The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
Since 1929, Hollywood’s brightest stars have flocked to the Chateau Marmont as if it were a second home. An apartment building-turned-hotel, the Chateau has been the backdrop for generations of gossip…
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