Beverly Hills Estate With Long List of Celebrity Owners

Talk about a Beverly Hills house with some history! A few of the celebs who’ve called this estate home include: Bert Lahr –the lion in the original Wizard of Oz; Betty Grable; band leader Harry James; the Osbourne family; Paul McCartney; and Melanie Griffith.
Originally built by Paul R. Williams in 1941, the walled and gated estate sits on 1.3 acres of flat park-like land. The main house is approx. 12,000 square feet and includes 6 bedrooms, 7 baths and 3 powder rooms. Interiors are by Ralph Lauren.
The lower level features a media room with wet bar, and a wine cellar and tasting room. French doors open from nearly every room in the estate. And the main house has an attached three car garage.
The 3,000 square foot secondary house has two bedrooms, two and a half baths, a separate driveway, private entrance and two car garage.
A third newly built structure has a vintage two lane bowling alley, game room, wet bar and powder room. Putting green, pool, Koi pond, sports court and separate gym complete the estate.
The home is listed by Joe Babajian of Rodeo Realty’s Beverly Hills office. List price is $28.5 million.