In the Style section of today’s New York Times, an article on Los Angeles interior designer Michael Smith mentioned that he is currently renting a home in Los Angeles with a tragic past. What happened there?

• It was the home in which Frank Sinatra, Jr. was living when he was kidnapped.
• It was the Brentwood residence where Marilyn Monroe suffered her fatal overdose.
• It was the Benedict Canyon home where George Reeves (the actor who played 1950s-era Superman) was shot dead.
• It was the home in which David’s Niven’s wife suffered a fatal accident during a children’s parlor game.

 
The answer is after the JUMP.

"The premiers of the big pictures [in Golden Age Hollywood] were black-tie events and all the big names turned out to cheer on their friends. Outside, bleachers were erected to enable the screaming fans to catch a glimpse of their favorites and searchlights weaved to and fro across the sky. After the show, a loudspeaker alerted the fans to the departing of the great: ‘Mr. Clark Gable’s car! Miss Marlene Dietrich’s car! Miss Constance Bennett’s car! Miss Shirley Temple’s mother’s car!’ And on one glorious occasion: ‘Mr. Alfred Hitchcar’s cock!’"

David Niven, The Moon's a Balloon

Image Credit: Nobs & Nosh, Eating with the Beautiful People