page_title: Sportsmen's Lodge
section_title: Connections to the entertainment business
hierarchical_section_title: Sportsmen's Lodge / Connections to the entertainment business
caption_attribution_description: Cropped screenshot of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn from the trailer for the film Adam's Rib.
context_page_description: The Sportsmen's Lodge is a hotel located on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. Operating under various names since the 1880s, the Sportsmen's Lodge is a San Fernando Valley landmark and remains a popular spot for celebrations, dinners and public events. Located in the heart of the Valley's studio district, the Sportsmen's Lodge was a popular gathering spot for cast and crew in old Hollywood, including Clark Gable, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.
context_section_description: The Sportsmen's Lodge has a long history of celebrity guests. In a 2007 article on "Where the A-listers lay low," Newscorp described the Sportsmen's Lodge as "a pleasant and unpretentious establishment." General manager Steve Scheck noted, "There are always some stars who need to stay at the most expensive, fanciest places, but others just want to be comfortable, relaxed and feel at home." Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn were visitors, and former Beach Boy Brian Wilson reportedly likes to lounge by the Olympic pool. Other celebrities known to have stayed or hung out at the Sportsmen's Lodge include Marlon Brando, Doris Day, Gene Autry, Tim McGraw, David Lee Roth, Billy Bob Thornton, Randy Travis, and Trisha Yearwood.
  For several years, noted salsa promoter Albert Torres operated a salsa club at the Sportsmen's Lodge that was frequented by celebrities including Vanessa L. Williams and Randa Haines.
caption: Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn were guests at the Lodge
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