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Bob Hope's former Palm Springs home48 acres in Mandeville CanyonLa Villa Contenta in MalibuMohamed Hadid's Le PalaisC. Frederick Wehba's former estateDonald Abbey estateThe Spelling ManorLa Belle VieFrench Normandy Beverly Hills mansionTerry and Jane Semel's Malibu estateEllen DeGeneres' Beverly Hills compoundOwlwood estate

The estate grabbed headlines in June 2012 when former Yahoo CEO Terry Semel and wife Jane put it on the market at $50 million. It sold to billionaire Larry Ellison a few months later for $37 million. It occupies a quarter-acre lot on Billionaire's Beach in Malibu and has a copper-roofed screening pavilion.
<br><b>More: </b> <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/25/business/la-fi-hotprop-terry-semel-larry-ellison-20120921">Enter the main house through a three-story rotunda topped by a skylight</a>

Terry and Jane Semel's Malibu estate

( Nick Springett )

The estate grabbed headlines in June 2012 when former Yahoo CEO Terry Semel and wife Jane put it on the market at $50 million. It sold to billionaire Larry Ellison a few months later for $37 million. It occupies a quarter-acre lot on Billionaire's Beach in Malibu and has a copper-roofed screening pavilion.
More: Enter the main house through a three-story rotunda topped by a skylight

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