The Band Leaders’ Home!

The Band Leaders’ Home!

The Band Leaders' Home!

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Beverly Hills is filled with star studded homes, but it is still the early Hollywood era that draws us. It was a far more glamorous time in 1941 when the Big Band era was in full swing and the the Harry James Orchestra (the first band to hire Frank Sinatra) was the most popular band in the country. This was also the year that a New England-style house was being built in Beverly Hills for actor Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion in the "Wizard of Oz," where James and his movie star wife Betty Grable would eventually live. Paul McCartney, Beatles star and Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band creator, also lived here in the 1990s.

Today, this estate of the stars over 1.3 acres with gated entrance, packs a powerhouse of pleasure and entertainment. Enclosed in privacy, the estate consists of the main house, full sized guest house, pool and tennis court, all with lushly landscaped grounds. The main house has seven bedrooms, ten bathrooms, media room with wet bar and a wine cellar with an attached three-car garage. The guest house has a separate street entrance with two bedrooms and three baths and an attached two-car garage. The property has many outdoor terraces, an outdoor kitchen, and a new structure that houses a two-lane vintage-style bowling alley, game room, wet bar and powder room.

It’s the perfect retreat for those who left their heart in the Hamptons or in Paul’s case, England. It was decorated by Ralph Lauren to emulate a Connecticut-Hamptons estate that brings out all the best architectural features such as wood beams, dark stained hardwood flooring and massive openings in the fireplaces. For more information.

The Hollywood home of trumpeter and bandleader Harry James and other notable stars is on the market. Listed for sale at $25,580,000,

Source: www.californiamoves.com