THE HISTORY OF THE CHATEAU MARMONT WITH AUTHOR SHAWN LEVY

EPISODE 15: THE HISTORY OF THE CHATEAU MARMONT WITH AUTHOR SHAWN LEVY

April 15, 2022

45:53

LAURA SPEAKS WITH AUTHOR SHAWN LEVY ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND LEGACY OF THE INFAMOUS CHATEAU MARMONT AND HIS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BESTSELLER “THE CASTLE ON SUNSET: LIFE, DEATH, ART, LOVE AND SCANDAL AT HOLLYWOOD’S CHATEAU MARMONT.” Shawn’s 2019 book is the definitive biography, if you will, about the legendary Hollywood hotel and sometime residence of a who’s who of film and music giants, dating back to the late 1920s. Laura and Shawn discuss the original 1927 property and how it developed through the decades,the various owners whose personal stories informed the architectural and cultural changes of the building, and of course, plenty of inside information about its Hollywood lore.

Shawn Levy is the former film critic of The Oregonian and KGW-TV. His writing has appeared in Sight and Sound, Film Comment, American Film, Interview, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Black Rock Beacon. He is the author of eleven books, including Rat Pack Confidential, Paul Newman: A Life, King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis, and Dolce Vita Confidential. He jumps and claps and sings for victory in Portland, Oregon. For more information about Shawn Levy, and his latest book “In On The Joke,” about the history of trailblazing female comedians, go to www.shawnlevy.com