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George Christian Spahn (February 11, 1889 – September 22, 1974) was an American rancher who once owned the Spahn Ranch near Chatsworth, Los Angeles. Spahn rented the ranch to the movie industry to film Westerns, and later allowed Charles Manson and his "Family" of followers to live at the site.
Aug 8, 2019 · George Spahn, a former Western movie set owner, allowed Charles Manson and his followers to live and work on his ranch in exchange for their help. The ranch became the base for the 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and others by the Manson Family cult.
- Lesley Kennedy
- 4 min
Aug 8, 2019 · Did some of the women in the Manson Family have sex with George Spahn, the blind ranch owner who let them stay for free? The documentary "Manson: The Women" explores the conflicting accounts of former followers and the media portrayal of their relationship.
- Jill Sederstrom
- 2 min
May 11, 2018 · Learn about the Spahn Movie Ranch, a former Western filming location that became infamous as the home of the Manson Family. Discover its origins, its role in the Tate-LaBianca murders, and its appearance in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood.
- Jacob Knight
Spahn Ranch, also known as the Spahn Movie Ranch, was a 55-acre (22.3 ha) movie ranch in Los Angeles, California. For a period it was used as a ranch, dairy farm and later movie set during the era of westerns. After a decline in use for filming by the 1950s, its owner George Spahn established a stable for renting horses for riding on ...
May 30, 2020 · George Spahn was a blind ranch owner who rented his property to the Manson family in 1969. The film shows his encounter with Cliff Booth, but does not reveal his fate or the ranch's history.
Jul 27, 2019 · And the film’s depiction of the cult’s squalid life at Spahn Ranch was also rooted in truth—the young people lived in filth alongside the ranch’s owner, the blind and elderly George Spahn.
