HOMES OF THE WESTERN STARS – Dean Martin part two

HOMES OF THE WESTERN STARS

DEAN MARTIN

by

SPECIAL GUEST BLOGGER 

BOB SILER

PART TWO

THE HOLLYWOOD YEARS – 1948 – 1995

In 1948 Dean and Jerry Lewis packed up their broods and left New York City for the film capitol of the world, Hollywood, California. The team of Lewis and Martin may not have lasted, but Dean became one of the busiest and most beloved film stars of all time, which is something one could never say about Jerry.

1948 – 1949

850 STONE CANYON ROAD – LOS ANGELES

He and Betty rented this house for $600 a month. It was their first Hollywood home.

1949

8800 SUNSET BOULEVARD – WEST HOLLYWOOD

When Dean and Betty split up he moved out of their home and rented a small, funrished house here. They soon divorced.

CIRO’S

8433 SUNSET BOULEVARD – HOLLYWOOD

606 NORTH BEDFORD DRIVE – BEVERLY HILLS

HERMAN HOVER

Hover was the proprieter of ‘Ciro’s’, (now The Comedy Store) and was living here in the 1940s. In September 1949 Dean married his second wife, Jeanne, here.

(Dean and Jeanne)

1949 – 1955

9261 WARBLER WAY – BEVERLY HILLS

The newleyweds moved here, their first home.

1955

1317 LONDONDERRY PLACE

The Martin’s next moved here for a short stay before moving into a bigger house near the Los Angeles Country Club.

THE LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB

654 WOODRUFF AVENUE – WESTWOOD

Dean could always be found on the green playing golf.

1950s

1123 MONTE VISTA, PALM SPRINGS

1955 – 1972

601 MOUNTAIN DRIVE – BEVERLY HILLS

Dean, Jeanne and the kids found their dream mansion and settled into family life.  Their ‘wood and firestone’ house had three servents, six cars, swimming pool and tennis court. He paid $225,000 for the joint. He moved out in 1972 and he and Jeanne divorced.

JANUARY 1973 – JUNE 25, 1976

363 COPA DE ORO ROAD – BEL AIR

 Dean married his third and final wife, Catherine Hawn, and they moved into this joint, which he shelled out $500,000 for. They moved out on June 25, 1976 and he sold the place to Tom Jones. In recent years Nicholes Cage has lived here.

With Catherine Hawn

JUNE 25, 1976 – AUGUST 1976

23544 MALIBU COLONY DRIVE – MALIBU

Dean and Catherine moved to this beach house. By August the marriage was over and he moved out.

AUGUST 1976

270 PALISADES WALK – SANTA MONICA

From Malibu Dean moved here to his new bachelor diggs.

1984

418 ROBERT LANE

1988

2002 LOMA VISTA DRIVE – BEVERLY HILLS

1995

511 NORTH MAPLE DRIVE – BEVERLY HILLS

LAST HOME. DIED HERE.

WESTWOOD

Bob Siler grew up in Burbank, not far from Universal Studios and Warner Brothers where they made his favorite monster movies.  A long-time fan of Westerns, he still has a hard time believing that the great John Wayne could die.  Bob has created many lists detailing where the famous and infamous lived, are buried, and the cars they drove.  He has recently completed this list of Western Stars homes after many years.  Burbank Bob now resides in Portland, Oregon.