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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.
May 30, 2020 · In 1969, at the age of 80 and going blind, George Spahn allowed Charles Manson and his followers to move in rent-free in exchange for labor, with them doing daily chores and running the horse-rental business, which kept them (and Spahn) afloat.
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, when...
- Lesley Kennedy
- 4 min
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.”
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
Jul 29, 2019 · George Spahn (played by Bruce Dern in the film, who replaced Burt Reynolds after the latter passed away) was a real person and the owner of Spahn Ranch, which he purchased in 1953.
May 11, 2018 · George Spahn purchased the ranch in 1953. The Lone Ranger had already been filming episodes there for about a year, and Spahn decided to continue renting pieces of the property out for the ...
