Despite
the fact that in the last few years, no one has really seen or heard much from
the well-bred, eccentric and elusive Alexander Marriott since his
scandalous, short-lived, mid-life crisis wedding to Sarysse
O'Riordan, and even more notorious quickie divorce following his embarrassment
by her adulterous public antics, those in the know in Washington's World of Darkness dare not
dismiss him as an irrelevant player in the grand scheme of things. Never
assume Alex's hand is completely out of anything.
A
perennial figure in the ranks of the rich and infamous of DC, the
supposedly Mediterranean-born Marriott's past is shrouded in mystery,
personal details as carefully guarded
as Howard Hughes, Shel Silverstein, or Greta Garbo. Perhaps more so. Few
know much, and those in the know are as silent and subtle as he is about
his personal life.
One of
a large family of Mormon hospitality executives made wealthy and a
household name by the family trade, he was, at one point, the driving
force behind the fast-paced 11th Hour Lounge club in Northwest, DC, taking over
ownership after the former owner, half-brother, Morgan Thunderheart, was brutally murdered just
blocks away. The club was firebombed several years ago, though the
attacker was never identified. Outside investors bought the Embassy Row
property and rebuilt it, where it now houses a private business.
Some
sources say he still owns a stake of that property, but he seems to have vanished
into obscurity right before another
family member perished in the destruction of the prominent
club. Linked to a host of well-known bachelorettes, including the irascible
Katherine "Kitty" Whittier, Marriott has dropped out of sight
since his failed marriage, though who only knows what puppet strings in
Washington still trace back to his hand...
Marriott
A
perennial figure in the ranks of the rich and infamous of DC, the
supposedly Mediterranean-born Marriott's past is shrouded in mystery,
personal details as carefully guarded
as Howard Hughes, Shel Silverstein, or Greta Garbo. Perhaps more so. Few
know much, and those in the know are as silent and subtle as he is about
his personal life.
One of
a large family of Mormon hospitality executives made wealthy and a
household name by the family trade, he was, at one point, the driving
force behind the fast-paced 11th Hour Lounge club in Northwest, DC, taking over
ownership after the former owner, half-brother, Morgan Thunderheart, was brutally murdered just
blocks away. The club was firebombed several years ago, though the
attacker was never identified. Outside investors bought the Embassy Row
property and rebuilt it, where it now houses a private business.
Some
sources say he still owns a stake of that property, but he seems to have vanished
into obscurity right before another
family member perished in the destruction of the prominent
club. Linked to a host of well-known bachelorettes, including the irascible
Katherine "Kitty" Whittier, Marriott has dropped out of sight
since his failed marriage, though who only knows what puppet strings in
Washington still trace back to his hand...
