A Sherman Oaks, California, estate with an interesting Hollywood connection is now on the market for $5.475 million. The secluded compound, consisting of a five-bedroom main house and a three-bedroom guest cottage, was once owned by jazz musician Ray Anthony, who was a popular big-band leader in the 1940s and ’50s. He was rumored to have had a romance with Marilyn Monroe, though in 2018 the now-98-year-old Anthony told The Hollywood Reporter that the pair were “just friends.” It is also rumored that the iconic actress lived with him in his Spanish-style house for a time.
Speculation aside, what is known for sure is that Anthony threw a huge, star-studded party in Monroe’s honor at the home in 1952. And, according to the property’s real estate agent, the dwelling has welcomed other A-list guests in the years since, including Quincy Jones, Sharon Stone, and Gene Simmons.
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