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Over a career spanning six decades, architect Paul Revere Williams
came to define what gracious living looked like for the Hollywood
elite. Williams mastered an array of architectural idioms-including
American Colonial, Spanish Mediterranean, English Tudor, French
Normandy, Art Deco, and, of course, the California ranch style-to
create the sophisticated yet understated showplaces that are
featured here in all new full-color photography. Among the most
celebrated architects of his generation, Williams was also the
first African-American member of the American Institute of
Architects, and he was deeply involved in the black community in
Los Angeles and in African-American affairs nationally. Williams
moved among many worlds, and with celebrity clients such as Frank
Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Tyrone Power, and Barbara
Stanwyck, as well as clients who made Hollywood run behind the
scenes, not to mention members of Los Angeles high society,
Williams left his mark in the city's most glamorous and exclusive
enclaves-Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Bel Air, and the Hollywood
Hills. Paul R. Williams: Classic Hollywood Style is a dazzling tour
of this prolific architect's most spectacular houses, by his
granddaughter Karen Hudson, with a special focus on their roles not
only as places for high living but also as venues for world-class
entertaining.
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