Hollywood is America's dream factory, churning out fantasies of glamour in its movies and stars. It was back in the old Hollywood studio system -- from the silent era through the 1950s -- when Hollywood truly operated like a factory, producing hundreds of movies a year and creating its most gilded image of itself in the process.
With thousands of people under contract and well-compensated stars living in the lap of luxury, the lives of "movie people" were indeed the stuff of legend. And who doesn't like to own a piece of a legend? Here are some of the most glamorous old Hollywood homes on the market today.
The Beverly House
Set on nearly 3.7 acres just three blocks from Sunset Boulevard is the Beverly House -- the final residence of renowned 20th century publishing magnate (and inspiration for the film Citizen Kane) William Randolph Hearst. Built of terra cotta stucco, it boasts 29 bedrooms, three swimming pools and one of the longest private drives in the city. It was on the market for $95 million.
The home was built by banking executive Milton Getz, designed by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann and bought for Hearst in 1946 by his mistress, actress Marion Davies. Among many of the home's features are a 50-foot entrance hall and a living room with 22-foot ceilings. The two-story library is noted for its hand-carved woodwork and staircase and its wraparound balcony and bookshelves. If these walls could talk ...
Hyland is also the author of the book The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills, in which he writes about Beverly House. He reveals that when Hearst died in the home, Davies took a sedative; while she slept, Hearst's family removed his body and canceled her newspaper subscriptions.
A garden level contains an art-deco nightclub, wine cellar and one of two projection rooms in the residence. Another level contains spa facilities with a gym and massage room. Also notable is the original landscaping by Paul Thiene, classical statuary and cascading waterfalls that flow into one of the pools flanked by Venetian columns.
With thousands of people under contract and well-compensated stars living in the lap of luxury, the lives of "movie people" were indeed the stuff of legend. And who doesn't like to own a piece of a legend? Here are some of the most glamorous old Hollywood homes on the market today.
Set on nearly 3.7 acres just three blocks from Sunset Boulevard is the Beverly House -- the final residence of renowned 20th century publishing magnate (and inspiration for the film Citizen Kane) William Randolph Hearst. Built of terra cotta stucco, it boasts 29 bedrooms, three swimming pools and one of the longest private drives in the city. It was on the market for $95 million.
The home was built by banking executive Milton Getz, designed by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann and bought for Hearst in 1946 by his mistress, actress Marion Davies. Among many of the home's features are a 50-foot entrance hall and a living room with 22-foot ceilings. The two-story library is noted for its hand-carved woodwork and staircase and its wraparound balcony and bookshelves. If these walls could talk ...
Hyland is also the author of the book The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills, in which he writes about Beverly House. He reveals that when Hearst died in the home, Davies took a sedative; while she slept, Hearst's family removed his body and canceled her newspaper subscriptions.
A garden level contains an art-deco nightclub, wine cellar and one of two projection rooms in the residence. Another level contains spa facilities with a gym and massage room. Also notable is the original landscaping by Paul Thiene, classical statuary and cascading waterfalls that flow into one of the pools flanked by Venetian columns.
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