Distant view of King Gillette Ranch in Malibu Creek Watershed, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued
1937-12-03
Publication Information
Pepperdine University Libraries Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
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Description
Built by businessman King Gillette in the 1920s, the Gillette Ranch was owned by director Clarence Brown at the time of this photograph. Today, it is owned by Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority. On reverse: " Ah! Wilderness is paradise!"..... Set amid rugged crags in a valley in the Santa Monica mountains, is one of the most beautiful estates in California. This is the ranch of Clarence Brown, director of "Ah, Wilderness!", "Benefits Forgot (Of Human Hearts)", and other Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer screen hits. The wild oaks are mingled with trees of every kind placed by landscape artists. The house of the Spanish-Moorish design is one of the show-places of California. The ranch was started by King C. Gillette, razor magnate, and on his death purchased by Brown, who completed the landscaping and added many improvements. It is about 38 miles from Hollywood. Snuggled among the hills, the Brown estate is photographed from above. Bitte retour an: Goepert Arthur Montagnola, Tessin [stamped]. complete;
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