Celebrity Roundup: De Mille, Sassoon, Bosley, Cleese

From Mr. Cunningham on Happy Days to the filmmaker behind epic movies such as Cleopatra and The Ten Commandments, we bring you celebrity houses that once belonged to some classic Hollywood types.

Cecil B. De Mille Estate
2000 De Mille Dr, Los Angeles, CA
For Sale: $23,950,000
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Known as the Cecil B. De Mille Estate, this magnificent home, located on DeMille Drive in the Los Feliz area, was once owned by one of Hollywood’s great filmmakers — yup, you got it — Cecil B. De Mille. Yo Mama at Real Estalker lays out the fascinating history of this 7,000+ sq ft home, which DeMille bought in 1916 for $27,893. According to Ruth Ryon of the L.A. Times, three years later De Mille bought the home next door and used it as an office, screening room, and guest quarters. He rented it out for a time to actor Charlie Chaplin and his first wife, Mildred Harris. [Listed on Redfin]

Vidal Sassoon’s house
15000 Mulholland Dr., Los Angeles, CA
For sale: $19,500,000
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Hair stylist giant Vidal Sassoon is selling his home, known as the “Singleton Residence,” which the listing describes as “one of the most famous architectural sites in America, comprising five plus acres on top of Bel Air.” If you don’t know the relevance of the name Singleton, you’re not alone. Henry Singleton was an engineer and co-founder of Teledyne, a conglomerate that had diverse businesses such as specialty metals, unmanned aircraft, insurance, swimming pool heaters, and Water Pik shower heads and tooth cleaners. Yup — this made the company $5 billion at its peak.  According to Real Estalker (bless Yo Mama’s hard-working heart), in 1959, Singleton commissioned modernist icon Richard Neutra to design a contemporary home, which was controversially renovated by Sassoon. Here are some fascinating photos of the Sassoon property by Luxist.

Tom Bosley just sold (above):
2822 Royston Pl, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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Tom Bosley just purchased (above):
3 Exeter Ct, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
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In what looks to be a reason to downsize, Happy Days actor Tom Bosley (“Mr. Cunningham”) sold his 3,772-sq.-ft. Beverly Hills home (top photo) last October for $2,750,000 and then turned around and bought a 3,288-sq.-ft. home on a golf course in Rancho Mirage, CA for $950,000. OK, it’s not much of a square footage downsize, but Bosley picked up a bit of coin from the Beverly Hills sale. [Source: Big Time Listings]

John Cleese’s house
1813 Fernald Point Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
For sale: $10,750,000
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Tucked along the beach in Montecito, CA, is the home owned by British actor John Cleese, known as one of the six creators/actors in the Monty Python collection of TV shows and movies. Go on a photo tour to see what John sees when he’s here. According to Big Time Listings, “…Cleese purchased the house in 1994 for just over $1 million, and briefly had owned the house next door at 1815 Fernald Point Lane, which he sold in 2003 after having listed it for close to $5.5 million.”

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