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Perhaps the best Marilyn Monroe death newspaper to be had...
Perhaps the best Marilyn Monroe death newspaper to be had...
Item # 607922
August 06, 1962
LOS ANGELES TIMES--EXTRA, California, August 6, 1962
* Death of Marilyn Monroe (1st report)
* Actress, singer, model and sex symbol
* Best publication to be had ? - (rare)
See the photo for the terrific front page report, with the two line banner headline: "MARILYN MONROE DIES; BLAME PILLS" and also: "First Details of Actress' Death in Brentwood". The front page also features a large photo of her. Related subheads include: "Nude Body Found in Bed, Empty Capsule Bottle at Her Side" "and "Found Little Happiness - Help She Sought Eluded Marilyn". The report carries over to pages 2 & 3 where are found many photos of her life.
Given that her fame was gained in Los Angeles and she died in Los Angeles, this could well be the best issue to have on her death, certainly one of the most desired death reports of any famous figure in American history. And this is the "Extra" edition, which hit the streets before the regular edition.
This is the first section with pages 1-8 and 25-34, the guts of the section lacking. It is in very nice condition with just a hint of toning at the central fold, minimal wear at margins, and virtually no wear at the central fold. One of the most displayable issues on the death of Marilyn Monroe to be had.
AI notes: Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson, was found dead in her Brentwood, Los Angeles home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive on August 5, 1962, at age 36, with the coroner’s office ruling her death a probable suicide from a barbiturate overdose, evidenced by empty prescription pill bottles, including sedatives for her depression, found near her bed. On August 4, she spent her final day at home, meeting photographer Lawrence Schiller to discuss a potential Playboy feature, receiving a massage, and speaking with friends, including a 7:00–7:15 p.m. call with Joe DiMaggio Jr., while her housekeeper Eunice Murray, publicist Patricia Newcomb, and psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Greenson, who conducted a therapy session, were present; around 3:30 a.m., Murray noticed Monroe’s bedroom light on, found the door locked, and called Greenson, who discovered her unresponsive, nude, face down, and clutching a telephone, with Dr. Hyman Engelberg pronouncing her dead at 3:50 a.m. Despite the official suicide ruling, her struggles with mental illness, substance abuse, and insomnia, combined with rumored affairs with John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, sparked conspiracy theories of murder by the CIA, mob, or Kennedys, though a 1982 reinvestigation found no credible evidence of foul play, and biographer Anthony Summers concluded she likely took too many pills, possibly as a cry for help or intentional act, with inconsistencies like unverified claims of Robert Kennedy’s visit that day fueling ongoing speculation.
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