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Sold: Ginger Rogers' former home in Hollywood Hills
Update: A Hollywood Hills home once owned by actress-singer-dancer Ginger Rogers and her actor husband, Lew Ayres, has sold for $1,905,000. Set behind a wrought-iron entry and walls, the 1927 Spanish-style house has a vintage kitchen, a second-floor studio, five bedrooms and 31/2 bathrooms in 4,800 square feet of living space. The grounds include tea house-style enclosed patio and entertainment area with a barbecue spit, a fireplace and a koi pond. There are 270-degree views encompassing downtown L.A., the Getty Center, Santa Monica and the ocean. Rogers gained fame for her performance in "Gold Diggers of 1933" (1933), popularizing the song "We're in the Money."...
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Sold: Ginger Rogers' former home in Hollywood Hills
Update: A Hollywood Hills home once owned by actress-singer-dancer Ginger Rogers and her actor husband, Lew Ayres, has sold for $1,905,000.
Set behind a wrought-iron entry and walls, the 1927 Spanish-style house has a vintage...
Neil Patrick Harris sells Studio City home
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Southern California Close-Ups: Going Hollywood
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