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10 Beverly Hills Gothic
AND AGAIN!
Above A tall, nice-looking man named Benny Goodman (no relation to the
Grandmother Fannie’s house in the 1000 block on South Hayworth Avenue, 1950s.
Below
Mary Pickford in the 1920s.
famous orchestra leader), had been courting her for several years. Every weekend he would visit and would bring a dozen rare double-yolk eggs from his grocery store. Grandma Fannie invited him for dinner and they would visit while she talked and he listened. He was always well dressed and wore a separate starched collar on his shirts.
Fannie made the marriage proposal with the understanding Benny would be her roommate in the home. As he was now retired, Benny accepted, they were wed, and they moved in together. My grandma was then able to get one of the larger, attractive rooms and she decorated the walls with greeting cards and other memorabilia.
One of the highlights of my grandmother’s life was when Mary Pickford, the famed movie star, visited her room and complimented her on how “cheerfully it was decorated.” Mary and her husband, Buddy Rogers, were supporters of the home.