Sale of Joan Fontaine’s house to aid animal group
Contents of the late Academy award-winning actress’ California home are expected to fetch $3m
More property from the late Academy Award-winning actress Joan Fontaine will benefit an animal welfare organisation.
The Monterey County Herald reported on Sunday that proceeds from the sale of Fontaine’s California home will be donated to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for Monterey County. Noel Beutel, executor of Fontaine’s estate, says the home in Carmel, California, could be worth up to $3 million (Dh11 million).
Christie’s announced last week that the contents of the home — including fine art, silver and furniture — would be sold at auction to benefit the SPCA. Christie’s says the organisation could receive more than $1 million from the sales.
Fontaine’s 1941 Oscar for her role as the timid wife in Alfred Hitchcock’s Suspicion could bring $300,000 on December 11.
The actress died last December at the age of 96.
