Old Hollywood was an era of glamour that was admired, envied and emulated around the world. Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich, Grace Kelly, and Audrey Hepburn graced the big screen with their handsome and romantic male counterparts such as Marlon Brando, ...
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Feed SubscriptionREAL ESTATE…with a difference: Matt Damon Now Asking $19 million!
Considering all the publicity around Matt Damon’s La Gorce Island, Miami Beach estate going on the market last spring, it is somewhat surprising that someone hasn’t snapped it up by now. Though it was listed last May during the reemerging ...
Read More »REAL ESTATE…with a difference: Kid Rock’s Balinese Paradise!
When Kid Rock sings, “Welcome to my shanty…” in his foot stompin’ country hit, “Redneck Paradise,” he may be talking about his camouflage-covered doublewide in the woods of Alabama, but there’s nothing “redneck” about Kid’s sophisticated Balinese-style Malibu, California home. ...
Read More »REAL ESTATE…with a difference: The Belafonte Castle on a Cliff!
Shari Belafonte, daughter of singer-actor Harry Belafonte who brought calypso into the limelight, is also a singer, actor and model who has graced many a cover of “Vogue” magazine and at least 300 other magazines. Shari, with her perfect Belafonte ...
Read More »REAL ESTATE…with a difference: Toronto’s Palace of Versailles!
Most people think that Palm Beach, the Hamptons and Beverly Hills in the Americas are the standouts for important homes. But Canada has held a big secret fairly close to the vest with one of the most exclusive neighborhoods anywhere. ...
Read More »REAL ESTATE…with a difference: The Bob Hope Home!
Opposites do attract, sometimes in strange ways. An interesting example is comparing Dolores and Bob Hope’s choices in home design. From their elegant Old Hollywood-styled estate in Toluca Lake, California, they took a 180-degree swing in taste when they designed ...
Read More »REAL ESTATE…with a difference: Michael Jordan’s Mansion Auction!
Michael Jordan’s former mansion where he lived with then wife Juanita and their children during his championship years with the Chicago Bulls has been up for sale since 2006 when it was placed in a trust controlled by Michael. The ...
Read More »Haunted Celebrity Homes: Lucille Ball
Though she’s buried in her birthplace of Jamestown, N.Y., actress Lucille Ball’s spirit supposedly haunts her former home in Beverly Hills. Lucy purchased the home in 1954 and lived there until her death in 1989. Since then, new owners have ...
Read More »Haunted Celebrity Homes: Anne Rice
Known as Rosegate, this New Orleans residence was steeped in spooky history well before author Anne Rice purchased it in 1989. The home was originally built in 1857 for wealthy merchant Albert Hamilton Brevard, who shot himself on the front ...
Read More »Haunted Celebrity Homes: Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe’s presence can supposedly be felt in several places around Hollywood, including the Brentwood home where she died from a drug overdose in 1962. Some claim her ghost can sometimes be seen hovering over the exact spot where she ...
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