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Beverly Hills Hotel

Location 9641 West Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills.

Pictures

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Story

The hotel was built in 1912.

There was a main building

*lobby ,,,,

*lobby Sun Room ,

*Polo Lounge ,--;;

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*Polo Lounge Patio ,,

*Crystal Ballroom ,,,;

*Lanai Room (main dining-room) ,

*Rodeo Room ,-

*Fountain Coffee Room ,,,

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*"Sand and Pool Club" ,,-,

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*Cabana Café ,,

*Palm Court Terrace ,;;

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And few bungalows scattered in the gardens ,,,

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Then it was bought by the Sultan of Brunei in 1987.

Website

The Beverly Hills Hotel

Link with Marilyn

In 1950, she posed for a picture sessions with photographer Earl Leaf, in front of bungalow n°7 ,

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At the end of 1952, Marilyn moved in a room at the third floor, when the lease for the house she had rented with Joe DiMaggio ended.

DiMaggio spent Christmas with her; he had brought a Christmas tree, some decoration, some champagne and had made a fire in the chimney.

Later Marilyn would confide that it was the most beautiful Christmas of her life.

March 9, 1953, she was still living there when Photoplay magazine organized a prize-giving for the "Fastest Rising Star of 1952" in her honor. The party took place in the Crystal Room.

Beginning of 1954 : with DiMaggio, they lived there shortly after their wedding, waiting for the end of the work in the North Palm Drive house.

On March 8, 1954 : she came back to receive another prize awarded by Photoplay.

Billing dated from March 15 to 17, 1954 :

November 1954 : .

December 2, 1954, interview : ,.

When she lived in New York City, she stayed there when she had to stay in Los Angeles, because of the shootings : in 1958 "Some Like it Hot", 1960 "Let's Make Love".

In 1960, during the shooting of "Let's Make Love", she occupied the bungalow n° 21 with Arthur Miller

(,,), and the Yves Montand - Simone Signoret couple, the bungalow n°22; it was at that time that she had an affair with Montand :

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Billing dated from April 18 to 21, 1960 :

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Check from the Marilyn Monroe Productions dated May 6, 1960

THe first floor of the bungalow was occupied at that period by Howard Hughes and his wife, the actress Jean Peters (who had appeared next to Marilyn in "Niagara" (1953)).

Billing dated from May 30 to June 5, 1961 : .