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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

Movies: “Follow that Dream” with Elvis Presley

Aug. 7, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Follow that Dream,” a United Artists musical starring Elvis Presley and Arthur...

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...

Aug 1, 2022

Movies: “Kid Galahad” with Elvis Presley

Aug. 1, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Kid Galahad,” a musical starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. The film’s supporting cast...

Jul 31, 2022

Dean Stockwell and Millie Perkins Divorce

July 31, 1962 - The two-year marriage of actress Millie Perkins to actor Dean Stockwell has ended in divorce. Miss Perkins won an...

Jul 31, 2022

Movies: Orson Welles’ “The Trial”

July 31, 1962 - Orson Welles’ film version of Franz Kafka’s “The Trial,” which Mr. Welles says is the first film completed “on his own...

Jul 30, 2022

Actor Myron McCormick Dead at 54

July 30, 1962 - Myron McCormick (pictured in 1947), the actor, died today in New York’s Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. His death...

Jul 30, 2022

Henry Mancini to Score “Days of Wine and Roses”

July 30, 1962 - Henry Mancini (pictured) has been signed to compose the musical score for “Days of Wine and Roses,” the J.P. Miller drama...

Jul 28, 2022

Movies: “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?”

July 28, 1962 - A film that Hollywood thinks will become one of the great scene-stealing competitions in motion-picture history was...

Jul 24, 2022

Movies: “Mighty Ursusl” and Two Others

July 24, 1962 - Three new films, including a double bill, will open in New York today. “Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man,” a 20th...