Sinatra, Elvis, and Pacino at Fountainbleau Miami Beach

On March 3rd 1960, when Elvis returned from his military service in West Germany,  his first order of business was to join his Rat Pack friends at the Fontainebleau Hotel for his first performance in three years.

Elvis arrived by train to broadcast live on ABC “The Frank Sinatra Timex Show Welcome Home Elvis”.

Two of the world’s biggest stars in music performed a dynamite show that reached 67.7% of the overall television audience.

Sinatra often performed to packed houses at the Fontainebleau La Ronde nightclub, vacationed at the hotel and even filmed the beloved movies “A Hole in the Head”, “Tony Rome” and “Lady in Cement” on the property.

Synonymous with Sinatra (and his clique of fellow entertainers),  for decades the hotel drew Mafia leaders, JFK and Hollywood royalty galore.

While paying guests could rub shoulders in the 50s and ’60s with Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, and Fred Astaire,  the owner hotelier Ben Novak at one point had to post armed guards at the entrance to keep out hawkers.

In 1960 Jerry Lewis played a mute bellboy at the Fontainebleau where he gets into troubling situations as he makes clumsy mistakes in the film “The Bellboy”.   Lewis would film during the day and perform in the hotel’s night club at night.

The pool area was made famous by Sean Connery while shooting “Goldfinger” (1968) and Al Pacino as Tony Montana in “Scarface” (1983).

Who can forget when Tony says “when you get the power, then you get the woman” and Steven Bauer as Manny trying to win over a girl poolside by sticking his tongue out and getting slapped.

Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston filmed “The Bodyguard” in 1992, as well as Sylvester Stallone’s “The Specialist” at the hotel.

In 1976 Jessica Lange stayed at the hotel while promoting her first film “King Kong” and Sam Elliott had a hot tub in his living room suite when publicizing the film “Lifeguard”.

Of course Tony Soprano always stayed at the Fontainebleau when he came to Miami as seen in the season 4 episode “Calling All Cars”.

Like a true Diva when the Fontainebleau opened its doors in 1954,  the curvilinear resort with the ultramodern facade was instantly recognizable on it’s twenty pristine acres off Collins Avenue.

Famed architect Morris Lapidus best remembered for his flare for the theatrical recalled  “American taste was being influenced by the greatest mass media of entertainment of all time, the movies,  so I designed a movie set”.

A spectacular blend of Golden Era glamour and modern luxury the Fontainebleau merges striking design, contemporary art,  fashion and history.

Boasting 1,504 guest rooms and suites appointed with lavish amenities, with twelve restaurants and lounges,  this dramatic oceanfront setting has eleven pools with cabanas along the beach.

Last December the $3.7 billion  Fontainebleau Las Vegas became the newest luxury hotel on the Strip featuring a casino, world class dining, spa,  nightlife and more.