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== Hilton in popular culture == * [[Keith Richards]] and [[Mick Jagger]] performed in the East Penthouse on the 45th floor of the [[New York Hilton]] on October 28, 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Years: New York Hilton Midtown |url=http://www.hiltonlibrary.com/Anniversary%20Brochure/HILTON%20NY_HISTORY%20BROCHURE_R2%20V3.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091236/http://www.hiltonlibrary.com/Anniversary%20Brochure/HILTON%20NY_HISTORY%20BROCHURE_R2%20V3.pdf |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |access-date=December 15, 2017 |publisher=Hilton}}</ref> * On the rotating wheel space station in [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s 1968 film ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', a receptionist is shown sitting at the entrance to the ''Hilton Space Station 5''.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/994028060 |title=2001: A Spacy Odyssey |date=April 3, 1968 |publisher=[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] |others=Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Screenplay by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick. Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth. Edited by Ray Lovejoy. Produced by Stanley Kubrick |time=26 mins 54 sec |time-caption=Hilton scene occurs at time index |format=Motion picture |oclc=994028060}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Novak |first=Matt |date=November 18, 2014 |title=What happened to Hilton's 'hotel on the Moon'? |url=http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120712-where-is-hiltons-lunar-hotel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220151558/http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120712-where-is-hiltons-lunar-hotel |archive-date=December 20, 2017 |website=BBC}}</ref> * [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] honeymooned in the presidential suite at the [[Hilton Amsterdam]], where they hosted one of their famous "[[Bed-In]]s" for a full week in 1969.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Adler |first=Margot |date=August 25, 2009 |title=After 40 Years, The Bed-In Reawakens |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112082796 |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034746/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112082796 |archive-date=December 16, 2017}}</ref> * In 1971, ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' was filmed at the [[Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino|Las Vegas Hilton]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lawrence |first=Christopher |date=November 4, 2015 |title=When James Bond came to Las Vegas |work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/christopher-lawrence/when-james-bond-came-to-las-vegas-photos/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045352/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/christopher-lawrence/when-james-bond-came-to-las-vegas-photos/ |archive-date=September 24, 2017 |issn=1097-1645}}</ref> * On April 3, 1973, Dr. [[Martin Cooper (inventor)|Martin Cooper]] made the world's first cell phone call in front of the [[New York Hilton Midtown]]. A press conference was held at the hotel later that day to mark the milestone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Pagan |date=March 15, 2013 |title=Who Made That Cellphone? |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/magazine/who-made-that-cellphone.html |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104211818/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/magazine/who-made-that-cellphone.html |archive-date=November 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheng |first=Roger |title=The first call from a cell phone was made 40 years ago today |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/the-first-call-from-a-cell-phone-was-made-40-years-ago-today/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216040129/https://www.cnet.com/news/the-first-call-from-a-cell-phone-was-made-40-years-ago-today/ |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |access-date=December 15, 2017 |website=[[CNET]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref> * In 1976, during a music tour, [[Ike Turner|Ike]] and [[Tina Turner]] were staying at the Statler Hilton (now the [[The Statler Hotel & Residences|Statler Hotel & Residences]]) in downtown [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] when Tina decided to leave Ike. Her moments of getting away from Ike and fleeing the hotel were included in her book ''[[I, Tina]]'' and in the movie ''[[What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film)|What's Love Got to Do with It]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Runtagh |first=Jordan |date=October 26, 2017 |title=Tina Turner Recalls the Night She Risked Her Life to Flee Her Abusive Husband—and Musical Partner—Ike |work=People |url=https://people.com/music/tina-turner-ike-abusive-relationship-risked-life/ |access-date=December 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Tyehimba |first=Cheo |date=August 2, 1996 |title=Tina Turner left Ike 20 years ago |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/08/02/tina-turner-left-ike-20-years-ago/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 5, 2018}}</ref> * ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'' with [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Kevin Costner]] was filmed at the [[Fontainebleau Miami Beach|Fontainebleau Hilton]] in Miami in 1992.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diaz |first=Johnny |date=October 31, 2017 |title='The Bodyguard,' shot at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, turns 25 |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-fea-fontainebleau-miami-bodyguard-movie-album-20171031-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034844/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-fea-fontainebleau-miami-bodyguard-movie-album-20171031-story.html |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |issn=0744-8139}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Duran |first=Jose D. |date=February 14, 2012 |title=The Bodyguard: Whitney Houston's Moment Under the Miami Sun |work=[[Miami New Times]] |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/the-bodyguard-whitney-houstons-moment-under-the-miami-sun-6491980 |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034756/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/the-bodyguard-whitney-houstons-moment-under-the-miami-sun-6491980 |archive-date=December 16, 2017}}</ref> On February 11, 2012, Houston died in her bathtub in Suite 434 of the [[Beverly Hilton]] after a drug overdose. Hotel management has since renovated the room.<ref name="Kennedy">{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Garrick |date=February 8, 2013 |title=What will happen to the room Whitney Houston died in? |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-what-will-happen-to-the-room-whitney-houston-died-in-20130207-story.html |access-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Wynter |first1=Kareen |last2=Martinez |first2=Michael |date=March 22, 2012 |title=Coroner: Drowning, heart disease, cocaine use killed Houston |url=http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/22/coroner-drowning-heart-disease-cocaine-use-killed-houston/ |access-date=March 22, 2012 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324164039/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/22/coroner-drowning-heart-disease-cocaine-use-killed-houston/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * In 1995, the [[James Bond]] movie ''[[GoldenEye]]'' was filmed at the [[Langham Hilton]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Mark |date=November 9, 2012 |title=Where to Vacation Like James Bond |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2012-11-09/james-bond-hotel-stays-destinations-photos |url-status=live |magazine=[[Condé Nast Traveler]] |issn=0893-9683 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034720/https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2012-11-09/james-bond-hotel-stays-destinations-photos |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mourby |first=Adrian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EuonDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT46 |title=Rooms with a View: The Secret Life of Great Hotels |date=November 2, 2017 |publisher=Icon Books |isbn=978-1-78578-276-3 |page=46 |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428184319/https://books.google.com/books?id=EuonDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT46&lpg=PT46&dq |archive-date=April 28, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * ''[[The Insider (film)|The Insider]]'' was filmed in 1999 at the [[Seelbach Hilton]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pfeuffer |first=Charyn |date=January 27, 2008 |title=Bourbon, barbecue and a taste of history in Louisville |work=[[New Haven Register]] |url=http://www.nhregister.com/travel/article/Bourbon-barbecue-and-a-taste-of-history-in-3230965.php |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034552/http://www.nhregister.com/travel/article/Bourbon-barbecue-and-a-taste-of-history-in-3230965.php |archive-date=December 16, 2017}}</ref> * In 2006, several movies including ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Leary |first=Noreen |date=November 9, 2009 |title='Up in the Air' Grounds Hilton in Star-Power Marketing |work=[[Adweek]] |url=http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/air-grounds-hilton-star-power-marketing-106647/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216035254/http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/air-grounds-hilton-star-power-marketing-106647/ |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |issn=0199-2864}}</ref> ''[[Michael Clayton (film)|Michael Clayton]]'', and ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'' were filmed at the New York Hilton.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Landau |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A2SVAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA134 |title=Lighting for Cinematography: A Practical Guide to the Art and Craft of Lighting for the Moving Image |date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-62892-692-7 |page=134 |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428184319/https://books.google.com/books?id=A2SVAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq |archive-date=April 28, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Hilton New York |url=https://nymag.com/listings/hotel/hilton-new-york/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |issn=0028-7369 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034806/http://nymag.com/listings/hotel/hilton-new-york/ |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref> * Conrad Hilton (played by actor [[Chelcie Ross]]) features as a major character in the third season of ''[[Mad Men]]'', as lead character [[Don Draper]] creates a series of ad campaigns for Hilton Hotels.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Galehouse |first=Maggie |date=October 11, 2009 |title=Mad Men nails its history |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |url=http://www.chron.com/life/article/Mad-Men-nails-its-history-1727172.php |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034631/http://www.chron.com/life/article/Mad-Men-nails-its-history-1727172.php |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |issn=1074-7109}}</ref> The Drapers travel during one episode to the Cavalieri Hilton in Rome,<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 9, 2011 |title=Rome on film |work=[[Orange County Register]] |url=http://www.ocregister.com/2011/10/09/rome-on-film/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091129/http://www.ocregister.com/2011/10/09/rome-on-film/ |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |issn=0886-4934 |oclc=12199155}}</ref> though the scenes were actually shot at the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Villarreal |first=Yvonne |date=March 26, 2015 |title='Mad Men's' final premiere event is a grand affair |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-mad-men-premiere-dorothy-chandler-pavilion-20150326-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034814/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-mad-men-premiere-dorothy-chandler-pavilion-20150326-story.html |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |issn=0458-3035 |oclc=3638237}}</ref> * Hilton Hotel is featured in [[Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ|Mukoma wa Ngugi]]'s crime fiction novel, [[Nairobi Heat]].
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