steve Martin
- Jacqueline Bisset
- John Travolta
- Cindy Crawford
- Debbie Reynolds
- Carl Reiner
- James Caan
See also
External links
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