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walk-able Nearby celebrity homes from YESTERYEAR
walk-able Nearby celebrity homes from YESTERYEAR
Starting in the 1930’s Palm Springs was an oasis for the movie community, big stars from Garbo to Sinatra either purchased or rented houses here where they could escape the media spotlight in L.A.
Stars and “star-chitects” made this town the grandest of A-list party pads and here are but a few walk-able celebrity estates in both the Movie Colony and Old Las Palmas neighborhoods.
In 1947, Frank Sinatra commissioned legendary Palm Springs architect, E. Stewart Williams, to build Twin Palms, a sprawling, four-bedroom, mid-century masterpiece. Composing and carousing were both on the menu during Ol’ Blue Eyes’ tenure, and this historical house still retains its classic Hollywood charm, while recent upgrades have introduced luxurious, contemporary amenities.
Dean Martin
Dean Martin
1123 N Via Monte Vista - Old Las Palmas
(20 minute walk)
Dean Martin was nicknamed the "King of Cool" for his seemingly effortless charisma. He and Jerry Lewis formed the immensely popular comedy duo Martin and Lewis, with Martin serving as the straight man to Lewis's slapstick, then afterwards he was a star in nightclubs recordings, motion pictures and television. This luxurious compound was a home to the legendary Rat Pack member who bought way back in the 1960's with his second wife Jeanne for $56,000. Now, its value is in millions!
Clark Gable & Carol Lombard
Clark Gable & Carol Lombard
222 West Chino Drive - Old Las Palmas
(7 minutes walk)
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Palm-Springs/222-W-Chino-Dr-92262/home/5682094
Clark Gable's third marriage was to Carole Lombard whom he met when they starred together in the movie, No Man Of Her Own. They married in 1939 when he was in the midst of filming the classic movie, Gone With The Wind. After they married, they purchased a 1925 Spanish Colonial home in Palm Springs. Sadly, they were only married for three years because Lombard died in a plane crash in 1942.
Sammy Davis Jr. rented the house for many years in the 1960's and the property was later purchased by the Kirk Douglas's family and his son recently sold the estate for over 2 million.
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
928 North Avenida Palmas - Movie Colony
(7 minute walk)
Cary Grant bought the house in 1954, after the success of films like "His Girl Friday" and "Arsenic and Old Lace." He intended to retire there and Alfred Hitchcock often stayed in Grant's guest wing. Local lore claims that, during one of his visits, Hitchcock convinced Grant to come back to the movie business and star in the films that defined his career, like "To Catch a Thief," "An Affair to Remember" and "North by Northwest."
Tony Curtis & Janet Lee
Tony Curtis & Janet Lee
641 N Camino Real - Movie Colony
(5 minute walk)
http://www.pshomes.com/listings/palm-springs/neighborhood/movie-colony/641-camino-real-16134668ps/
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh were one of Hollywood’s Golden Couples in the 1950's and early ’60's. Who could forget Tony Curtis in movies like Some Like It Hot or Janet Leigh in Psycho? The contemporary California home which Tony helped design in the Movie Colony is where they lived with their daughters Jamie Lee (Halloween) and Kelly in 1959 while Janet was filming Psycho, they nicknamed the compound "Camp Curtis”.
Gloria Swanson was a motion-picture, stage, and television actress known primarily as a glamorous Hollywood silent movie star during the 1920's and as the fading movie queen Norma Desmond in the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard.
Swanson owned several houses over the years in Palm Springs, her first is now a boutique hotel called Amin Casa and is where she often met Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., (President Kennedy's father) for romantic escapades during the 20's. Swanson’s last house is right around the corner from our place at 635 E Granvia Valmonte - Movie Colony (2 minute walk) and she lived there in the 70's.
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
953 North Avenida Palmas - Movie Colony
(7 minute walk)
https://www.naturalretreats.com/palm-springs-luxury-vacation-rentals/accommodation/sand-acre-estate
Located in the heart of the Movie Colony neighborhood, Sand Acre Estate is a 1933 Spanish hacienda rumored to have been frequented by Marilyn Monroe. It's the spot where Joe DiMaggio popped the question and got engaged to Marilyn.
Marilyn Monroe has many legendary ties to Palm Springs. To name a few, she was “discovered” by Johnny Hyde from the William Morris Agency at the Racquet Club. She also owned a bungalow-style house in the early 60's at 1326 Rose Ave - Old Las Palmas (20 minute walk) in the early 1960s.
Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy
776 N. Mission Rd - Old Las Palmas
(12 minute walk)
During Hepburn’s long career, the legendary silver-screen star appeared in at least 30 movies and took home a record of four golden Oscars for Best Actress. While Spencer Tracy was one of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, he won two Academy Awards for Best Actor, from nine nominations, sharing the record for nominations in that category with Laurence Olivier.
Tracy became estranged from his wife in the 1930's, but never divorced, conducting a long-term relationship with Katharine Hepburn in private that lasted over 26 years. They spent a lot of time secreted away at their villa in Palm Springs, away from prying eyes and the limelight.
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
1258 Rose Ave - Old Las Palmas
(25 minute walk)
Dinah Shore now Leonardo DiCaprio
Dinah Shore now Leonardo DiCaprio
432 Hermosa Place - Old Las Palmas
(18 minute walk)
Dinah Shore was an award-winning television personality and singer known for her string of TV shows. She was passionate about golf and sponsored a women's golf tournament in California—the Dinah Shore Classic—for many years. Shore's first husband was actor George Montgomery and later had a brief marriage to tennis player Maurice Fabian Smith. In the 1970's, Shore became known for her relationship with a much younger man—actor Burt Reynolds.
The Dinah Shore Palm Estate, as most fans of pop culture may know, is now owned by Leonardo DiCaprio who purchased the iconic Donald Wexler designed home in 2014 . There are no pictures of the actor or Golden Globes on shelves. Nothing that might provide a hint that he owns the place. That’s because he primarily uses it as a vacation rental and allows people to use it for special events.
Al Jolson
Al Jolson
570 North Via Corta - Movie Colony
(1 minute walk)
http://pscelebrityhomes.com/celebrity-index-j-l/al-jolson-2/
Al Jolson bought a house in the famed Movie Colony neighborhood not once, but twice. He originally had a house built for his second wife in the late 1930's. Jolson sold it, but later came back to buy it again in the mid-1940's when his third wife happened to pick it out during a search of homes. The famed vaudeville and black-faced entertainer compiled more than 200 recordings and starred in 11 films including Mammy, Rhapsody in Blue and The Jazz Singer.
Sidney Sheldon
Sidney Sheldon
425 W Via Lola - Old Las Palmas
(18 minute walk) http://www.palmspringshousesandhomes.com/index.php/properties/featured-hot-properties/item/17-425-w-via-lola-62262?rid=168&start=70
Sidney Sheldon, who successfully crossed over mediums as a screenwriter (”The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer”), Broadway author (”Redhead”), television writer (”I Dream of Jeannie,” “Hart to Hart”) and then his biggest success as the author of best-selling novels (”The Other Side of Midnight,” “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”).
The main house was built in 1959, it’s a Mid-Century Modern California-ranch style estate that Sheldon purchased in 1977. He used a famous Palm Springs designer, who was known for designs of large, open, light-filled spaces. Sheldon wrote his best sellers from a casita, which is located in the back.
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