He’ll swing his ax -- elsewhere

Eric Clapton has sold his Venice beach house for about $1.4 million.

The legendary British rock star has no plans to buy another property in Southern California. He’s preparing to start a North American tour on June 4 with a guitar festival at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Clapton also has homes in England, France and the West Indies.

The Venice home, which he owned for four years, has an ocean view and one bedroom plus two bathrooms in nearly 2,100 square feet. The living room has a 30-foot-high cathedral ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows opening onto a bamboo garden. The house, built in 1986, is near the beach.

Clapton, 59, is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is a rock and blues guitarist and singer as well as a winner of multiple Grammys as a songwriter and has written scores for the “Lethal Weapon” trilogy and other films.

Jaki Carroll of Troop Real Estate in Westlake Village handled both sides of the sale.

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Cowboy leaves Bel-Air Crest

Keyshawn Johnson, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver who signed a four-year, $20-million contract with the Dallas Cowboys in a March trade made just in time for the start of the team’s off-season program, has sold his home in the Westside community of Bel-Air Crest for about $4 million.

The Mediterranean-style home was completed last year, but Johnson has had little chance to use it.

The three-story home has six bedrooms and 6 1/2 bathrooms in 10,000 square feet. There is a two-story entry hall with a graceful staircase to the second story, a living room that opens out to a west-facing terrace with sunset views, an elevator, a master suite with his and hers bathrooms, a media room with large screen and plasma TVs, a pool and a grassy yard.

Johnson, 31, was an All-American at USC before he was drafted by the New York Jets and traded to Tampa Bay. The three-time Pro Bowl receiver was originally from South Central L.A. Stephen Shapiro and Annie Constantinesco of Westside Estate Agency, Beverly Hills, had the listing.

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Mama Coppola’s home is sold

Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola has sold the longtime Woodland Hills home of his mother, Italia Pennino Coppola, who died in January at age 91.

The house, built in 1954, sold for just under $400,000, according to public records.

It has four bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms in 1,500 square feet. The home, which also has a pool, was a family gathering place for almost 40 years. Italia Coppola and her husband, the late Oscar-winning composer and conductor Carmine Coppola, purchased the home in July 1964. He died in 1991.

Italia Coppola appeared in two films directed by Francis Ford Coppola: “The Godfather Part II” (1974) and “One From the Heart” (1982). She also wrote “Mama Coppola’s Pasta Book.”

Paul Bilski of Prudential John Aaroe, Woodland Hills, represented the buyer, and Alexandra Degraeve of the same office represented the Coppolas.

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Music promoter sells in the Valley

David Fleischman, a veteran record-industry executive involved in promoting the music of superstars Led Zeppelin and Tom Petty, and his wife, Jaye, have sold their Sherman Oaks home to producer Carr D’Angelo and screenwriter Susan Avallone for nearly $1 million.

The Fleischmans are moving to his hometown of Memphis, where he will continue to run his independent promotion company. The buyers recently formed Unpainted Pictures, a production company for movie and TV projects.

There are two master bedroom suites in the refurbished 1948 home along with a third bedroom, three fireplaces and a detached rec room or screening room and guest suite.

D’Angelo was head of theatrical production for Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Films.

Jodie Francisco of Prudential John Aaroe, Encino, had the listing. Tim McLaughlin of Dilbeck/Gibson, Studio City, represented the buyers.

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Charles Bronson estate on market

Kim Bronson is selling the Malibu home she shared with her late husband, actor Charles Bronson. The asking price is close to $6 million.

The Mediterranean-style home, in the gated Serra Retreat area, has six bedrooms and 7 1/2 bathrooms in slightly more than 6,400 square feet. The estate, on about 1.3 acres, includes a guesthouse, a pool, a spa, vast lawns, a large courtyard and a four-car garage.

The home, which also has mountain views, was built in 1983.

The Bronsons were married in December 1998. He was 77, 40 years her senior. The actor died Aug. 30 at 81. He became widely known in the ‘60s when he appeared in such films as “The Magnificent Seven,” “The Great Escape” and “The Dirty Dozen.”

Frank and Tracy Moss of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, have the listing.