3306 Deronda Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068

The Maurice Seiderman House, 1955. Perched on a rare, nearly flat acre in the Hollywood Hills with sweeping, head-on jetliner views, this home carries both architectural pedigree and storied Hollywood provenance. Thoughtfully restored by AD100 designer Pam Shamshiri of Commune, alongside architect Barbara Bestor and Elysian Landscapes, the residence masterfully blends modern comforts with timeless mid-century design. In 1955, Maurice Seiderman, the legendary Hollywood makeup artist whom Orson Welles called "the greatest make-up man in the world," and who was responsible for Citizen Kane, A Touch of Evil, and Jane Eyre, among other films, commissioned architect Clyde Grimes to design a home for him on this exceptional site, an unusually flat promontory with unobstructed views sweeping from downtown to the ocean. Grimes was born in Los Angeles in 1924, was a member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen during the Second World War, then earned his architectural degree at U.C. Berkeley. Upon … read more …