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“Jackie Gleason's Final Florida Home” One of the most innovative and popular television entertainers of the 1950s and '60s,  Jackie Gleason, lovingly referred to as Mr. Saturday Night, was born 100 years ago in 1916. His final  Florida home , almost unchanged since he died in 1987, is for sale. “The Jackie Gleason Show,” with the second highest ratings in 1955, was dominated by Jackie who not only was a huge man but with an even larger and brash personality. He never rehearsed with the cast but adlibbed his way through the show making each performance a surprise to his director. His shows consisted of song, flashy dance numbers by The June Taylor Dancers, celebrity guests who enjoyed appearing in his comedy routines and his special characters such as Ralph Kramden in “The Honeymooners” skits. Until 1964, Gleason’s variety show was recorded with live audiences at Studio 50 in New York City. But then a friend told him he could play golf all year in Florida so ...

Southern California Mansion with Pro Baseball Field Going to Auction The Southern California mansion of sports agent Jonathan Weisz with pro-style baseball field and lighted batting cage is going to auction on February 23rd.  It's baseball spring training time in Florida and Arizona. The time of year when fans in the cold big league baseball towns such as Detroit, Toronto, Milwaukee and Boston realize that winter won't last much longer and hope that their favorite team has enough pitching to last into October and maybe the World Series. Always an optimistic time for fans, many baseball experts are even picking the Chicago Cubs to win it all this year for the first time since 1908. Just in time for spring training, a  Southern California mansion  with a pro-style baseball field and lighted batting cage is going to auction on February 23rd. Located about a half hour north of San Diego in a gated community called the Heritage in Poway, California, it’s bas...

“Robin Williams' Napa Estate” When Robin Williams died in 2014, he left behind hundreds of friends, millions of fans, a long legacy of stand-up comedy, several classic movies and a home in the Napa Valley that has just sold after almost four years on the market. Robin built  Villa Sorriso  (Villa of Smiles) in the early 2000s while married to his second wife, Marsha Garces. They divorced in 2010 and he married Susan Schneider in 2011. With extensive marital debts and most of his big movie and television roles gone, Robin put the estate on the market in 2012 at $35 million. With no buyer, he took it off the market and relisted it several months later at $29.9 million. After his suicide in 2014, the home passed to his three children who lowered the price to $25.9 million and months later to $22.9 million. The vineyard estate recently sold for $18.1 million to French winemakers Alfred Tesseron and his niece Melanie Tesseron. Villa Sorriso is located in the Mayacama M...

Other than President Obama's White House, the  Playboy Mansion  is the most famous home in the United States. The dream home for millions of teen boys, their fathers and grandfathers is now for sale at $200 million. Chicago native and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner bought the 20,000-square-foot Los Angeles mansion on five acres in 1971 for $1.05 million and relocated full time from the original Playboy Mansion in Chicago in 1974. Built in 1927 for the son of Arthur Letts, who was the founder of Los Angeles department stores The Broadway and Bullocks, the home is located in the ritzy Holmby Hills neighborhood, an area that Letts kick-started in 1919 when he bought 400 acres of the Wolfskill Ranch. Neighbors include the Los Angels Country Club, UCLA and Beverly Hills. Over the years, Hefner and Playboy Enterprises have spent millions of dollars to renovate, update and expand the estate which includes the 29-room mansion with six bedrooms and baths, a four-bedroom g...

(Reprinted courtesy of Stockerblog.com) The following fascinating interview was provided by Kenneth L. Fisher, head of the money management firm Fisher Investments, long time columnist for Forbes Magazine, billionaire, and author of numerous books. His latest book is  Beat the Crowd: How You Can Out-Invest the Herd by Thinking Differently , which I highly recommend. Ken Fisher You may have seen him on TV commercials, or you may have spotted his magazine ads. If you are a reader of Forbes, you would definitely find his column. Fisher is on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans and Forbes world billionaires list. According to Investment Advisor magazine, he is one of the 30 most influential people in the investment advisory business over the last 30 years. Fisher is considered to be the largest wealth manager in the United States. We cover a lot in this interview, including: Whether or not we are still in a bull market What it means to be a true contrarian What ...

Andy Warhol's Hamptons' beach home  just sold for $50 million - about half the price that Warhol's most famous paintings sell. Warhol's home is featured this week at  TopTenRealEstateDeals.com . “Andy Warhol Home Sells $50 Million” Montauk, New York is celebrating its biggest estate sale ever after the closing on the 5.7-acre beachfront estate at $50 million that pop artist  Andy Warhol  bought in 1972 for $225,000. The most recent owner of the compound was CEO of J. Crew, Mickey Drexler, who bought it in 2007 for $27 million. He listed it in 2015 for $85 million that included a 24-acre horse farm and equine center, which the buyer, Adam Lindemann, opted out of the purchase. Lindemann is the founder of the Venus Over Manhattan Gallery and a major collector of Warhol’s works making the property’s history especially significant for him. Warhol’s first gig out of art school was as a fashion illustrator for several of the top women’s magazines. With th...

You have a dog, and you only want to give your dog the best. And if you are a billionaire, you don't mind spending a few thousand on your pet. Your dog deserves the best so here are the best of the best. Your dog will really appreciate a Cape Cod Cozy Cottage Kennel Dog House , which is hand-crafted by the Amish in the United States. The price is a reasonable $5,671.07. Your dog will look beautiful wearing a  Tsavari 'Monarch' White Sapphire Dog Collar . This gorgeous Pearlized Mirabella lambskin collar features 48 carats of flawless white sapphires hand cut in 'Hearts and Arrows' and is available for $9,399.00. You dog needs to sleep comfortably.  Comfort Nest Memory Foam Bolster Dog Bed  will provide the relaxation that your dog needs. The price is just $1,967.98. You dog needs to say warm. Consider an  East Side Collection Acrylic Spirit Dog Sweater  for $978.81. Finally, for those of you with little dogs, you ...