"Set on two acres in Beverly Hills and designed by architect Douglas Honnold, the storied Goldwyn Estate was commissioned in 1934 by Samuel Goldwyn Sr. He would often play host there at parties or tennis matches for such actors as Charlie Chaplin and Katharine Hepburn."
"Goldwyn Sr., who died in 1974 at 94, won a best picture Academy Award for "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946). Among his classic films were "Wuthering Heights" (1939), "The Little Foxes" (1941) and "Hans Christian Andersen" (1952). The ambitious filmmaker often mortgaged the Beverly Hills property to finance his movies."
""I'm often asked what it was like to be part of the old Hollywood, and what people want to hear is how I was dangled on Clark Gable's knee," he told the Los Angeles Times in 1995. "But what I remember most is the days my father's movies were paid off.""
The Goldwyn Estate, a Georgian-inspired mansion on two acres in Beverly Hills, was designed by architect Douglas Honnold and commissioned in 1934 by Samuel Goldwyn Sr. The nearly 11,000 square-foot home features formal dining areas, a 35-millimeter screening room, six bedrooms, five bathrooms, guest accommodations, a gym, swimming pool, tennis court, and rose garden. Goldwyn Sr. hosted prominent Hollywood figures including Charlie Chaplin and Katharine Hepburn at the estate. He won an Academy Award for Best Picture for "The Best Years of Our Lives" and produced classic films including "Wuthering Heights" and "Hans Christian Andersen." His son, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., grew up and later lived at the estate, producing films such as "Master and Commander" and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."
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