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Zsa Zsa Gabor’s Pink Palm Springs Pad
Hungarian bombshell Zsa Zsa Gabor competed in beauty pageants, appeared in such films as Moulin Rouge and We’re Not Married!, and made frequent television appearances, but was best known for her lavish lifestyle. Sometimes considered the original “celebrity,” she jet-setted around the world, dated numerous high-powered men, and hosted glamorous soirees. Married nine times including…
Read MoreHawaiian Tropic Founder’s Party Palace Lists at $6 Million
Ron Rice, who died in 2022 at the age of 81 in Daytona Beach, went from high school chemistry teacher to multi-millionaire, suntan lotion tycoon with his Hawaiian Tropic suncare brand. A poor boy from the hills of North Carolina, the ambitious Rice fell in love with Florida’s beaches and the sun-and-sand lifestyle. First mixing…
Read MoreThe Hollywood Starlet Home – Where Marilyn Monroe Once Lived
If these walls could talk! A 1930’s townhome built for Warner Bros to house their young starlets including Greta Garbo, Marlene Deitrich and Marilyn Monroe is for sale at $899,000. In Old Hollywood, the movie studios kept a close eye on their young talent and often put them up in homes and apartments that the…
Read MoreMarilyn Monroe bought her own home just four months before she died.
August 4th marked the 60-year anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe, who would be 96 if she were still alive. Still a sex symbol today, the blonde bombshell started as a pin-up model before branching out into cinema. Famous for her comedies, such as Some Like it Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, she was…
Read MoreJuly’s Top 10 Celebrity Real Estates: Sharon Stone, Amy Schumer & Greta Garbo
“Sharon Stone’s Historic San Francisco Home” One of San Francisco’s historic homes was once owned by Sharon Stone. With postcard views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Italianate-Victorian home is currently the city’s most expensive home, listed at $39 million. Built in 1908 after the San Francisco Earthquake, it was the first home built in…
Read MoreGreata Garbo’s apartment still has some of her furnishings and personal touches.
Regarded as one of the great actresses of all time, Swedish-born Greta Garbo got her start in silent films and went on to become one of MGM’s highest-grossing box office stars. She was known for her melancholic, somber persona and famous for tragic characters and understated performances, such as her portrayal of a consumptive courtesan…
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