Kirk Douglas' $400k Beverly Hills home with 40 celeb autographs sold for $9m

Some homes come with history. Others have history literally written into the ground. In Beverly Hills, the longtime residence of Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anne Douglas, offered both. Its garden path, lined with pavers bearing the signatures of more than 40 celebrated names from the entertainment world, transformed an otherwise elegant estate into a piece of living Hollywood memorabilia. Decades after the couple purchased the property, that unusual feature helped make it one of the area's most talked-about listings. The estate, known as “The Stars of Beverly Hills,” was listed for $7.495 million in December and ultimately sold for $9.015 million, attracting a buyer willing to pay a premium for its unusual connection to Hollywood's golden era, states an online report by Realtor.A Hollywood legacy underfootAccording to January 2022 report, Kirk and Anne Douglas purchased the Beverly Hills property in 1976 for $400,000.