The house in which Marilyn Monroe died sells for seven million euros
The mansion in which Marilyn Monroe died is for sale. Its price is seven million euros - in 1961, the actress paid $ 68,000 for the house. 2,100 m2, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, an office, a games room, a swimming pool and an orchard of orange, lemon and other citrus fruits are the characteristics of this residence located in Los Angeles and that the Hollywood star bought a few months before he died, in August 1962.
Almost seven million euros ($ 6.8 million). That is the price that will have to pay whoever wants to take over the house in which the actress Marilyn Monroe spent her last days. The Los Angeles residence was acquired by the Hollywood star in 1961, months before her death and shortly after her divorce from playwright Arthur Miller.
According to the real estate agency Lista, in charge of marketing the American mansion, the residence in which Monroe died was built in 1929. Located in the exclusive neighborhood of Brentwood, it consists of four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, an office, a games room, a swimming pool and an orchard of orange, lemon and other citrus fruits. "When you enter the house and its gardens, you are impressed by the serenity and warmth of it," says Lisa Optican, housing agent, through an official statement.
56 years ago, in 1961, Monroe paid a total of $ 80,000 (74,000 euros) for the Californian mansion, a figure one hundred times less than currently set. "There have been owners who made changes to the property, but overall, the aesthetics and energy that Marilyn gave off is still there and can still be felt," says Optican, this time in an interview with Vanity Fair.
Thus, the Californian house served the star as a refuge from the siege of the press. However, shortly after the purchase, Time magazine conducted an interview with Monroe. In it, the actress showed some details of the house. The report highlighted terracotta floors, arched doors and exposed wood-beamed ceilings. Today, the space generally maintains the same layout. In fact, in the living room there is still a fireplace with yellow and blue tiles that the diva enjoyed during the winter. An open window resists on the kitchen ceiling as well. This was devised by Monroe herself to obtain greater lighting and ventilation.
The main house occupies an area of 243 m2. However, the total land is 2100 m2. After the death of the actress, the actor couple Michel Irving and Verónica Hamel acquired this property. A conspiracy theory tells that, when remodeling the walls, they found a sophisticated wiretapping system. For their part, the current owners of the residence recognize that, although it has undergone modifications, the mansion still keeps the essence of the time when Marilyn was a star.
On August 5, 1962, at 4:55 a.m., Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jack Clemmons received a disturbing call. His interlocutor was Dr. Greenson, Marilyn Monroe's psychiatrist. The message was clear: the actress had died. The cop was the first to arrive at the Brentwood mansion. The setting of the crime was, to say the least, disturbing: the scene of the death seemed clean, the sheets changed and clean, and the body had been moved. In principle there was no water, no jug or glass with which the pills could have been swallowed.
As recorded in the autopsy report, Monroe died of a barbiturate overdose. Although the coroner pointed to a "possible suicide", the lack of evidence has meant that, even today, many fans of the star continue to believe that one of the most iconic inonos in Hollywood was, in fact, murdered.
