Rudolph Valentino’s Falcon Lair for Sale
TheStreet.com reports that Rudolph Valentino’s mansion, Falcon Lair, located in the hills above Benedict Canyon overlooking Beverly Hills, is up for sale — for those who can shell out US$7.95 million. Valentino, the star of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and The Sheik, bought the house for $175,000 (approx. $2 million adjusting for inflation) in 1925. Billionairess Doris Duke owned the house for nearly five decades, though the property was eventually bought from the Duke estate.
Nicholas Yulico’s article explains that “The current owner says he has spent millions transforming the house since purchasing it in 1998. Renovations are still under way. From the outside, the house will look roughly the same as when Valentino had it built in [...]
by Andre Soares | January 6, 2006
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Tags: Donna Hill, Doris Duke, Falcon Lair, Los Angeles Star Homes, Natacha Rambova, Rudolph Valentino, Silent Films
