Category: The Final Act

The funeral of Marilyn Monroe was held on Wednesday, 8th August 1962 at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. In the absence of Marilyn’s half-sister Berniece Miracle – who lived 500 miles away and was making her way to Los Angeles – her former husband, Joe DiMaggio, asked if he and Marilyn’s business…

When news of Marilyn’s death was announced on 5th August 1962 there was widespread shock.  People, women in particular, felt that they could have helped her if they had only known the full extent of  her problems. The reality, 55 years on, is that the only people who could have helped Marilyn were the very…

Timeline – Marilyn’s Last Day There has been much speculation, controversy, rumour and intrigue surrounding the circumstances of the night Marilyn died – Here are the facts as we know them: 08.00am  Eunice Murray arrives at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive. 09.00am  Marilyn gets up, has some grapefruit juice and tells Mrs. Murray that Pat Newcomb…

Frank Capell Frank Capell was a right wing, anti-communist writer, who was one of the first people to specualte about Marilyn and the Kennedys.  Two things Capell hated were communists and the Kennedys, and he thought the two were interlinked. In 1964, Capell wrote a book called “The Strange Death of Marilyn Monroe” – it…

There has been much speculation over the years that Marilyn had an affair with JFK and his brother, Robert Kennedy. Here, we’ll break down the reasons why this is likely or proven untrue. Rumour:   Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy engaged in a long-standing affair/had a child together/Marilyn thought JFK would leave Jackie Kennedy and…