Knickerbocker Hotel (Los Angeles)

at , Los Angeles , 90028 United States

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Description

The Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments, formerly the Knickerbocker Hotel, is a retirement home located at 1714 Ivar Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Designed by architect E.M. Frasier in Spanish Colonial Revival style, the historic hotel opened in June 1929. It catered to the region's nascent film industry, and is the site for some of Hollywood’s most famous dramatic moments. On Halloween 1936, Harry Houdini's widow held her tenth séance to contact the magician on the roof of the hotel. On January 13, 1943, Frances Farmer was arrested in her room at the hotel after failing to visit her probation officer when scheduled. On July 23, 1948, filmmaker D. W. Griffith died of a cerebral hemorrhage on the way to a Hollywood hospital, after being discovered unconscious in his room at the hotel.Filming1950's Movie 711 Ocean Drive with Edmond O'Brien, it was the back drop of syndicate meeting. between 01:05:00 - 01:07:25Celebrity guestsThe hotel retained its glamor through the 1950s. Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio often met in the hotel bar. Elvis Presley stayed at the hotel (Room 1016) while making his first film, Love Me Tender (1956). For many years, it was the residence of actor William Frawley.

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Knickerbocker Hotel (Los Angeles) is Los Angeles based place and this enity listed in Hotel category. 90028.