Variety, April 4th, 2005
Whitley Heights serves as a fitting backdrop for production designer Dennis Gassner ("Big Fish," "Bugsy") and his wife, Amy Ness, a former location scout. "Hollywood history resonates here," says Gassner of the area first developed for the silent filmmakers of the early 1920s."It's exciting to drive up the street and feel that presence."
That can also be said of Gassner's house, which started out as a guest cottage and pool house for H.J. Whitley, the original developer of the area. Like the homes of many of his industry peers, who've honed their design skills on Hollywood productions, his ...
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