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| Los Angeles, CA Former Home of Katharine Hepburn and later, Boris Karloff |
LOS ANGELES, CA -- A
Los Angeles home where Katharine Hepburn lived early in her Hollywood
career and Boris Karloff at the height of his career is for sale.
Hepburn, who was the queen of romance movies,
and Karloff, who was the king of monster movies, occupied the home that is
still owned by people with film-industry connections, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.
The 5,000-square-foot,
hacienda-style home in Hollywood’s celebrity-rich 90210 zip code has recently
been placed on the market, priced at $8.995 million.
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| Katharine Hepburn |
When Katharine Hepburn made the transition
from Broadway to Hollywood in 1932, she rented the home and lived in it for the
next five years.
Katharine had been discovered by a Hollywood talent scout in New
York during her performance in The Warrior’s Husband who
invited her to do a screen test for Joseph P. Kennedy’s RKO Pictures.
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| Boris Karloff |
Katharine was so different from Hollywood’s
other stars that famed director George Cukor referred to her as an “odd
creature.”
Her independent style and business acumen
turned her into one of the world’s most popular stars for the next 60 years.
In 1938, Boris Karloff bought the Bowmont
Drive home after he attained star status in the horror-film genre for his
monster characters in Frankenstein, The Walking Dead and
others.
He continued to live there until 1945,
enjoying his passion for gardening and turning the grounds into a tropical
paradise.
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| George Cukor |
Built in 1927, the
five-bedroom, six-bath home appears to rest on a cushion of shrubs and flowers
with terraces, two outdoor fireplaces, lawns and steps leading down to the
swimming pool. Inside, whitewashed brick walls are balanced by wood or tile
floors and wood ceilings with beams.
With six interior
fireplaces added to the two outside, there are many choices where one can
cuddle up by a blaze on a chilly evening.
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| Joseph P. Kennedy |
A perfect home for
entertaining, its walls must have many stories to tell, from the large kitchen
to intimate conversation areas and garden spots among tropical blooms, roses
and fruit trees.
The listing agent is Brendan
Fitzpatrick of Douglas Elliman, Beverly Hills.
CONTACT:
Genelle C. Brown
Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone: 434-480-4504
Twitter: @toptenrealestat
facebook.com/toptenrealestat
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