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George Christian Spahn (February 11, 1889 – September 22, 1974) was an American rancher who once owned the Spahn Ranch near Chatsworth, Los Angeles. Spahn rented the ranch to the movie industry to film Westerns, and later allowed Charles Manson and his "Family" of followers to live at the site.
Spahn Ranch, also known as the Spahn Movie Ranch, was a 55-acre (22.3 ha) movie ranch in Los Angeles, California. For a period it was used as a ranch, dairy farm and later movie set during the era of westerns. After a decline in use for filming by the 1950s, its owner George Spahn established a stable for renting horses for riding on the varied ...
Aug 8, 2019 · George Spahn, blind owner of Spahn Movie Ranch, in San Fernando Valley, California, late 1969. Convicted murderer Charles Manson and his followers lived on Spahn's ranch in 1968 and 1969,...
May 30, 2020 · George Spahn and his ranch are some of the real-life characters and places Tarantino included in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, but their presence was brief and the film didn’t mention what happened to him and the legendary ranch.
Jun 16, 2019 · The Manson Family used George Spahn’s ranch in Los Angeles county to plot the 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and others. George Spahn let Charles Manson’s “family” stay on his ranch, so long as he could have his way with the cult’s “wives.”
May 11, 2018 · George Spahn and his Spahn Ranch play a role in the next film from Quentin Tarantino, with Burt Reynolds set to play Spahn. Here’s everything you need to know about this tragic and deeply...
Dec 2, 2019 · The 55-acre ranch with western town movie sets, located above Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley, was owned by 80-year-old George Spahn (Bruce Dern, who replaced the late Burt Reynolds...
Jan 27, 2021 · In 1953, the couple sold the property to rancher George Spahn, who rented out the property to industry folks filming Western flicks. (Spahn was known as the go-to man for Western film props.)...
Oct 22, 2014 · In 1953, George Spahn, accompanied by a no-nonsense ex-circus performer named Ruby Pearl, bought the ranch. Before leaving his old life behind, including his wife and 11 children, Spahn had...
Jul 30, 2019 · In the film, the members have mostly taken up residence at the Spahn Movie Ranch, owned by George Spahn (Bruce Dern), that was once used as a movie set for Westerns.
