Lana Turner's House (Former)

Hollywood actress and sex symbol, Lana Turner, and her third husband, Henry J. "Bob" Topping Jr., a millionaire socialite and brother of New York Yankees owner Dan Topping, and a grandson of tin-plate magnate Daniel G. Reid, bought this Holmby Hills estate in 1949 for $94,500 (Around $1.2 Million in 2022 dollars.). The couple resided in the house until their divorce in 1952. In September 1951, Turner attempted suicide due to depression and financial struggles by locking herself in the master bathroom and slitting her wrists. She was saved by her business manager, Benton Cole, who broke down the bathroom door and called emergency medical services.

The house was built in 1937 and was situated on over 3 acres of land, which were later divided over the years. The 7 bedroom, 8 bathroom, 9404 sqft house now sits on 1.03 acres of land. The residence has been renovated over the years. It is located on South Mapleton Drive, which is considered to be one of the most expensive streets in Los Angeles.

Charles Z. Wick, the former director of the US Intelligence Agency, the first person to launch a satellite TV network, a movie and tv producer among many other things, lived and died here in 2008. His family sold it in 2009 for $9.3 Million to Melvin Lindsey, a director at the Artio Global hedge fund. Lindsey listed the house in 2018 for $37.5 Million and sold it in 2021 for $27 Million to Susan Miller, a Florida socialite and the widow of late investor Lloyd I. Miller III.