Douglas Fairbanks Sr.’s former beach home sells for $6.8 million
Update: The former Santa Monica beach house of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks Sr. has sold for $6,862,000.
In an area that became known as the Gold Coast after Hollywood stars and industry giants built homes there in the 1920s, the neighborhood included such titans as MGM head Irving Thalberg and his actress-wife, Norma Shearer, oilman J. Paul Getty and comic actor Harold Lloyd. The street where Fairbanks’ home sits was nicknamed Rolls-Royce Row.
The ocean-view Mediterranean, built in 1922, has formal living and dining rooms, three bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms and 3,817 square feet of living space. A wide brick terrace extends the living area off the back of the house and steps down to the swimming pool and spa, which are flanked by lawns lined with mature trees. There is a paddle tennis or sports court and a fire pit.
The property previously sold in 1994 for $1,815,000, according to public records. It came on the market less than a year ago at $7.9 million.
The hit “The Mark of Zorro” (1920) established Fairbanks as a swashbuckling leading man. His natural athleticism was put to use in films such as “Robin Hood” (1922) and “The Thief of Bagdad” (1924).
Jeffrey Hyland of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, had the listing. Chad Rogers of the same office represented the buyer.
