<P> Arnold Sigurd Kirkeby ( June 12 , 1901 -- March 1 , 1962 ) was an American hotelier , art collector and real estate investor . He is now best known for owning the mansion in the West Los Angeles suburb of Bel - Air , which was the exterior set for the CBS television show The Beverly Hillbillies . </P>
<P> Arnold Sigurd Kirkeby ( June 12 , 1901 -- March 1 , 1962 ) was an American hotelier , art collector and real estate investor . He is now best known for owning the mansion in the West Los Angeles suburb of Bel - Air , which was the exterior set for the CBS television show The Beverly Hillbillies . </P>
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the West Los Angeles suburb of Bel - Air
the West Los Angeles suburb of Bel - Air