Over the course of a career spanning six decades, architect Paul Revere Williams came to define what gracious living looked like for many of the elite in Hollywood. Williams mastered a mind boggling array of architectural idioms- including American Colonial, Spanish Mediterranean, English Tudor, French Normandy, Art Deco, an dof course the California Ranch style - to create the sophisticated yet understated showplaces that are featured here in all new full color photography. One of the most celebrated architects of his generation, among fellow architects as well as the Hollywood elite, Williams was also the first African American member of the American institute of Architects, and he was deeply involved in the black community in Los Angeles and in black affairs nationally. Williams moved among ,may worlds, and with such celebrity clients as Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Tyrone Power and Barbara Stanwyck as well as clients who made Hollywood run behind the scenes, not to mention the members of Los Angeles high society, Williams left his signature in virtually every one of the city's most glamorous and exclusive enclaves - Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Bel Air, The Hollywood Hills.