Living with Legends

Dennis Hopper died earlier today after a long battle with cancer.  Hopper collaborated with fellow Chelsea Hotel resident, writer Terry Southern, to produce his most famous movie, Easy Rider, in 1969. (Photo: Hopper & Southern in front of the Hotel in 1971). In Abel Ferrara's "Chelsea on the Rocks," Hopper is interviewed about his experience living at the Chelsea Hotel. The second picture shows Hopper celebrating the release of Abel's film at Cannes in 2008.