Marie at 11122 Montana Avenue
~ In 1940 Marie lived at 6024 Carlos Avenue in Hollywood. She rented a room here when she worked as a dancer at The Florentine Gardens nightclub. The home belonged to Mark Hansen, owner of The Florentine Gardens. He often rented rooms to dancers working at his club. Yvonne DeCarlo, Gwen Verdon, and Elizabeth Short (The Black Dahlia) also rented rooms here. This area is now a parking lot for a church.
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~ In 1944 Marie lived at 11122 Montana Avenue in Brentwood. The three bedroom house was built in 1936. Marie turned one bedroom into a sewing room where she made her own clothes. She lived here with her second husband Vic Orsatti and her dog Shortie. This is one of several homes Marie and Vic rented during their three year marriage. Many other stars have lived on Montana Avenue including Robert Redford and Shelley Fabares.
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~ In 1946 Marie bought a run-down farmhouse in Encino (address unknown). She fixed up the farm and filled it with pigs, chickens, and ducks. Marie had a trailer in the backyard that she used as an office. She invited her mother and stepfather to move in with her. This home was partially destroyed in a fire in September 1947. Marie and her third husband Harry Karl lived here for the first year of their marriage.
~ From 1948 until 1952 Marie lived at 5031 Encino Avenue in Encino. She bought the two acre property with her husband Harry Karl. Marie paid for it herself because Harry was broke. The house had been built by actor William Bendix in 1936. It had three bedrooms and a guest house. There was a kidney-shaped pool, a tennis court, and two 500-year-old oak trees in the front yard. Marie spent several years renovating this home.
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Marie at 9401 Sunset Boulevard
~ From 1952 until 1955 Marie lived at 9401 Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Her husband Harry bought the English Tudor Style mansion for her. They spent $5,000 a month for servants to run the five acre estate. It had seven bathrooms and five bedrooms. Marie hated living here. She said "the gloom of this big house that had more rooms than I could possibly count oppressed me". Singer Phil Collins lived in this house during the 1990's.
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~ From 1955 until 1956 Marie lived at 10624 Chalon Road in Bel Air. She and Harry Karl moved into this home shortly after they remarried. Harry's manservant Jack Qualls also lived with them. This five bedroom house had been built in 1948. The police were called to the home four time because of Marie and Harry's loud fights. Marie kicked Harry out after he hit her in 1956. Their neighbors included Jane Withers and William Powell.
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~ From 1956 until 1958 Marie lived at 17031 Magnolia Boulevard in Encino. She lived here with her three children after separating from Harry Karl. He moved in when they got back together. This 4,400 square foot home had been built in 1948. It had four bedrooms and five bathrooms. On January 4, 1957 Marie made headlines when she claimed two men broke into the house and kidnapped her. She later retracted the story.
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~ From 1963 until her death Marie lived at 5337 Jed Smith Road in Calabasas. The house had four bedrooms and six bathrooms. Her sixth husband Donald F. Taylor also lived there. Tragically on October 21, 1965 Marie died here from a percodan overdose. Donald found her slumped over a dressing table in their bedroom. Three months after her death Donald killed himself in that same bedroom. Marie's daughter Denise found his body.
(You can see a photo of the house at Find A Death)
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17031 Magnolia Boulevard
