Dorothy Dandridge home in Hollywood Hills is sold
A Hollywood Hills home once owned by actress Dorothy Dandridge has sold for $2,394,000.
The restored 1920s Mediterranean house includes three bedrooms, five bathrooms and 4,368 square feet of living space. There are arched doorways and windows, beamed ceilings and stained-glass windows. The master bedroom suite features a sitting area and dual bathrooms, one of which is circular. Three terraces with city views provide space for entertaining.
Dandridge, who died in 1965 at 42, was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the title role of “Carmen Jones” (1954). She starred as Bess in “Porgy and Bess” (1959). A singer as well as an actress, Dandridge appeared on “The Colgate Comedy Hour” in 1951 and 1953 and on “Toast of the Town” (later known as “The Ed Sullivan Show”) from 1951 to 1962.
The property sold for $849,000 in 1998, according to public records.
The listing agents were Richard Klug of Sotheby’s International Realty’s Sunset office and Joan Duffy of Ewing & Associates Sotheby’s in Sherman Oaks. Joshua Greet of Sotheby’s Sunset represented the buyer.
