Was not originally scheduled to play Ebenezer Scrooge in the MGM classic
version of A Christmas Carol (1938). Reginald was a last-minute
replacement for the ailing Lionel Barrymore.
His Bel-Air mansion at 356 St. Pierre Road was rented out to The Beatles in August 1964, while they were performing at the Hollywood Bowl, after the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles had canceled their reservations.