Weeping DiMaggio kisses Marilyn's lips in farewell at rites
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Brich, George
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph caption dated August 9, 1962 reads, "Pallbearers carry Marilyn Monroe's casket from chapel. No movie stars were among the 31 persons at services." The chapel is at Westwood Memorial Park.; See images 00033867 and 00052400 for all photographs in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;28 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Monroe, Marilyn,--1926-1962--Death and burial Monroe, Marilyn,--1926-1962--Friends and associates Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery (Los Angeles, Calif.) Funeral rites and ceremonies--California--Los Angeles Coffins--California--Los Angeles Pallbearers--California--Los Angeles Chapels--California--Westwood (Los Angeles) Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Westwood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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