Driftwood Cottage, in Carmel, California, was once home of actress [[Jean Arthur]] (1900–1991) and her mother Johanna Greene.<ref name="Hale">{{cite book|last=Hale|first=Sharron Lee|url=https://archive.org/details/tributetoyesterd0000hale/page/54/mode/2up?q=%22Florence+Wells%22|title=A Tribute to Yesterday: The History of Carmel, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, Point Lobos, Carmelite Monastery, and Los Burros|publisher=Valley Publishers |place=Santa Cruz, California|date=1980|pages=54, 120|isbn=9780913548738 |access-date=2022-03-18}}</ref><ref name="masters">{{cite web|url=https://archive.architecturaldigest.com/article/1976/5/architectural-digest-visits-jean-arthur|title=Architectural Digest: Jean Arthur|website=archive.architecturaldigest.com|author=Russell Mac Masters |date=1976|access-date=2022-11-08}}</ref> Arthur remodeled the house and created a large outdoor garden, with landscape artist George Hoy, in a [[Japanese architecture]] style, including a Japanese bronze dragon gate latch.<ref name="masters"/>
