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вЂњThe volleyball games were a fixture on Sunday at noon. On Sunday afternoons friends would come over to play yet another game with Gene and his family вЂ“ volleyball. вЂњSometimes Gene would dance if Judy (Garland) were there, she might sing.вЂќ вЂ“ Betsy Blair Rodeo Drive (circa 1949).ДЄfter charades were over it would time for music and dancing. He stated in a 1992 interview with Architectural Digest that: вЂњIt was nearly impossible to beat the Kellys, who shared a вЂradar-like communication.вЂќ Betsy Blair in the den and adjoining dining room at 725 N. Hume Cronyn agreed with BetsyвЂ™s sentiment that the Kellys needed to be split up otherwise it would be unfair. We ran and screamed and shouted, tempers were lost, we occasionally collapsed on the floor laughing.вЂќ вЂ“ Betsy Blair Whoever guessed it would race back for the next clue.

The captains got the first clue together, and raced to act it out for their own team. The listmaker sat in the hall the teams were in separate rooms. Someone made a list of 20 quotations, sayings, titles of films or books, lyrics, puns, headlines, anything at all. Two opposing captains-usually Gene and me, because the others claimed that if we were on the same team, we were unbearable-chose up sides. вЂњOur version was a racing version of charades. Betsy Blair in the coupleвЂ™s master bedroom at 725 N. Once everyone had had their fill it was time for charades (aka вЂњThe GameвЂќ) to begin.

Ping-pong was typically followed by some food and a few cocktails. If we played doubles, Gene and I won more often than not.вЂќ GeneвЂ™s first wife Betsy Blair stated in a 1954 interview that: вЂњIt (ping-pong) was deadly serious. Both ping-pong and charades were highly competitive games at these parties where Kelly always played to win. Rodeo DriveД®very Saturday night Kelly would throw a get-together that would contain the following activities: ping-pong, drinks, dinner, charades, singing, dancing, and playing the piano. Some of the frequent guests at the homestead included Judy Garland, Hume Cronyn, Lena Horne, Phil Silvers, Noel Coward, Leonard Bernstein, Van Johnson, Stanley Donen, Maurice Chevalier, Frank Sinatra, and Rita Hayworth. This farmhouse-style property was dedicated to having fun and being a place where friends and family could let their proverbial hair down. Kelly loved the house so much he had it rebuilt exactly to the original specifications from the blueprints in 1984. The original house was built in the mid-1920s however it burned down at Christmas in 1983 due to a fire caused by lights on the Christmas tree. The 4,400 square feet house contains six bedrooms and six bathrooms. Rodeo Drive was the home of Gene Kelly from 1946 until his death 50 years later. Rodeo Drive to the right in this picture. This house is 3,300 square feet and contains five bedrooms and three bathrooms. Reiner also owned the house next door at 712 N. Between the main residence and the guest house, the property has seven bedrooms and five bathrooms on 5,500 square feet. Rodeo Drive was built in 1926 and was the home of Carl Reiner. However, the house does contain one unusual standout feature вЂ“ a secret billiard room speakeasy (as the house was built during the height of Prohibition). The home contains six bedrooms and four bathrooms with all of the typical features you would expect in a home of this caliber including a pool and MaidвЂ™s quarters. The house, which was built in 1925 measures 5,300 square feet and was built in the style of an English Country home. Rodeo was the home of actor Jean Hersholt ( Heidi). Lupe Velez poses on the staircase of her home at 732 N. This article will explore the homes and the stars that lived there.

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From the Beverly Hills Hotel to streets such as Roxbury Drive and the subject of this article вЂ“ Rodeo Drive, which has its fair share of movie star homes in its own right. Beverly Hills has been a staple of Hollywood glamour since its inception.