Encino

Director Michel Leclerc and his co-writer Baya Kasmi illuminate the ethnic, racial and religious issues that have beset France from World War II to the present -- through, surprisingly, the unfolding of a classic romantic comedy plot. "Le Nom des Gens"...

Actress Jane Seymour and her husband, director-producer James Keach, have listed a house in Sherman Oaks for sale at $2,195,000 or for one-year lease at $5,900 a month. The traditional home was built in 1960 for Keach's parents — character actor,...

Update: Singer-songwriter Graham Nash and his wife, Susan, have sold their longtime Encino home for its asking price of $1.6 million. The house came on the market in mid-August and was in escrow within a week. The couple raised their children in the...

A home owned by the family of the late Albert Heschong, the Emmy-winning production designer for television, film and theater who headed the art department at CBS for more than two decades, is for sale in Encino at $1.15 million. Heschong designed and...

Actor-composer Alan Thicke and his actress wife, Tanya, have listed their Toluca Lake compound for sale at $4.8 million or for lease at $13,500 a month, the Multiple Listing Service shows. The Spanish Colonial, built in 1934, sits behind gates on a...

Actress Joely Fisher, who stars on the sitcom " 'Til Death," has sold her Encino compound for $2.4 million, according to the Multiple Listing Service. The four-bedroom, seven-bathroom contemporary was built in 1955 and rebuilt in 2005 to incorporate...

Oscar-winning actress and avid historical home restorer Diane Keaton has put her latest project on the market in Pacific Palisades at $8.5 million. Keaton spent more than two years renovating a Lloyd Wright-designed Midcentury house built for another...

Actor Ryan Stiles has listed his Robert Byrd-designed home in Encino at $3.9 million. The two-story, built in 1976, is made for entertaining, with a pool, a spa, park-like grounds and a barbecue area on the nearly 1-acre gated site. Byrd is known for his...

Update: Actor Jerry Douglas, known for his long-running role as "The Young and the Restless" patriarch John Abbott, and his wife, Kymberly Bankier, have sold their Encino home for $2,075,000. The two-story traditional house, built in 1951, sits on half...

Actor Scott Baio has sold his Encino home for $2.5 million. The gated single-story contemporary, built in 1964, has floor-to-ceiling windows, three fireplaces, four bedrooms and 4½ bathrooms in 4,400 square feet of living space. The grounds include a...

Five families from across the San Fernando Valley set up camp for three nights by the front door of Wilbur Avenue Elementary School in 2009, intent on getting a spot for their children in one of the best-regarded schools in Los Angeles. Others hired...

Update: Actor Jerry Douglas, who has played "The Young and the Restless" patriarch John Abbott since 1985, and his wife, Kymberly Bankier,have re-listed their Encino home for sale at $2,695,000. The two-story traditional house, built in 1951, sits on...