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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...

Apr 20, 2022

Surviving Dolly Sister Attempts Suicide

Apr. 20, 1962 - Roszika Dolly Netcher, one of the two Dolly sisters (pictured in 1926) of musical comedy four decades ago, was found...

Apr 20, 2022

Barbara Powers, Wife of U-2 Pilot, Attempts Suicide

Apr. 20, 1962 - Mrs. Barbara Powers, 27-year-old wife of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, was taken to a hospital today after taking an...

Apr 9, 2022

Famed Bullfighter Juan Belmonte Dead at 69

Apr. 9, 1962 - Juan Belmonte (pictured in 1955), the Spanish bullfighter who died yesterday, was reported today to have committed...

Aug 24, 2021

Hemingway Leaves Entire Estate to Widow

Aug. 24, 1961 - The will of Ernest Hemingway, written in his own hand in stilted legal language, was filed for probate today in New York...

Aug 20, 2021

Percy W. Bridgman, Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist, Commits Suicide

Aug. 20, 1961 - Percy W. Bridgman, a retired Harvard University professor and a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, was found dead at his...

Aug 12, 2021

Janet Leigh's Father A Suicide in Beverly Hills

Aug. 12, 1961 - Fred Morrison, the father of Janet Leigh, the movie actress, was found dead in his business office in Beverly Hills...

Aug 1, 2021

Hemingway Death Certificate Doesn't Specify Whether a Suicide or Not

Aug. 1, 1961 - The death certificate concerning Ernest Hemingway (pictured in 1935) was filed in Ketchum, Idaho today. It said the author...

Jul 7, 2021

Was Ernest Hemingway a Suicide?

July 7, 1961 - Mrs. Mary Hemingway (left) will meet four newsmen tomorrow morning to "clear up historical inaccuracies" about her late ...

Jul 5, 2021

Hemingway Family Gathers for Funeral

July 5, 1961 - The family of Ernest Hemingway (pictured with his father in 1928) was reunited today for the author's funeral tomorrow. ...

Jul 5, 2021

Madrid Mourns "Don Ernesto" Hemingway

July 3, 1961 - The death of Ernest Hemingway (pictured in 1959) brought tears, shock, and mourning to Madrid today. In the city's cafés ...

Jul 5, 2021

No Inquest in Hemingway Shotgun Death

July 3, 1961 - There will be no inquest in the shotgun death of Ernest Hemingway (pictured in 1952), authorities in Blaine County,...

Jul 5, 2021

President Kennedy Mourns Hemingway

July 2, 1961 - President Kennedy mourned today the death of Ernest Hemingway, whom he called one of America's greatest authors and "one...

Jul 5, 2021

🚨Ernest Hemingway Dead at 61

July 2, 1961 - Ernest Hemingway was found dead this morning of a shotgun wound to the head at his home in Ketchum, Idaho. The Nobel and...