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Sunnylands: The making of a mansion's mystique
L.A. at HomeSunnylands: A timeline in the history of Walter and Leonore Annenbergs' landmark mansion in Rancho Mirage.... -
Southern California Close-Ups: Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYou could spend a solid year sniffing out cool spots for travelers in Venice, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Malibu — scores of hotels, hundreds of restaurants and bars, more than 30 miles of coastline. But you're new to the scene, or you...Tags: The Getty, Dining and Drinking, Arts, Tourism and Leisure, Jill Sobule
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Age of innocence and hope
I can't think of a better way to begin this column than to let a fellow pundit get things going. So I'll turn things over to Allene Arthur, who's been writing columns for the Palm Springs Desert Sun for 32 years:
"Fiftieth high school class reunions...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Arthritis, Mickey Rooney, High Blood Pressure, Judy Garland
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Marion Davies' former home sells for $9.3 million
The former Beverly Hills residence of actress and comedian Marion Davies has sold for $9,262,500.
The villa-style mansion was once owned by Harry Cohn, early president of Columbia Pictures, and more recently by screenwriter, novelist and playwright Aleen...Tags: Politics, William Randolph Hearst, Homes, Elections
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Hot Property: Elijah Wood seeks a buyer
"The Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood's latest quest is to find a buyer for the Santa Monica house he recently put up for sale at $1.85 million.
The Spanish-style home, built in 1924, is described in the listing as an "opportunity to remodel …...Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Real Estate, Wilfred (tv program), Staples Center, Celebrities
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The Willows: A hidden retreat in Palm Springs
Special to the Los Angeles TimesA decade ago, when my wife and I were honeymooning on Italy's Amalfi Coast, we'd talked — maybe even vowed — to return there for our 10th wedding anniversary if we still liked each other. After all, it would be 10 years. That's a pretty big...Tags: French Toast, Weddings, Billie Holiday, Joan Crawford, DVDs
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Lost L.A.: A Frank Lloyd Wright house on the move?
L.A. at HomeThe photo, circa 1923, shows the Frank Lloyd Wright house known as La Miniatura in Pasadena, before the guest house was added, and long before the talk of an owner potentially moving the landmark to Japan. In his latest Lost L.A. column, Sam Watters... -
Former Hearst-Davies mansion for sale at $95 million
Money & CompanyIn a sign of the times, the onetime Beverly Hills home of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst and actress Marion Davies, which was listed for sale briefly three years ago at $165 million, is back on the market at the...... -
Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]
The Daily MirrorLos Angeles Time file photo I thought it would be fun to switch back to mystery people, so here’s today’s mystery guest! [Update: Please congratulate Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying our mystery fellow!] [Update 2: This is Tay...... -
Classic Hollywood: Cemeteries of the stars
Steve Goldstein knows where all the famous bodies are buried.
By day, he's a businessman who owns a payroll service. But in his off hours, he's one of Hollywood's best-known grave hunters. Author of "LA's Graveside Companion: Where the V.I.P.s R.I.P" and...Tags: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, Walter Matthau, Nelson Eddy
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Coy Watson Jr. dies at 96; one of nine silent-era sibling actors
Coy Watson Jr., who was the eldest in a family of nine child actors and whose book "The Keystone Kid," recounted a silent-film career that began in 1913, has died. He was 96.
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Coy Watson Jr. obituary: The obituary...Tags: Obituaries, Photography, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Gloria Swanson, James Stewart
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'Joseph P. Kennedy Presents' by Cari Beauchamp
In the introduction of Cari Beauchamp's crackling page-turner "Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years," this top-flight film historian declares that the father of JFK "saw everything and everyone, from Gloria Swanson to Adolf Hitler, through a...Tags: Politics, Death, Adolf Hitler, Gloria Swanson, Marlene Dietrich
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