HOLLYWOOD, CA — The Roosevelt is a Hollywood Boulevard landmark, welcoming both celebrity icons and regular travelers alike. Charlie Chaplin, Prince and Angelina Jolie have spent the night under the Roosevelt's roof, and it's even rumored that famed actor Errol Flynn concocted his bootleg gin recipe in the bathtub of the hotel's barbershop.
But there's a darker side to one of Tinsel Town's oldest hotels, one that would even give Disneyland's Tower of Terror a run for its money.
The story begins with Marilyn Monroe, when the once-aspiring model took up residence at the hotel in hopes of her big break. Monroe called the Roosevelt home for two years during the 1940s, and even shot her first magazine cover by the hotel's pool.
Of course, Monroe would go onto become one of the biggest actresses in history, and one of Hollywood's brightest stars in the 1950s. As her career progressed, however, Monroe suffered from substance abuse and mental illness, and began to fall out of favor in Hollywood as studios labeled her "difficult to work with. In 1962, Monroe died in her Brentwood home, of an apparent overdose that rocked the city.
However, it appears not even crossing over could separate the star of the screen from her old home. More than a few residents have reported seeing her hanging around her old Room 1200, frequently popping up in a mirror that was eventually removed after customers fretted.
"Many see Marilyn in the mirror," a maintenance worker once told The Hollywood Reporter.
Monroe isn't the only ghost rumored to walk the halls, either. The spirit of actor Montgomery Clift is said to roam the Roosevelt as well.
The restlessness of Clift's spirit may have something to do with his rocky personal life. According to his brother, Clift was bisexual, and his sexuality was often discussed in the tabloids despite Clift's best attempts to remain private. In 1956, tragedy struck when Clift's car smashed into a telephone pole, jeopardizing his life and leaving his face disfigured.
Although he would survive the crash, the incident sparked what acting teacher Robert Lewis called "the longest suicide in Hollywood," as Clift turned to prescription pain-killers and alcohol abuse to cope with his new life. He eventually attempted to return to the screen, but sadly died of an apparent heart attack in 1966 at only 45 years old.
Now, Clift's spirit occupies room 928, forever fiddling with the thermostat and the radio in an attempt to remain connected to our world.
The Roosevelt hasn't shied away from their ghostly guests, either. These days, you can even rent the specially-designated Marilyn Monroe suite at the Roosevelt, but be warned: you never know who might pop up behind the door.
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