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Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore’s Santa Monica

A hilltop Santa Monica home sheltered one of speculative fiction’s most productive—and often pseudonymous—partnerships.
Context-only story
Private residence or private residential area. The public point is deliberately coarse; do not route to, approach, or photograph a home.
The location shown is deliberately coarse or withheld. It must not be used to identify a private property.
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STATUS
Status unknown
ACCESS
No public access
PUBLIC LOCATION
Santa Monica hills (city-level context)
MAP PRECISION
Approximate area
EVIDENCE
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CHECKED
Aug 22, 2026
THE NERD PAYOFF

Why This Pin Earned Its Place

Kuttner and Moore show why the layer maps households and collaboration, not just lone geniuses: much of their work resists clean single-author attribution.
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Shared writing household
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Pseudonymous collaboration
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Mañana and LA fandom connections
PEOPLE AND IDEAS HERE

The Human Network Behind the Address

The hilltop Santa Monica residence is documented at city level, but no exact public location has been established.
Henry Kuttner
1915–1958
resident · Approximately 1950–1958
Kuttner shared the Santa Monica home and writing partnership.
C. L. Moore
1911–1987
resident · Approximately 1950–1958
Moore shared the home and co-created fiction under several joint bylines.
Interaction circle
• The couple joined the Heinlein-house Mañana group.
• Their circle included Anthony Boucher, Leigh Brackett, Edmond Hamilton, and L. Sprague de Camp.
LOOK CLOSER

The Gloriously Specific Details

Location history
• The hilltop Santa Monica residence is documented at city level, but no exact public location has been established.
Interaction circle
• The couple joined the Heinlein-house Mañana group.
• Their circle included Anthony Boucher, Leigh Brackett, Edmond Hamilton, and L. Sprague de Camp.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
INTERPRETATION · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The hilltop Santa Monica residence is documented at city level, but no exact public location has been established.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
Kuttner and Moore show why the layer maps households and collaboration, not just lone geniuses: much of their work resists clean single-author attribution.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE

Context Without a Doorstep

Public location
Santa Monica hills (city-level context)
Hours
Not applicable to a context-only record. A related public institution may have its own event schedule.
Access
Private residence or private residential area. The public point is deliberately coarse; do not route to, approach, or photograph a home.
Map disclosure
The marker identifies a general area, not a house or parcel.
Photography
Do not photograph residents, windows, or private property, and do not linger.
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ACCESSIBILITY
Details need a check
Unknown, and not assessed as a visitor destination because public access is unavailable or the site is sensitive.
ACCESS & SAFETY
Specific, not sensational
No trespass, doorstep visits, address hunting, or attempts to refine the approximate marker. Learn from the public story instead.
TRUST & SOURCES
tentative
Every visible claim is connected to a source and review date. Unknown never silently means no.
ISFDB — Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore bibliography context ↗
Checked Aug 22, 2026
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