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Aug 17, 2022

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...

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...