For more information on Monterey County and following in the footsteps of the stars, please visit. Point Lobos also served as a striking setting for the dark, romantic film Rebecca (1940), which won Oscars for both Best Picture and Cinematography.įilm buffs can delve even deeper into the area’s Hollywood history with Monterey Movie Tours, a fun scenic tour that takes you through the many historic sites in Monterey County that have appeared in countless films over the years.

Point Lobos’ scenic splendors has been showcased in nearly 40 films, including Evangeline (1929), for which an entire village was built on site, then intentionally burned down. And when you hit the 9th and 10th fairways, imagine the moving scenes of Taylor and her horse that played out here as they worked towards their dream of conquering England’s famous horse race.įOR BEST PICTURE & CINEMATOGRAPHY, THE WINNER IS POINT LOBOS STATE NATURAL RESERVE Book a round of golf at gorgeous Pebble Beach Golf Links. Actress Anne Revere won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Elizabeth Taylor’s mother in National Velvet (1944).

Pebble Beach’s windswept cypress trees, fragrant pines and elegant Lodge have been backdrops for memorable scenes in more than 40 films including Joan Crawford’s breakthrough role in Our Dancing Daughters (1928).

Photo: Michael Troutman/FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, THE WINNER IS PEBBLE BEACH Tor House and Hawk Tower were built by Carmel poet Robinson Jeffers as a home and refuge for himself and his family, using granite boulders gathered from the shore of Carmel Bay.

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