Marilyn Monroe’s L.A. home saved from demolition
The Los Angeles City Council decided on Friday to start the process of designating the former home of actress Marilyn Monroe, where she consumed on drugs and died in 1962, as a historic and cultural symbol, stopping plans to demolish the structure.
Councilwoman Traci Park’s motion recommends that the 2,900-square-foot home in the Spanish colonial style be looked at by the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission or the director of planning to discover if it fits as one of the city’s historic cultural monuments.
The city’s Board of Building and Safety Commissioners immediately cancelled a demolition permit that had been issued the day before in response to the 12-0 vote. Major alterations to the property are also prohibited by the City Council motion itself while a review of its potential designation as a landmark is being conducted.
Following the end of her third marriage to playwright Arthur Miller, Monroe spent $75,000 for the single-story, 2,900-square-foot (270-square-meter) property in the early 1960s. The actress, who spent a portion of her youth in an institution and foster care, has only ever independently owned one home. The actress named the home Cursum Perficio, a Latin phrase meaning “My journey ends here,” which adorned tiles on the home’s front porch.
In August 1962, the 36-year-old cinematic superstar, who had starred in films which includes “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” “Some Like It Hot,” and “The Misfits,” was found lifeless in a bedroom of the residence. Acute barbiturate intoxication was found to be the cause of death.
- Who was Marilyn Monroe:
- How did Marilyn Monroe die?
- Due of her numerous absences, Monroe was d
Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926—August 5, 1962) was an American actress who became a major sex icon, starring in a number of commercially successful movies during the 1950s.
Due of her numerous absences, Monroe was dismissed from the movie Something’s Got to Give in June 1962. She was hired again, but no work was ever done again. Monroe died from a sleeping pill overdose in her Los Angeles home after spending several months practically living alone. Her passing was deemed as “likely a suicide.”
