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| Shirley Temple |
BEVERLY HILLS, CA -- The former 4,500-SF home of actress, singer, dancer, model and diplomat Shirley Temple Black is on the market with an asking price of $8.5 million.
Shirley Temple Black
was best known for her work as a child actress, singer, and dancer who starred
in many classic Hollywood films in the 1930s.
She quit making films at the age of 22 and went on to have a successful career as a businesswoman, serving on several corporate and nonprofit boards, and then served as the U.S. Ambassador to both Ghana and the Czech Republic after distinguishing herself as a diplomat within the State Department.
She quit making films at the age of 22 and went on to have a successful career as a businesswoman, serving on several corporate and nonprofit boards, and then served as the U.S. Ambassador to both Ghana and the Czech Republic after distinguishing herself as a diplomat within the State Department.
Temple’s former home,
a massive, 4,500+ square foot, 7-bedroom, 7-bath English Tudor located in the flats
of Beverly Hills, is up for sale for just over $8.5 million dollars.
The home was most recently occupied by the late actor Joe Bologna of My Favorite Year fame, and his wife, the Actress Renne Taylor, best known for playing the mother of Fran Drescher’s character on The Nanny.
The home was most recently occupied by the late actor Joe Bologna of My Favorite Year fame, and his wife, the Actress Renne Taylor, best known for playing the mother of Fran Drescher’s character on The Nanny.
It’s a gorgeous home with a serious Hollywood pedigree, and it could be yours if you can come up with the $1.7 million down payment and swing a $45,000 monthly mortgage payment. Read on to take a tour through this celeb’s former Beverly Hills mansion.
This house is
definitely Old Hollywood. As mentioned above, it has seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms
and is designed in a classic Tudor style, with the exterior beautifully clad in
shining white stucco. From the tree-lined street it sits on, the home’s
entryway looks like it’s straight out of a Hollywood storybook.
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| Joe Bologna |
The interior rooms are
well appointed in a wide variety of exquisite materials. The entryway and
primary living room have an arched, vaulted ceiling decorated with shining
silver stars, gleaming hardwood floors, and a beautiful wrought-iron staircase
decorated in a star motif.
Many of the home’s rooms feature leaded glass windows and leaded glass French doors, with beautiful stained glass skylights in many rooms.
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| Renee Taylor |
Many of the home’s rooms feature leaded glass windows and leaded glass French doors, with beautiful stained glass skylights in many rooms.
The main floor also
features the home’s kitchen and dining room, a wood-paneled family room or
library featuring a secret passageway behind a swinging bookcase, and two of
the home’s bedrooms.
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| Fran Drescher |
The upstairs of the
home contains the five remaining bedrooms, including a large and elegant master
suite, complete with an en-suite bath, featuring a walk-in shower and an
elevated whirlpool tub. The master bedroom and two of the other bedrooms
overlook the backyard gardens.
The 4,600 square foot
home sits on a third of an acre in the flats of Beverly Hills. Near the entry,
there is a beautiful fountain tucked neatly into the mature landscaping.
Around the back, there are beautiful stands of bamboo, fully grown palm trees, an outdoor bar, and a large in-ground swimming pool.
Around the back, there are beautiful stands of bamboo, fully grown palm trees, an outdoor bar, and a large in-ground swimming pool.
The home sits on a
street surrounded by a collection of many of the most well-known homes in
Hollywood history. It’s conveniently located near The Beverly Hills Hotel and
the Sunset Strip and within a quick drive of most of the area’s major
attractions and amenities.
Whether you are in the
market for a home with a true Hollywood pedigree or are just looking for a beautiful
home in a wonderful and world-famous location, this home has much to recommend it.
Given the history of its former owner and most recent occupants, living in such a home is worth the bragging rights, at the very least. Add the location, beautiful grounds, and excellent features to the package and you have a home built for Hollywood royalty.
Given the history of its former owner and most recent occupants, living in such a home is worth the bragging rights, at the very least. Add the location, beautiful grounds, and excellent features to the package and you have a home built for Hollywood royalty.
For more information, please contact:
Brandon Kazimer | Account Supervisor
191 Waukegan Rd. Ste. 205 | Northfield, IL 60093
O: 224-661-3379 | C: 847-946-6448
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