In 1963, Rat Pack composer Jimmy Van Heusen bought a secluded California mountain; decades later it became a legendary celebrity hideaway
- Image(s): Left/Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn/American Songwriter/Right/Rattlesnake RanchSome places become famous because of what they look like, and then there are places whose reputation comes almost entirely from the people who once gathered there.
- High above Yucca Valley in California’s high desert, Rattlesnake Ranch belongs firmly to the second category.
- Composer Jimmy Van Heusen bought the secluded mountaintop in 1963, seeking the privacy that increasingly eluded Hollywood stars in nearby Palm Springs.
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- Image(s): Left/Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn/American Songwriter/Right/Rattlesnake RanchSome places become famous because of what they look like, and then there are places whose reputation comes almost entirely from the people who once gathered there.
- High above Yucca Valley in California’s high desert, Rattlesnake Ranch belongs firmly to the second category.
- Composer Jimmy Van Heusen bought the secluded mountaintop in 1963, seeking the privacy that increasingly eluded Hollywood stars in nearby Palm Springs.
Sources: Times of India