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Aug 5, 2021 · The opulent Santa Monica home tycoon William Randolph Hearst gifted to his mistress silent movie actress Marion Davies was built in 1929. It was originally called Ocean House but it was soon changed to Beach House, which stuck, and became part of Hollywood History.
The 5-acre oceanfront site upon which the Annenberg Community Beach House now sits was originally developed during the Gold Coast era of the 1920s by William Randolph Hearst for actress Marion Davies. The Davies estate featured a mansion of 100-plus rooms and an ornate marble swimming pool.
The Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach is a public beach facility, open to all. The Beach House is on the location of a now-demolished 110-room mansion that was built for Marion Davies by William Randolph Hearst. The mansion's original pool was rehabilitated by the Annenberg Foundation and opened to the public on a fee ...
Oct 27, 2022 · This Santa Monica beachside space was once a sprawling mansion for actress, producer and philanthropist Marion Davies and media tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
Stir up a Sunset on the Beach mocktail and celebrate the life and times of Davies – silent film actress, famed party hostess, and the original Beach House resident. Watch the virtual celebration below.
William Randolph Hearst's oceanside estate for actress Marion Davies is now a community beach house open to the general public, no membership required.
Apr 11, 2014 · Marion soon transformed the stately mansion, called simply "the Beach House" or "Ocean House," into Hollywood's wildest and most happening private club. During the '20s and '30s, everyone from Winston Churchill to Marion's good friend Charlie Chaplin frolicked at Ocean House.
