Title supplied by cataloger. Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) was found dead in her bedroom on August 5, 1962, at the age of 36. Though her death was listed as a suicide, it has since become one of the most debated conspiracy theories to date. Monroe was buried in what was known at that time as the "Cadillac of caskets". A hermetically sealing antique-silver-finished 48-ounce (heavy gauge) solid broze "masterpiece" casket lined with champagne-colored satin-silk. She was interred in a pink marble crypt at the "Corridor of Memories", #24, near the northeast corner of the park. The service was the second one held at the then-newly build chapel at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood; only 25 people were given permission to attend. General view of Westwood Memorial Park mausoleum, where Marilyn Monroe will be interred. Photograph dated August 7, 1962.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Monroe, Marilyn,--1926-1962--Death and burial Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery (Los Angeles, Calif.) Mausoleums--California--Los Angeles Cemeteries--California--Westwood (Los Angeles) Funeral rites and ceremonies--California--Los Angeles Westwood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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