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HOMES JEAN LIVED IN |
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| 618 N. Linden Dr. ,
Beverly Hills Jean lived here as newlywed Harlean McGrew II. Her husband Chuck purchased the property in January 1928 and they lived here until their separation in June 1929. |
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| 300 N. Maple Dr. Jean rented this residence with Mother Jean and Marino Bello in late 1929, during the filming of Hell's Angels. |  |
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| 152 Peck Dr. Jean was living in this modest apartment complex with Mother Jean and Marino Bello in 1931 when she crossed paths with mobster Longy Zwillman. Thanks to a deal Zwillman made with Columbia Pictures' Harry Cohn, Jean was given a raise from $250 to $1,000 a week and was soon able to afford to move the family to the home on Club View Drive. |  |
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| 1353 Club View Dr. Jean and her family moved into this home during her Hell's Angels rise to stardom. |  |
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Above right is the house as it looks today. Jean was married to Paul Bern at this residence on July 2, 1932. It is also the home she returned to after Bern's suicide on September 5, 1932. Former owners of this house have claimed that it's haunted by her restless spirit. | |
An autographed photo (signed by
Mother Jean) of Jean and Bleak, her pet Great Dane, standing on
the front porch. (Photo courtesy of Ed Francis) |
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Jean standing next to her Packard on the street in front of this home. (Photo courtesy of Bob Fegert) |
| 9820 Easton Dr.The Paul Bern suicide house, Labor Day 1932. This was also the residence of hairdresser Jay Sebring, victim in the Manson Family "Helter Skelter" murders. Click here for related ghost story. Color photo here courtesy of Steve Goldstein ~ Beneath Los Angeles) |  then |
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214 S. Beverly Glen Blvd. At right, a vintage postcard of "The Whitest House In Hollywood" circa 1934. Someone has written on the back "This is the house where the girl with the platinum hair lives!" Far right as it looks today.Trees and bushes now hide the house from the main road. The house is no longer white -- the paint has been removed to reveal the natural brick. |
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| 214 S. Beverly Glen Blvd. Entrance in 1934 and today. For a great pictorial of the inside of this house, track down the April 1994 issue of Architectural Digest. |  |
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| 512 N. Palm Dr., Beverly Hills This is the modest house that Jean was leasing at the time of her death. According to "Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow" by David Stenn, the photo at right was taken "as Harlow lay dying." Far right is as the home looks today. |  |
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