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The hotel became Carte's most successful venture.

Its bands, Savoy Orpheans and the Savoy Havana Band, became famous, and other entertainers ( who were also often guests ) included George Gershwin, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Noël Coward.

Famous guests have included Edward VII, Enrico Caruso, Charlie Chaplin, Harry Truman, Judy Garland, Babe Ruth, Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbra Streisand, The Beatles and numerous others.