Home that silent-film star Mary Pickford had built for her mother is offered in Beverly Hills
A Beverly Hills home that actress Mary Pickford built for her mother is pocket listed at $6.5 million.
The Spanish-style villa, constructed in 1929 and designed by Paul Williams, is set on more than a third of an acre on a quiet cul-de-sac. The grounds include Mediterranean-inspired gardens, a detached office/guest house with a fireplace and a swimming pool.
The living room features its original coffered ceiling details. A formal dining room, a den with a fireplace, a library, a breakfast room, four bedrooms and seven bathrooms are also within the 4,807 square feet of living space.
The Oscar-winning Pickford, who died in 1979 at 87, gained fame in the 1910s in such silent films as “The Poor Little Rich Girl,†“Stella Maris†and “Daddy Long Legs.†She was a co-founder of United Artists and helped found the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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At the time she had the villa built for her mother, she was married to swashbuckling leading man Douglas Fairbanks. They lived in a nearby Wallace Neff-designed mansion dubbed Pickfair and set on 18 acres.
Lisa Arden of John Aaroe Group is marketing the property.
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