The Day Jayne's Home Came Under Threat

On November 6-7 1961 Jayne Mansfield's beloved home, the pink palace, was just four blocks away from the massive Bel Air fire. Many homes of the rich and famous came under threat during those two days. Zsa Zsa Gabor lost her hugely expensive $400,000 home to the flames and all her possessions including thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and art. Jayne was one of the lucky ones that day. Her home came out unscathed. Other Hollywood celebrites whose home came under-threat or was damaged belonged to Cary Grant, Red Skelton, Kim Novak, Alfred Hitchock, Ginger Rogers, Marlon Brando, Steve Cochran and Bobby Darin. 

Kim Novak climbed the roof of her $200,000 home and hosed down the entire property.

Red Skelton had the help of 11 studio men and pumped the water from his pool using a pump borrowed from the Walt Disney lot.

I have been unable to find any reports of the actions Jayne Mansfield took, if she was even in town at the time. But if she was, I seem to think she would have gotten the kids out of the area and evacuated. 

I am glad Jayne did not loose her house that day, she would have been so devastated. She loved her home and worked so hard to obtain it. Even now that it is no longer there, it just makes it all the more sad. At least Jayne was not here to see her home vanish.