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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1975
Page
3
Beverly Hills AP reports the lavish silent film star Harold Lloyd estate, a relic of Hollywood’s Golden Age, drew a top bid of around 1.6 million dollars as bidders seek the famed memorabilia and property. The listing highlights the film icon’s home and personal archives.
The 16 acre estate Greenacres with a 44 room Italian Renaissance mansion built in the 1920s for 2 million sold Sunday for 1.6 million, 400000 under its build cost. Trustees of the Harold Lloyd Foundation ran two auctions one for cash and one with a 700000 down payment. High cash bid came from Larry M Goodman at 1.1 million. Nasrollah Ashfani and a partner bid 1.6 million to keep the house but may not reside there. Bids await trustees approval.
In an interview with foreign and Soviet reporters in Lenin grad, Elizabeth Taylor, 43, says aging will not hinder her career. She notes she has played character roles since 22 and believes age is only a feeling, citing past roles of older women. She is filming The Blue Bird, a Soviet American production, during a break in shooting.
Sammy Kaye joins speed reading to spot price shifts before they occur. Herm Albright ponders today’s phraseology while a delivered mail joke sparks debate. Mark Twain quip contrasts two forms of lightning. A comic notes his act is stale and still riffs on Zsa Zsa Gabor’s third marriage. AnEthnickian Godfather reference hints at a remembered offer.
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