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Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford Canoodled in This Greene and Greene Home — Now You Can Too

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Laurel Canyon is filled with fabulous homes hiding glittery secrets, and one such residence recently landed on the market: the Craftsman love nest where Hollywood legends Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks canoodled before they married and built their legendary mansion Pickfair.

From 1915 to 1920, Pickford and her first husband, silent-screen actor Owen Moore, were separated. Their marriage was on the rocks, but Pickford feared that divorce would mar her reputation as “America’s sweetheart.”

During that time she fell in love with Fairbanks, who was also married. The two met in secret, often at Fairbanks’ private retreat in Laurel Canyon. This retreat—designed by the famed Greene and Greene brothers and built in 1914—is now on the market for $3.1 million.

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Lisa Johnson Mandell

Lisa Johnson Mandell is an award winning journalist, author and film/TV critic. She can be heard regularly on Cumulus radio stations throughout the US, and seen on Rotten Tomatoes. She is the author of three bestselling books, and spends as much of her free time as possible with her husband Jim and her jolly therapy Labradoodle Frankie Feldman.

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  1. Porky on October 4, 2018 at 9:48 am
  2. […] sits discreetly tucked away on the east side of Laurel Canyon Blvd., not far up the hill from Sunset Blvd., so the house can definitely be considered within the […]

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