The many homes of Marilyn Monroe, now worth millions: from her Manhattan penthouse to her Hollywood mansion … but did she really secretly meet with JFK at Bing Crosby’s house?
- Famous for films like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Some Like it Hot, Monroe’s three husbands include baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller
- She lived in Hollywood and New York, is rumoured to have had a fling with President John F. Kennedy at Bing Crosby’s Rancho Mirage house, and died at her home in Brentwood, LA
Famous for her comedies, such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Some Like it Hot (1959), Monroe was one of 20th Century Fox’s most bankable stars. She was the centrefold in the first issue of Playboy magazine and was even rumoured to have had an affair with President John F. Kennedy.
Before the troubled starlet succumbed to an overdose of barbiturates at age 36 in 1962, she left many a mark on popular culture and, along with living large, also owned several suitably glamorous homes.
From orphanages to a studio in Sherman Oaks
An LA native, Monroe spent her childhood bouncing between orphanages and foster care after her mother, Gladys, had a breakdown and was unable to care for her. It was a lifestyle of frequent moves she would keep up for the rest of her life.
Married in 1942 at 16, Monroe lived with her first husband in a studio flat in Sherman Oaks. As her star began to rise, she sought a quickie divorce in Vegas and set out on her own.