Springs, President Kennedy was to have stayed at Sinatra's house, but ended up at Lawford's instead. The proximity of Lawford's house to Marilyn Monroe's supposedly gave rise to a rendezvous between JFK and Monroe. Another well-known Alexander is the "Honeymoon Hideaway" at 1350 Ladera Circle, built by Robert Alexander for his wife in the early 1960s. The house and the Alexanders achieved some level of national celebrity when an eight-page article featuring the house and the family appeared in Look magazine in September 1962. The article portrayed the Alexanders and their estate as the center of social activities in Palm Springs in the early 1960s. Closure George Alexander and his wife Mildred, along with their son Robert and his wife Helene, were killed on November 14, 1965, when their chartered plane flying from Palm Springs to Burbank crashed into the Little Chocolate Mountains near Indio, California. Also on board were Richard Koret, a handbag manufacturer and Peter Prescott, the 11-year-old son of Bob Prescott, the founder and president of The Flying Tiger Line. The Alexander Construction Company ceased operations with the deaths of its principals. Alexander developments Araby Estates Desert Lanai 1,2,3,4 Golf Club Estates Green Fairway Estates, Palm Springs, California Las Palmas Seven Steel development houses by Donald Wexler near Simms and Sunnyview Racquet Club Road Estates New Riviera Gardens Farrell Canyon Estates Ramon Rise Estates - 63 Enchanted Village homes only Sunmor Estates Twin Palms Indian Wells Village References Further reading Harlan, James R. (2011). The Alexanders: A desert legacy. Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Preservation Foundation. pp. 56. Shulman, Julius (2001). When Mod Went Mass: A Celebration of Alexander Homes. Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Historic Site Foundation pp. 21. Real estate companies of the United States Modernist architecture in California Palm Springs, California Coachella Valley Companies based in Riverside County, California Defunct companies based in California Real estate companies disestablished in the 20th century Buildings and structures in Palm Springs, California American companies disestablished in 1965 1965 disestablishments in California