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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died. September 22, 1974. (1974-09-22) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Known for. Spahn Movie Ranch. George Christian Spahn (February 11, 1889 – September 22, 1974) was an American rancher who once owned the Spahn Ranch near Chatsworth, Los Angeles.
- George Christian Spahn, February 11, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Spahn Movie Ranch
- September 22, 1974 (aged 85), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Aug 8, 2019 · George Spahn, a former Western movie set owner, allowed Charles Manson and his followers to live and work on his ranch in exchange for their help. The ranch became the base for the 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and others by the Manson Family cult.
- Lesley Kennedy
- 4 min
May 30, 2020 · George Spahn was a real person who owned a ranch where the Manson family lived and worked in the 1960s. He was featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood as a character who met Cliff Booth, but he died in 1974 and the ranch was destroyed by a fire. Learn more about his life, the ranch, and the Tate-LaBianca murders.
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 ...
- 22 ha (55 acres)
- United States
- 1947
- California
May 11, 2018 · The Spahn Movie Ranch was the home of George Spahn, the elderly groundskeeper who hosted the Manson Family in the '70s. It was also a former Western film studio and a location for TV shows. Learn how it became a haunted locale for horror films and a tribute for Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'.
- Jacob Knight
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Jun 16, 2019 · Spahn Ranch was a former movie set and a tourist spot in the mountains of California, where Charles Manson and his followers lived and plotted the Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969. Learn about the history, the horror, and the legacy of this iconic location.
Jan 27, 2021 · Spahn Ranch was a Hollywood filming location for westerns and TV shows, but later became the base of operations for Charles Manson and his cult. Learn about the history, the murders, and the movie depiction of this infamous site.
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