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John Elgin Woolf's Hollwood Regency

By Christopher Harrity
Frank Ross Residence
Frank Ross Residence

1139 Tower Rd., Beverly Hills, CA. Photograph of exterior entry way with two lamps and Asian influenced statues . Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

Frank Ross Residence
Frank Ross Residence

139 Tower Rd., Beverly Hills, CA. Photograpic view of the swimming pool and pavillion. Photo by George de Gennaro. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

Frank Ross Residence
Frank Ross Residence

1139 Tower Rd., Beverly Hills, CA. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

Olin Wellborn Residence
Olin Wellborn Residence

1196 Brooklawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA. Entrance detail, photograph by Max Eckert. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

Mrs. Clark Gable (Lady Stanley of Alderly) Residence
Mrs. Clark Gable (Lady Stanley of Alderly) Residence

Proposed Residence in Nassau, Bahamas. Entrance Court Façade. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

John & Robert K. Woolf Residence (project)
John & Robert K. Woolf Residence (project)

"Day Dream House." Ink and watercolor rendering of façade. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

John & Robert K. Woolf Residence (project)
John & Robert K. Woolf Residence (project)

"Daydream House" (Los Angeles). Ground floor plan. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

Frank Vincent Residence
Frank Vincent Residence

Alteration for Mrs. Cary Grant (Barbara Hutton), Bel Air. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

James R. Pendleton Residence, Beverly Hills
James R. Pendleton Residence, Beverly Hills

Entrance Façade, photograph by Fred A. Dappich silver gelatin print. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB.

The Pendleton house was considered one of Woolf's more perfect an iconic homes, and was eventually the home of producer Robert Evans. In a Vanity Fair interview with Matt Tyrnauer, Evans spoke of the house: "The deal for The Godfather was made here; the deal for Chinatown was made here. Orson Welles loved to come here, and Alain Delon stayed here for six months. Roman Polanski lived here after [his wife Sharon Tate’s] murder. Laurence Olivier lived here for six months when he was making Marathon Man. Some very famous women stayed here, but I can’t — let me just phrase it that I’ve had at least three dozen above-the-title female stars stay here. I don’t mean for the night — I mean they resided here for a while."

W. Thomas Menefee Residence
W. Thomas Menefee Residence

Alteration, Beverly Hills. Entrance façade. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

John & Robert K. Woolf Residence
John & Robert K. Woolf Residence

325 North Carolwood, West Los Angeles, CA, 1969. Graphite on vellum rendering of house façade. "Office of John Woolf" written large at top of drawing. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

John Elgin Woolf
John Elgin Woolf

Photo portrait of John Elgin Woolf. Courtesy Art, Architecture & Design Museum, UCSB

Marrakesh Country Club
Marrakesh Country Club

Condominium Type A. Courtesy Marrakesh Country Club Collection

Marrakesh Country Club, Gate
Marrakesh Country Club, Gate

Courtesy Marrakesh Country Club Collection

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