There’s a tale about William Randolph Hearst, a murder on a yacht and hush money that led to the construction of the Chateau Elysee.
That the yarn might not be true illustrates the outsize reputation of the landmark property. Legend has it that Eleanor Ince, widow of film producer Thomas Ince, built the hotel and apartment building with money provided to her by Hearst after he killed her husband in 1924. Hearst is said to have mistakenly shot Thomas Ince while entertaining a sle… (View original article)