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    Life at the Marmont: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Legendary Hotel of the Stars--Chateau Marmont
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    Life at the Marmont: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Legendary Hotel of the Stars--Chateau Marmont
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    Life at the Marmont: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Legendary Hotel of the Stars--Chateau Marmont

    Written by Raymond Sarlot

    Narrated by Coleen Marlo

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    About this audiobook

    Back in print after two decades, the story of Hollywood's most exclusive hotel and its star-studded guest list

    Raymond Sarlot bought the Chateau Marmont in 1975, but what was originally a business purchase became a love affair as he delved into the hotel's incredible history. From its perch overlooking the Sunset Strip, the glamorous Marmont reigned for decades as the spot for artists, writers, musicians, and actors of every stripe and remains a home-away-from-home for A-listers like Scarlett Johansson and Johnny Depp. Here, Sarlot and coauthor Fred E. Basten share a wealth of scandalous and intriguing tales about them all, from the stars of Hollywood's Golden Era like Jean Harlow and Grace Kelly to idols of the sixties and seventies like Jim Morrison and John Belushi (who tragically died there in 1982).

    Whether your obsession is Hollywood history or celebrity gossip, Life at the Marmont has plenty of gripping, juicy stories to fascinate.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateApr 30, 2013
    ISBN9781101619421
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    Life at the Marmont: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Legendary Hotel of the Stars--Chateau Marmont
    Author

    Raymond Sarlot

    Raymond Sarlot was the owner of the Chateau Marmont from 1975 to 1991. He lives in Los Angeles. Fred E. Basten is the author of more than thirty books, including Max Factor’s Hollywood and Steve McQueen: The Final Chapter. He lives in Santa Monica, California.

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    • 3/5
      This storied hotel has such a history. If the walls had ears!
    • 4/5
      In Life at the Marmont, Raymond Sarlot and Fred E. Basten gives us a dazzling array of Hollywood stories, city history, and film trivia. The Chateau Marmont was conceived as a home away from home for the Hollywood elite, a place to establish a residence where you wanted to escape the film lots. Marmont was built as one of Los Angeles’s first earthquake-proof buildings. This, as well as its signature posh look, attracted a full range of famous clientele. It served as the playground for the likes of Hedy Lamarr, Clark Gable, Ernest Borgnine, Dorothy Parker, Jean Harlow, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and many more.If you’re a lover of old-timey Hollywood figures, then this book will be a treasure trove of trivia and tabloid info. Nellita Choate Thomsen, writing for the Hearst newspapers as Pauline Payne, uncovered delicious details about chateau residents and her gossip columns form the basis for much of the early day-to-day history of the hotel. After that, the authors reconstruct the goings-on from check-in cards, employee scrapbooks, and personal recollections. He tracks the hotel’s history from its construction through the late 1980s.In addition to all the celebrity glitz, they also makes a concerted effort to applaud the work and dedication of the employees of the Marmont. From the iron horse maid Frieda to the ageless manager Meemi Ferguson to the ever-rotating gaggle of boys parking classic cars in the garage, the author understands that without their tireless service and quasi-tight-lipped adoration, the Marmont would not have the mystique it has today. Even now, the Chateau is host to such celebrities as Robert De Niro, Johnny Depp, and Penelope Cruz.There were just so many details, I couldn’t stop reading this one—I just gobbled it up. Granted, I found the bits about the Golden Age of Hollywood a bit more interesting, but seeing the hotel change and adapt to more modern problems was also charming. This book has an overwhelming gossipy feel to it, but sometimes that’s just what you need after a shelf-load of dry nonfiction. It’s fun to escape into a glamorous time for a while, and Life at the Marmont was just that—an escape.