L.A. Coroner Calls Monroe a “Probable Suicide”
Aug. 17, 1962 - The coroner of Los Angeles, Dr. Theodore J. Curphey (center), announced today that Marilyn Monroe’s death was probably a...
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- Aug 17, 2022
(VIDEO) Press Conference on the Death of Marilyn Monroe
Aug. 17, 1962 - Los Angeles county coroner Theodore Curphey, flanked by psychiatrist Robert Litman and psychologist Norman Farberow,...
- Aug 13, 2022
Rash of New York Suicides Follow Monroe Death
Aug. 13, 1962 - Two days ago in New York City, a twenty-eight-year-old woman drowned herself in a bathtub on East Tenth Street, a laborer...
- Aug 8, 2022
Aug. 8, 1962 - Lee Strasberg's Eulogy at Marilyn Monroe's Funeral
Aug. 8, 1962 - Actors Studio Director Lee Strasberg, who had befriended and coached Marilyn Monroe in recent years, delivered the eulogy...
- Aug 8, 2022
Lee Strasberg Delivers Monroe’s Eulogy
Aug. 8, 1962 - Lee Strasberg (left) of the Actor's Studio, who had befriended and coached Marilyn Monroe, wept today before delivering...
- Aug 8, 2022
Marilyn Monroe Buried in Hollywood
Aug. 8, 1962 - A brief, simple service was held today for Marilyn Monroe at the Westwood Village Funeral Chapel in Hollywood. She was...
- Aug 7, 2022
DiMaggio Bars Hollywood Stars from Monroe Funeral
Aug. 7, 1962 - Plans were completed today to try to make Marilyn Monroe’s funeral tomorrow as simple as possible. Only a small number of...
- Aug 6, 2022
Soviet Government Newspaper Blames “Monstrous” Hollywood for Monroe Death
Aug. 6, 1962 - Izvestia, the official Soviet Government newspaper, reported today that the death of Marilyn Monroe was “something bigger...
- Aug 6, 2022
Monroe Funeral Set for Wednesday, DiMaggio in Charge
Aug. 6, 1962 - Funeral services for Marilyn Monroe were set today for Wednesday afternoon. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. at the...
- Aug 6, 2022
Vatican Comments on Monroe Death
Aug. 6, 1962 - The Vatican City newspaper L’Osservatore Romano said today that Marilyn Monroe was a “victim of a symbolic form of life...
- Aug 6, 2022
Monroe Died of “Massive Overdose” of Barbiturates
Aug. 6, 1962 - Marilyn Monroe’s body was released to the Westwood Village Mortuary today after Coroner Theodore J. Curphey announced that...
- Aug 5, 2022
“Suicide Team” to Investigate Monroe Death
Aug. 5, 1962 - A special “suicide team” will be enlisted to aid in determining if Marilyn Monroe’s death was suicidal or accidental, Los...
- Aug 5, 2022
Arthur Miller “Dreadfully Shocked” by Ex-Wife Monroe’s Death
Aug. 5, 1962 - At his estate in Woodbury, Conn., Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe’s third husband, was asked today if he had any comment on...
- Aug 5, 2022
Hollywood Stunned by Monroe’s Demise
Aug. 5, 1962 - The stunned entertainment world groped for words today to express its grief over the death of Marilyn Monroe. Actor Jack...
- Aug 5, 2022
🚨Marilyn Monroe Dead at 36, Probable Suicide
Aug. 5, 1962 - Marilyn Monroe, a troubled beauty who failed to find happiness as Hollywood’s brightest star, was found dead early today...
- Jun 8, 2022
🚨NEW: Evening Report | June 8, 1962
Retro news capsule with vintage commercials. Click here to listen: https://bit.ly/3zqAgFd Headlines: President Kennedy issues a pardon;...
- May 23, 2022
Evening Report: May 23, 1962
Headlines: President Kennedy takes on the AMA; in Vietnam, an American general’s son is wounded; Martin Luther King predicts the future;...
- May 19, 2022
(VIDEO) Marilyn Monroe Sings "Happy Birthday" to President Kennedy
May 19, 1962 - Marilyn Monroe sang a special rendition of "Happy Birthday" to President Kennedy at tonight's Democratic fundraising event...
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