Cremorne penthouse owned by the late TV and stage actress Fernande Glynn up for auction
Fernande Glynn with co-star Tony Ward in the TV show ‘Hunter’ in 1966.
A luxurious penthouse owned by a late famous TV and stage actress is set to go to June 2 auction … and her son says it was her “home of choice”.
The apartment at 8/4 Milson Rd, Cremorne Point belonged to Fernande Glynn and her husband, late entrepreneur Willy Stader.
Glynn is known for Hunter (1967), Homicide (1964) and Riptide (1969).
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom unit with double parking and iconic harbour views is listed with Belle Property Mosman’s Matthew Smythe, who is quoting a $6.75m price guide.
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270-degree iconic views.
Expansive interiors.
Even the bathrooms get a view.
Fernande Glynn is a stage name — her real name was Fernande Stader.
She passed away in 2012 at age 83, having lived at the apartment for 27 years with her husband, Willy Stader.
He was an entrepreneur who arrived in Australia with nothing in the early 1940s after escaping World War II.
He lived in the apartment by himself after Fernande’s passing until 2022, when he died at the age of 102.
Fernande’s son, David Unicomb, said his mother always considered Cremorne Point her home of choice, despite living in many beautiful locations across Sydney during her lifetime, including Church Point, Balmoral and in the Astor and ‘Toaster’ buildings in the CBD.
Fernande Glynn and Tony Ward in another scene from ‘Hunter’ in the 1960s.
Glynn considered the penthouse her favourite Sydney property, partially because of this view.
The apartment has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Unicomb said: “She loved looking at the magnificent city lights of an evening or seeing the life and activity on the harbour by day.”
“While many move away from the city in their retirement, she believed you should move closer and surround yourself with activity rather than seek the quiet life.”
Unicomb said that for many years, Glynn and her husband enjoyed the waterfront walks of Cremorne Point.
“With a walking frame in tow in the later years, she would frequently invite strangers who looked in need back to the apartment for a cup of tea or a meal, never concerned for her safety or her possessions,” he said.
“She enjoyed nice things but loved people, nature and life more.
“She had a wonderful outlook on life.”
3/3 The Esplanade, Balmoral Beach, has a price guide of $2.1m.
The apartment has been owned by the Walker family for more than 40 years.
Meanwhile, this two-bedder with parking in the ‘Ballater’ building at 3/3 The Esplanade, Balmoral, has a lot going for it: Balmoral Beach and Middle Harbour views and north-easterly light.
It’s been in the Walker family for more than 40 years.
For sale with a $2.1m guide for May 28 auction via Nicholas Christou of Atlas, it’s now ripe for a reno.
“It’s been renovated but it’s ready for someone to add their mark,” Christou said.
“This is the fourth apartment I’ve listed in the building. In June last year, two one-bedroom amalgamated apartments, which were sold as one listing, went for $2.51m.”