As the story goes, the late Paul Newman and his longtime fellow acting wife Joanne Woodward, now in her 90s, initially met in 1953 when they were both cast in the play Picnic, he making his Broadway debut and she as an understudy. Though he was married at the time and she was a particularly hot ticket on the dating scene, they developed a friendship and went on to co-star in The Long, Hot Summer a few years later.
By the time the movie was released in 1958, Newman had finalized his divorce and wed Woodward in a Vegas ceremony. Not only would the couple go on to have a lengthy 50-year marriage—during which time they collectively racked up several awards for popular titles ranging from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to The Three Faces of Eve—but they also shared a Colonial Revival-style residence in Beverly Hills during the early ’60s; and that place has just popped up on the market at a smidge under $8 million, as first publicized by The Hollywood Reporter.
Last sold in spring 2021 for $7.35 million to Taylor Anne Crichton, daughter of the late Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton, the white two-story structure was originally built in 1937. Updated in the years since, the four-bedroom, five-bath abode is tucked away behind walls and a gated brick driveway, on over an acre of land near Mulholland Drive, and features a little more than 4,200 square feet of living space boasting decorative molding, ample built-ins, large windows, dark hardwood floors and high coved ceilings throughout.
Among the highlights: a living room anchored by a black marble fireplace embedded in a wood accent wall adorned with sconces, along with a formal dining room. A gourmet kitchen is outfitted with cobalt blue cabinetry, tile backsplashes, an eat-in island and top-tier Viking appliances, plus a walk-in pantry with wine storage and French doors open to an al fresco dining terrace.
