"Durante bought the property in 1944 and had the house remodeled into a contemporary in 1963. The main residence has three bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms in 3,944 square feet. There is a two-story guesthouse with a one-bedroom apartment upstairs where the songwriter rehearsed and maid's quarters and storage on the ground floor."
"The cigar-smoking vaudevillian with the protruding proboscis had his own radio show in the '40s and television show in the '50s. He also appeared on the big screen in scores of movies such as "Palooka" (1934), "You're in the Army Now" (1941) and "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (1963)."
"The widower married his second wife, Marjorie Little, on Christmas Day 1960, and they raised their daughter Cecelia in the house. Durante died in 1980 at age 86. His wife died in June. Memorabilia from the estate is going to the UCLA Durante archives and the Smithsonian."
Jimmy Durante's longtime Beverly Hills residence sold for $3.2 million. The entertainer purchased the property in 1944 and renovated it into a contemporary home in 1963. The main house contains three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms across 3,944 square feet, with a two-story guesthouse featuring a one-bedroom apartment, maid's quarters, and storage totaling approximately 5,200 square feet of living space. Durante raised his daughter Cecelia there with his second wife, Marjorie Little, whom he married on Christmas Day 1960. The legendary vaudevillian, radio and television performer, and film actor died in 1980 at age 86. His wife passed away in June. Estate memorabilia was donated to UCLA's Durante archives and the Smithsonian.
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