The Chateau Marmont is a hotel in Los Angeles, California in 1929 and modeled after the Chateau Amboise in France's Loire Valley. It has served as the backdrop for a number of events in the lives of well-known rock stars and actors. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Royal Ch teau at Amboise is a ch teau located in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire d partement of the Loire Valley in France. ... Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire) is known as the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ...

• In 1982, John Belushi died of a drug overdose in one of its garden bungalows.
• Jim Morrison of The Doors used up what he called the eighth of his nine lives falling out of a window at the hotel.
• James Dean hopped in through a window to audition for Rebel Without a Cause.
• Led Zeppelin rode their motorcycles through the lobby one evening to cheering guests, and causing modest damage.
• Fashion photographer Helmut Newton died when his car crashed into a wall on the driveway of the hotel.
• Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded his vocals for By the Way in this hotel.
• It is the setting for the majority of the book What's A Girl To Do?.

The hotel is currently owned and managed by Hotels AB, run by celebrity hotelier Andre Balazs. John Belushi as Bluto in Animal House John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American actor and comedian most notable for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoons Animal House, and The Blues Brothers. ... A row of bungalows in Virginia A bungalow is any single story house. ... For other people named James or Jim Morrison, see James Morrison James Douglas Jim Morrison, (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was a singer, songwriter, writer, and poet. ... The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American rock band. ... James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor who epitomized youthful angst. ... Natalie Wood and James Dean in a screenshot from Rebel Without a Cause. ... Led Zeppelin was an English rock band that became one of the most successful and influential groups in popular music history. ... Helmut Newton, born Helmut Neustädter (October 31, 1920 – January 23, 2004) was a well known fashion photographer. ... Anthony Joseph Kiedis (born November 1, 1962) is the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. ... The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a California based rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. ... By the Way is the Red Hot Chili Pepperss eighth studio album, released on July 9, 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... Andre Tomas Balazs is an American businessman. ...

External links

• Chateau Marmont official website
• What's A Girl To Do?