Housing Hollywood
A partial list of celebrity owners of homes designed or altered by Paul Williams:
Desi Arnaz, musician-actor-producer, Palm Springs
Lucille Ball, comedian-actress, Palm Springs
Marlon Brando, actor, Hollywood Hills
David Carradine, actor, Hollywood Hills
Lon Chaney, actor, Beverly Hills and Lake Arrowhead
Bill Cosby, actor, Beverly Hills
Georgia Frontiere, former St. Louis Rams owner, Bel-Air
Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress, Bel-Air
Anne Heche, actress, Hancock Park
Martin Landau, actor, Bel-Air
Julie London, singer-actress, Encino
Joey McIntyre, boy band singer, Venice
Debra Messing, actress, Bel-Air
Tyrone Power, actor, Brentwood and Bel-Air
Josh Randall, actor, Hancock Park
Helen Reddy, singer-actress, Santa Monica
Tex Ritter, actor, Toluca Lake
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, tap-dancer and actor, Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra, singer-actor, Beverly Hills
Barbara Stanwyck, actress, Northridge
Danny Thomas, actor, Beverly Hills
Bobby Troup, actor and jazz composer, Encino
Denzel Washington, actor, Toluca Lake
Renee Zellweger, actress, Bel-Air
Sources: “Paul R. Williams: Classic Hollywood Style,” “Paul R. Williams, Architect: A Legacy of Style,” Los Angeles Times archives, Combined L.A./Westside Multiple Listing Service
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