His tour represents a chronology of where Colman
lived during his life.
ENGLAND
FEBRUARY 9, 1891 - RICHMOND, SURREY
RONALD COLMAN IS BORN
SANDYCOMBE ROAD - LONDON
THE COLMAN FAMILY HOME AT THE TIME OF HIS BIRTH
EALING, ENGLAND
Several years later they moved here to a bigger house,
where his father died when Ronnie was 15 / 16.
His mother sold the house during the first World War.
1917 / 1918 - OCTOBER 1920
VICTORIA, ENGLAND
Cloman ahd a corner apartment here, with his
actress / girlfriend, Thelma Raye.
HANOVER SQUARE
THE REGISTRY OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 18, 1920
Colman and Thelma were married. They split up
in 1922 / 1923 and were later divorced.
OCTOBER 1920
Colman leaves England for America and lives in New York City until
1925 when he moves to Hollywood.
THE HOLLYWOOD YEARS
1925
Sam Goldwyn brings Ronald Colman to Hollywood.
1927 - 1935
2092 MOUND STREET - HOLLYWOOD HILLS
Colman bought his first home, a Spanish - style, patioed house
with a tennis court. It was on a winding road and secluded behind
walls and gardens.
1929 - 1935
In 1929 he leased a small beach cottage in Malibu. It was near
Warner Baxter's beach house. Colman sold it in 1935.
1935 - 1953
1033 SUMMIT DRIVE
1935 - 1958
SAN YSIDRO RANCH
SAN YSIDRO, CALIFORNIA
In 1935 Colman and hotel manager, Al Weingard decided to get
into the hotel business and had been shopping around for the perfect
property when they heard about the 525 acre property south of
Santa Barbara and nestled against the coastal mountain range.
It even had it's own beach facilities several miles away.
The
ranch had been turned into a vacation resort in 1895 and private
cottages were scattered around the grounds. Colman and Weingard
toured the property and found it in better shape than they had
expected. Though some minor repairs were needed, both men agreed
that it was what they were looking for.
The Colman's property,
which they called "VERBOIS" and their house was set
apart from the guest cottages,and had a private drive way. Overlooking
the house was a barn and garage.
At the time Colman and actress Benita Hume and been together
for four years. They would later get married at the ranch.
In
the beginning Ronnie and Benita used the ranch for weekend get
aways and vacations while the continued to use the Summit Drive
house as their full time residence.
In 1942 "VERBOIS" was renamed "Random House" after
one of Colman's films.
In 1953 they sold the Summit Drive mansion
and made the ranch their permanent home.
On May 19, 1958 Ronald
Colman passed away. He is buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery.
Several weeks later Benita sold the ranch and moved back to England.
She later married actor George Sanders. They remained together
until her death in 1967 from bone cancer.
UNCONFIRMED LOCATIONS WHERE COLMAN IS SAID TO HAVE LIVED
8152 WEST SUNSET BLVD - WEST HOLLYWOOD
THE GARDEN OF ALLAH
8787 SHOREHAM AVENUE - HOLLYWOOD
THE SHOREHAM TOWER APARTMENTS
NORTH ROXBURY DRIVE - BEVERLY HILLS
BENITA HUME
(Before Colman)
1022 TOWER ROAD - BEVERLY HILLS
1112 SAN YSIDRO DRIVE - BEVERLY HILLS
WITH GEORGE SANDERS
1119 BEVERLY DRIVE - BEVERLY HILLS
11940 BLOCK DARLINGTON AVENUE - BRENTWOOD
10308 ASHTON AVENUE - BRENTWOOD
159 S. MEDIO DRIVE - BRENTWOOD
WEEKS FARM - KENT, ENGLAND
This was her home in England
GEORGE SANDERS
1374 NORTH VAN NESS AVENUE - LA - 1930
1940's
HERMITS GLEN - HOLLYWOOD
919 RIVAS CANYON DRIVE - PACIFIC PALISADES
1950's
10358 MISSISSIPPI AVENUE - LA
Lived here with Gene Tierney
9060 SHOREHAM AVENUE - HOLLYWOOD
11000 BELLAGIO ROAD - BEVERLY HILLS
WITH BENITA HUME
1119 BEVERLY DRIVE - BEVERLY HILLS
11940 DARLINGTON AVENUE - BRENTWOOD
10308 ASHTON AVENUE - BRENTWOOD
159 S. MEDIO DRIVE - BRENTWOOD
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