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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.
- 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, 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,...
- Lesley Kennedy
- 4 min
May 30, 2020 · While there, one of Spahn’s employees was killed after a physical confrontation with Manson and because his followers believed he reported them to the police – Spahn, of course, was unaware of why he disappeared.
Jun 16, 2019 · Published June 16, 2019. Updated October 10, 2021. In 1968, the Manson Family moved into George Spahn’s dilapidated Southern California ranch. The next year, they committed mass murder. It was the perfect place to get away.
1970–present: Fire, Spahn's death, and incorporation into a state park. A wildfire destroyed all of the Spahn Movie Ranch's film sets and residential structures in September 1970. George Spahn died on September 22, 1974, and is buried in Eternal Valley Memorial Park in nearby Newhall.
- 22 ha (55 acres)
- United States
- 1947
- California
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Oct 22, 2014 · In the early evening on Friday, September 25, 1970, one of a series of Southern California wildfires reached a secluded old movie ranch off Santa Susana Pass Road near Chatsworth.
May 11, 2018 · During LA's Summer of '69, you could easily encounter Death Himself (or, in the case of George Spahn, become His literal landlord) while trying to make it big under the scorching California sun.
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