The Jack Warner Estate is a property in Beverly Hills, California that was developed by

Jack L. Warner Jack Leonard Warner (born Jacob Warner; August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978) was a Canadian-American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's career spanned some ...

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who had first bought 3 acres of farmland here in 1926, expanding it over the years to 1937. A preserved '

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' estate, it centers around a large Neo-Georgian mansion. In February 2020, it was reported that the estate had been sold by David Geffen to

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for $165 million, a record deal for residential property in Los Angeles. Jack Warner portrait copy

Design

The estate, with its mansion in the Georgian style with a Greek portico, was featured in a 1992 article in '' Architectural Digest'' and described as "the archetypal studio mogul's estate". Warner had hired

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as his architect to enlarge and remodel the existing Spanish-style mansion and

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for the interior decorating.

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designed the grounds. In addition, the estate has a pool, a tennis court, and a nine-hole golf course. The house is featured in the 2008 book ''The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills'' by

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, who wrote: "No studio czar's residence, before or since, has ever surpassed in size, grandeur, or sheer glamour the Jack Warner Estate on Angelo Drive in

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." The grounds of the estate also include several guest houses, including one used by Marilyn Monroe.

Ownership

After Warner's death in 1978, his widow, Ann Warner, continued to live at the estate until her death in 1990. David Geffen bought the estate including its furnishings – "the last intact estate from Hollywood's Golden Age in Beverly Hills" – in 1990 for $47.5 million; a record price for a single-family home at that time. Jeff Bezos's record-breaking purchase of the Jack Warner Estate from David Geffen was reported in February 2020.

References

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