"A get-well greeting card from Marilyn Monroe's father, Stanley C.Gifford." Gifford was proven to be the late screen legend's father via DNA testing, and the discovery will be explored in the upcoming documentary Marilyn, Her Final Secret, according to Variety.
Her second marriage occurred in 1924 when she married Martin Edward Mortensen, but they separated just months later and divorced in 1928. In 2022, DNA testing indicated that Monroe's father was Charles Stanley Gifford (1898–1965), a co-worker of Gladys, with whom she had an affair in 1925.
Gifford was proven to be the late screen legend's father via DNA testing, and the discovery will be explored in the upcoming documentary Marilyn, Her Final Secret, according to Variety.
Earlier this year, scientists performed a DNA test on a strand of Monroe's hair and a cheek swab from one of Gifford's great-grandchildren, confirming he was her biological father. The patriarch passed away in 1965, three years after his famous daughter, who died in 1962 at age 36.
Secret Identity of Marilyn Monroe’s Dad Has Been Found
Who inherited Marilyn Monroe's estate?
She put $5,000 in a trust fund for the education of her assistant's child, and she left a $100,000 trust fund for her mother. 75 percent of Monroe's intellectual property and estate were left to her acting coach, Lee Strasberg, and the remaining 25 percent was given to her New York psychiatrist Dr. Marianne Kris.
Gladys died in a retirement home in Florida on 11 March 1984, aged 81. Monroe tried to contact her father, who ran a Californian dairy farm, multiple times over the years, being rebuffed on each occasion. Gifford died in 1965 near Hemet, California.
Lawford says that in "slurred" speech Monroe told him she was "tired and would not be coming" to dinner. Then, as her voice became less audible, she told him, "Say goodbye to Pat. Say goodbye to Jack [President Kennedy]. And say goodbye to yourself, because you're a nice guy."
Iconic American actor Marilyn Monroe lived and died in the same home in Brentwood. In 2023, the home's new owner was listed as Glory of the Snow LLC. It is a company managed by Dan Lukas, who is an Emerald Lake hedge fund manager, and his wife Anne Jarmain.
Back in 2014, Emerald Lake hedge fund manager Dan Lukas and his wife Anne Jarmain paid $7.3 million for the Monroe estate, and have lived at the property in the years since.
By Murray Garrett/Getty Images. Sixty years after Marilyn Monroe's death, the blond bombshell is still remembered as a tragic figure—a passive victim of a patriarchal Hollywood. But as Monroe's friend, 92-year-old Amy Greene, tells us, “She was never a victim, sweetheart. Never in a million years.
16-Personality Types (based on types by Jung, Myers, & Briggs) As an ISFP, Marilyn tends to be creative, unconventional, and empathetic. Marilyn generally has a strong grasp of their senses and often has very vivid memories.
Its current owner—Glory of the Snow Trust, whose trustee is Andrew Sahure—purchased the house for $8.25 million in July. It was previously owned by Glory of the Snow, an LLC managed by Emerald Lake hedge fund manager Dan Lukas and his wife, Anne Jarmain, who bought it for $7.25 million in 2017.
Glory of the Snow Trust, the owner of the building, had received a permit to demolish the house earlier this month. The owner did not submit plans that revealed what would be done with the property once demolition was completed, according to the Times.
The final home of Marilyn Monroe – and the only residence she ever owned independently – will remain standing for now after Los Angeles officials intervened to block the property's demolition.
Monroe lies inside a tiny cemetery called Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park, in the Westwood neighbourhood near the heart of L.A. A sharp turn and sudden climb off the main road takes you to this quaint haven for the famous and not-so-famous.
When Monroe died, she was single and childless. She had a net worth of $800,000, approximately $7 million today. Monroe lived lavishly and spent her money freely on clothing, jewelry and her home. She was also extremely generous to her friends and employees.
“Over the years, the two of them did slowly develop a relationship.” When Monroe died in 1962, she left her mother $5,000 a year from a $100,000 trust fund.
What is Marilyn Monroe's net worth? Celebrity Net Worth estimates Monroe's estate was worth around $800,000 at the time of her death which is around $7.8 million in 2022 adjusting for inflation. During her career, she earned little under $3 million ($24 million by today's economy) from film salary.
She put $5,000 in a trust fund for the education of her assistant's child, and she left a $100,000 trust fund for her mother. 75 percent of Monroe's intellectual property and estate were left to her acting coach, Lee Strasberg, and the remaining 25 percent was given to her New York psychiatrist Dr. Marianne Kris.
Richard Poncher's wife Elsie alleged to the Los Angeles Times that the local entrepreneur purchased the crypt above Monroe from her ex-husband Joe DiMaggio after their divorce. She alleged that Poncher later told her that he wanted to be buried face down above Monroe. He died in 1986 at age 81.
Why did Joe DiMaggio send roses to Marilyn's grave?
"I firmly believe," said Brad Dexter, "that all the years that [DiMaggio] made those visitations to her grave site and left flowers. . . he was still in love with her, but also [did it] out of a great sense of guilt.
Here's a fascinating fact: The name plate on the grave has to be replaced periodically, because the lipstick kiss marks that fans leave on it cause oxidation and wear over time! Marilyn Monroe's tomb is available for the public to see!
