Screenwriter Paul Haggis sells Santa Monica home for $5.25 million
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Oscar-award winning screenwriter Paul Haggis and his wife, actress Deborah Rennard, have sold their home in Santa Monica for its asking price of $5.25 million.
The East Coast-inspired traditional house sits on nearly a third of an acre of grounds with mature trees, lawn and formal gardens. The home features skylights, French doors that open to terraces and an outdoor kitchen, two fireplaces, five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and 5,690 square feet of living space.
Haggis, 59, has written for numerous television shows and created “Walker, Texas Ranger” (1993-2001) and “Due South” (1994-99). The writer/producer/director won two Academy Awards for his work on “Crash” (2004). He is directing the upcoming film “Third Person,” for which he wrote the screenplay.
Rennard, who turns 52 on Nov. 4, played J.R. Ewing’s secretary on “Dallas” (1981-91).
The couple paid about $2.618 million for the property in 2000, public records show. They put it on the market in mid-September.
Shelli Broder and Andrea Cope of Prudential’s Brentwood office were the listing agents. Hugh Evans of Partners Trust in Brentwood represented the buyer.
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