In 1933, a gaggle of actors quietly convened on the residence of silent display stars and married couple Kenneth Thomson and Alden Homosexual to debate the formation of a guild within the wake of blanket wage cuts for actors. Inside the 12 months, these conversations led to the formation of the Display Actors Guild, the labor union that represented movie and TV performers for many years earlier than finally merging to kind SAG-AFTRA.
That piece of SAG historical past is now up on the market. At present owned by actor Craig Robert Younger and his husband, producer Michael Di Girolamo, the Hollywood Hills hang-out simply listed for $1.529 million.
Along with Younger, who seems within the upcoming David Fincher movie “Mank,” the traditional-style spot was owned for many years by British character actor John Abbott, who appeared in dozens of movies and TV reveals together with “Star Trek,” “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza.” He lived there from the ’40s till his dying in 1996.
Up to date through the years however nonetheless in contact with its classic appeal, the two-story house is perched within the Hollywood Dell and shrouded in landscaping. Privateness hedges guard the entrance, and out again, there’s a tropical yard with a fountain and flagstone patio.
Inside, areas embody a front room with beamed ceilings and whitewashed brick and a window-lined media room. One other spotlight is the kitchen, full with skylight, imported cabinetry and heated flooring.
Cory Weiss of Douglas Elliman holds the itemizing.
A local of England, Younger starred within the British TV present “Dream Group” earlier than shifting to Los Angeles across the flip of the century. Within the 20 years since, he’s appeared in reveals akin to “Misplaced,” “Fringe” and “NCIS: Los Angeles.”
Di Girolamo is finest recognized for founding the manufacturing firm Hey Great, which is partnered with Ridley Scott’s manufacturing firm RSA Movies.
