Hollywood Haunts - The Roosevelt Hotel

Guests at the Roosevelt Hotel are entertained by paranormal activity from the hotel’s rich pas, including ghost children playing in the hallways; a phantom pianist wearing a white suit tinkling the ivories on the mezzanine; unseen guests swimming in the pool after hours—none of whom was of the living.

Marilyn Monroe stayed at the Roosevelt so often that she purchased a full-length antique mirror for her favorite suite above the pool. After her untimely death in 1962, the hotel stored it away; then, decades later during a major remodel, employees “rediscovered” it in the basement—its history long forgotten—and hung it in the lower lobby. Monroe’s image has been seen in it regularly, applying lipstick, styling her hair while looking into this mirror.

Oscar nominee Montgomery Clift, is also a ghostly resident. He stays close to room 928, his home for several months in 1952 while filming From Here to Eternity. People come from around the world to stay in it on the chance that Clift’s spirit will make his presence known. Past residents report the actor’s spirited behavior, including: ringing the phone incessantly, blaring the radio, turning the heat to over 100 degrees and practicing the bugle for the Eternity role. He’s even shoved a few unsuspecting guests while they slept.