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Renamed the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel by new owners, it got a ballroom in the 1940s to accommodate the popular Big Band s of the day. An Olympic-sized swimming pool was built and championship Tennis Court s were added, with tennis champion Pancho Gonzalez as tennis director. The hotel changed hands in 1958 and again in 1961, when it was purchased by a group of investors headed by Hernando Courtright. Acquired by Regent International Hotels in 1985, the 395-room luxury hotel has been managed by Four Seasons Hotels And Resorts since 1992 under license from Regent International Hotels, which is now a subsidiary of Carlson Companies, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota . The Beverly Wilshire was one of the filming locations for the 1990 movie '' Pretty Woman ''. |
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