http://www.life.com/images/logo.png http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/22960/at-home-with-the-stars http://www.life.com/image/3111286 Yes, stars really do keep their Oscars on the mantel, as Leigh shows when placing her 1939 Best Actress prize above the fireplace at her Los Angeles home.]]> 3111286 Thu, 01 Feb 1940 03:00:00 EST Yes, stars really do keep their Oscars on the mantel, as Leigh shows when placing her 1939 Best Actress prize above the fireplace at her Los Angeles home.]]> Peter Stackpole 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50545966 McQueen and his first wife, TV actress Neile Adams, dress for a sunny day at their Hollywood home in 1963. ]]> 50545966 Sat, 01 Jun 1963 03:00:00 EDT McQueen and his first wife, TV actress Neile Adams, dress for a sunny day at their Hollywood home in 1963. ]]> John Dominis 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50411301 Today, there'd be paparazzi peeping over the fence, but in 1963, McQueen is free to make a great escape from his clothes and stroll around his Hollywood backyard in the buff. ]]> 50411301 Tue, 01 Jan 1963 03:00:00 EST Today, there'd be paparazzi peeping over the fence, but in 1963, McQueen is free to make a great escape from his clothes and stroll around his Hollywood backyard in the buff. ]]> John Dominis. 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50856036 Mansfield combs her hair while bathing in the pink carpeted bathroom of her lavishly decorated home, known as 'The Pink Palace,' Los Angeles, California, 1960. ]]> 50856036 Fri, 01 Jan 1960 03:00:00 EST Mansfield combs her hair while bathing in the pink carpeted bathroom of her lavishly decorated home, known as 'The Pink Palace,' Los Angeles, California, 1960. ]]> Allan Grant 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/84065813 The Jackson Five (clockwise left to right: Jackie, Marlon, Tito, Jermaine, and Michael) join parents Joe and Katherine in their backyard in Encino, California, 1970. ]]> 84065813 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 03:00:00 EST The Jackson Five (clockwise left to right: Jackie, Marlon, Tito, Jermaine, and Michael) join parents Joe and Katherine in their backyard in Encino, California, 1970. ]]> John Olson 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50322827 In 1958, 17-year-old Nelson -- at the height of his fame as a teen idol, TV star in his family's sitcom, and rockabilly hitmaker -- plays guitar in the backyard of the Nelson family's Hollywood home.]]> 50322827 Sat, 01 Feb 1958 03:00:00 EST In 1958, 17-year-old Nelson -- at the height of his fame as a teen idol, TV star in his family's sitcom, and rockabilly hitmaker -- plays guitar in the backyard of the Nelson family's Hollywood home.]]> Hank Walker. 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/53376363 Her sex-symbol image aside, Monroe is an avid reader of 20th-century literature and is often photographed curling up with a book, as in this shot taken at her Hollywood home in 1953.]]> 53376363 Fri, 01 May 1953 03:00:00 EDT Her sex-symbol image aside, Monroe is an avid reader of 20th-century literature and is often photographed curling up with a book, as in this shot taken at her Hollywood home in 1953.]]> Alfred Eisenstaedt. 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50484935 In April 1943, a month after her Best Actress Oscar victory for "Mrs. Miniver," Garson sits her living room at home in Los Angeles' exclusive Bel Air neighborhood, picking out records to play. ]]> 50484935 Thu, 01 Apr 1943 03:00:00 EWT In April 1943, a month after her Best Actress Oscar victory for "Mrs. Miniver," Garson sits her living room at home in Los Angeles' exclusive Bel Air neighborhood, picking out records to play. ]]> Peter Stackpole. 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50392765 Forget that toy keyboard in "Big"; pianist Liberace has a full 88 keys to dance on at the grand piano-shaped pool in his California backyard in 1954. ]]> 50392765 Tue, 01 Jun 1954 03:00:00 EDT Forget that toy keyboard in "Big"; pianist Liberace has a full 88 keys to dance on at the grand piano-shaped pool in his California backyard in 1954. ]]> Loomis Dean. 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/53144376 Years before he becomes a salad dressing mogul, Newman's own Hollywood kitchen sees him cooking eggs for pal Perkins in 1958. Newman's wife Joanne Woodward removes sweet rolls from the oven. ]]> 53144376 Sat, 01 Nov 1958 03:00:00 EST Years before he becomes a salad dressing mogul, Newman's own Hollywood kitchen sees him cooking eggs for pal Perkins in 1958. Newman's wife Joanne Woodward removes sweet rolls from the oven. ]]> Leonard McCombe 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50709090 Woodward and Newman, whose marriage would last 50 years (until his death in 2008), share a laugh as they get dressed in their Hollywood home in 1959. ]]> 50709090 Sun, 01 Mar 1959 03:00:00 EST Woodward and Newman, whose marriage would last 50 years (until his death in 2008), share a laugh as they get dressed in their Hollywood home in 1959. ]]> Gordon Parks 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50369031 Well, who doesn't dress like this when they're lying in bed, sewing? The Irish-born actress relaxes at home in Los Angeles in 1946. ]]> 50369031 Tue, 01 Jan 1946 03:00:00 EST Well, who doesn't dress like this when they're lying in bed, sewing? The Irish-born actress relaxes at home in Los Angeles in 1946. ]]> Peter Stackpole. 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50372373 Sisters and frequent rivals Fontaine and de Havilland share a family moment as they look out over Beverly Hills from Fontaine's home in 1942. ]]> 50372373 Wed, 01 Apr 1942 03:00:00 EWT Sisters and frequent rivals Fontaine and de Havilland share a family moment as they look out over Beverly Hills from Fontaine's home in 1942. ]]> Bob Landry. 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50648086 Fasten your seatbelt; it's going to be a bumpy ride across the patio in a lounge chair for Davis and Pekingese Popeye the Magnificent, at home in Beverly Hills in 1939. ]]> 50648086 Sun, 01 Jan 1939 03:00:00 EST Fasten your seatbelt; it's going to be a bumpy ride across the patio in a lounge chair for Davis and Pekingese Popeye the Magnificent, at home in Beverly Hills in 1939. ]]> Alfred Eisenstaedt. 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50372136 In October 1939, a few months before her marriage to Clark Gable, Lombard drinks a cup of coffee and talks on the telephone while lounging on the floor of her Hollywood home. ]]> 50372136 Mon, 17 Oct 1938 03:00:00 EST In October 1939, a few months before her marriage to Clark Gable, Lombard drinks a cup of coffee and talks on the telephone while lounging on the floor of her Hollywood home. ]]> Alfred Eisenstaedt. 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50364255 In 1964, the actress stops to smell the flowers at the home she shared with producer Carlo Ponti.]]> 50364255 Mon, 01 Jun 1964 03:00:00 EDT In 1964, the actress stops to smell the flowers at the home she shared with producer Carlo Ponti.]]> Alfred Eisenstaedt 2010 gettyImages.com http://www.life.com/image/50371931 Oscar-winning actress Colbert poses in a two-piece evening dress in front of the fireplace in her home in Los Angeles' posh Holmby Hills neighborhood in 1939. ]]> 50371931 Wed, 01 Nov 1939 03:00:00 EST Oscar-winning actress Colbert poses in a two-piece evening dress in front of the fireplace in her home in Los Angeles' posh Holmby Hills neighborhood in 1939. ]]> Alfred Eisenstaedt. 2010 gettyImages.com