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December 07, 2022 Page 7 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Fan buying iconic ‘Goonies’ house in Astoria Home listed for $1.7 Millon (AP) -The listing agent for the Victorian home featured in the “The Goonies” film in Asto- ria, Oregon, said this week the likely new owner is a fan of the classic coming-of-age movie about friendships and treasure hunting, and he promises to pre- serve and protect the landmark. The 1896 home with sweep- ing views of the Columbia River flowing into the Pacific Ocean was listed in November with an asking price of nearly $1.7 million. Jordan Miller of John L. Scott Real Estate said the sale is expected to close in mid Jan- uary, The Oregonian/Oregon Live reported. The new owner, a self-described serial entrepre- neur, will make his name known at that time, Miller said. Since the movie came to the- aters in 1985, fans have flocked Undated photo provided by RETO Media is the house featured in the Steven Spielberg film "The Goonies" in Astoria, Ore. (RETO Media via AP, File) to the home in northwestern of people for the event. Oregon’s historic port of Asto- An offer was accepted six ria. The city celebrates Goonies days after the house was listed, Day on June 7, the film’s release according to public record. date, and welcomes thousands “After the word spread that Kirstie Alley Dead at 71 Kirstie Alley, the star of Cheers and Drop Dead Gorgeous Actress battled with Cancer AP-Kirstie Alley, a two-time Emmy winner whose roles on the TV megahit “Cheers” and in the “Look Who’s Talking” films made her one of the biggest stars in American comedy in the late 1980s and early 1990s, died Monday. She was 71. Alley died of cancer that was only recently discovered, her children True and Lillie Parker said in a post on Twitter. Alley’s manager Donovan Daughtry confirmed the death in an email to The Associated Press. “As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother,” her children’s statement said. She starred opposite Ted Danson as Rebecca Howe on “Cheers,” the beloved NBC sit- com about a Boston bar, from 1987 to 1993. She joined the show at the height of its popularity af- ter the departure of original star Shelley Long. Alley would win an Emmy for best lead actress in a comedy series for the role in 1991. “I only thank God I didn’t have to wait as long as Ted,” Al- ley said in her acceptance, gently ribbing Danson, who had finally won an Emmy for his “Cheers” role as Sam Malone in his eighth nomination the previous year. the property was for sale, we re- ceived multiple offers, at asking price and higher, and we have a full backup offer,” Miller said. Seller Sandi Preston is pass- ing along movie memorabilia she has collected or has been given, and some of the furniture in the home, restored to its orig- inal 1896 style, may also be sold to the buyer, according to Miller. Preston was known to be largely welcoming to visitors. But she lived in the house and the constant crowds were a strain that prompted her at times to close it to foot traffic. After the film’s 30th anniver- sary drew about 1,500 daily vis- itors in 2015, Preston posted “no trespassing” signs prohibiting tourists from walking up to the property. She reopened it to the public in August. Based on a story by Steven Spielberg, the film features a group of friends fighting to pro- tect their homes from an expand- ing country club and threats of foreclosure. In the process, they discover an old treasure map that leads them on an adventure and allows them to save their “Goon Docks” neighborhood.
