Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Appreciated After Death

After her death, the media had an overwhelming amount of calls for information about the star. A French artist by the name of Jean Cocteau said that her death "should serve as a terrible lesson to all those, whose chief occupation consists of spying on and tormenting film stars." She was front-page news all around the world...

Funeral Arrangements

Her funeral was held at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery on August 8. Only her closest friends and colleagues were welcomed to the service. Former husband Joe DiMaggio and Monroe's business manager Inez Melson were the ones to arrange to service. Hundreds of people came out to mourn the star. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.