Bel Air Estate Of Old Hollywood Star Lupita Tovar Listed

LOS ANGELES, CA — Only in Bel Air would the $10 million mansion of a Hollywood legend be considered a tear-down. The home of the late Mexican-American screen star Lupita Tovar and her husband Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer producer Paul Kohner is on the market for the first time since he bought it in 1936. In Hollywood's heydey, the couple hosted events with the likes of Greta Garbo, Buster Keaton, Gene Autry, Gary Cooper, Ingmar Bergman, Charles Bronson, John Huston and so many more at the Spanish villa.

However, the homes Spanish charm and Hollywood history may not overcome the siren song of development. The listing sits atop a rare 1.2-acre parcel in a secluded Bel Air neighborhood.

• Address: 901 Stone Canyon Rd, Los Angeles, California
• Price: $9,995,000
• Square Feet: 3550
• Bedrooms: 6
• Bathrooms: 5 Baths
• Built: 1935
• Features: First time available in over 80 years. Located moments away from the famed Hotel Bel Air. Romantic & enchanting park like grounds on over 1.2 acres in prime "Lower" Bel Air. Former celebrity owned estate by legendary Actress Lupita Tovar and Hollywood Agent /Producer Paul Kohner. If the "Trees Could Talk"? This property was host to a multitude of Hollywood events with the likes of Greta Garbo, Buster Keaton, Gene Autry, Gary Cooper, Ingmar Bergman, Charles Bronson, John Huston and so many more. Charming and elegant Spanish hacienda sits upon the most prime real estate lower Bel Air has to offer. Majority flat lot with the potential to build an incredible estate zoned for a main house and guest structure. Privacy, security and seclusion abound! Owner-user restoration project or investor-developer with enormous upside opportunity - this property is ready for the next 100 years of legendary ownership.

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