As Seen in The Wall Street Journal
Our team is truly honored to represent the sellers of 22440 Pacific Coast Hwy on Carbon Beach in Malibu. We were able to put the owner Barbara Marshall in touch with our friends at The Wall Street Journal so that they could get the background on the home, some fun facts about the Marshall family, and why they have decided it is time to move on.
To view the story on The Wall Street Journal, click here.
“A Malibu, Calif., home built in the 1960s by the late actress Debbie Reynolds —and subsequently owned by the late Hollywood director Garry Marshall —is listing for $18 million.”
In her 2013 memoir “Unsinkable,” Ms. Reynolds recalled that on weekends she would take Dick Van Dyke and Jason Robards, her costars in 1967’s “Divorce American Style,” to the beach house, where they would laugh, drink and sing. “Jason would sing along to the soundtrack from ‘Mame,’ ” she recalled.
The property is currently owned by Barbara Marshall, the wife of Garry Marshall, who directed popular movies like “Pretty Woman” and created sitcoms like “Happy Days” and “The Odd Couple.” In 1981, Mr. Marshall bought the property from Ms. Reynolds, who starred in the first film he produced, the 1968 movie “How Sweet It Is!,” Ms. Marshall said. Ms. Marshall added that several years before Ms. Reynolds’s death, the family received a call from her asking about repurchasing the house, but they were not interested in selling at that time. Todd Fisher, Ms. Reynolds’s son, couldn’t be reached for comment.
Ms. Marshall said her husband did some of his best creative thinking at the home. “He’d go down to the beach, talk to the waves and get answers,” she said.
Located on Carbon Beach, where homeowners include billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, the home is approximately 3,192 square feet with five bedrooms and four bathrooms. It has an oceanfront pool. The home includes some of Ms. Reynolds’s design flourishes, including Spanish tiles depicting fruits and vegetables that she brought home from vacations, Ms. Marshall said. While the house hasn’t changed dramatically, Ms. Marshall noted that it has been rewired and reroofed in the years since Ms. Reynolds owned it.
Both Ms. Reynolds and Mr. Marshall died in 2016. Ms. Marshall said she is selling because she is based primarily in Toluca Lake, where she runs the Garry Marshall Theatre, and the family has little time to spend in Malibu. She added that the house is “just not the same” for the family without Mr. Marshall.”
The home is now available to show immediately with 24 hours notice. When requesting, please be prepared to provide client name and background information.
To request a showing from The Mark & Grether Group or to learn more, please email russellandtony@compass.com or call 310.230.5771.
