The Months Leading up to Marilyn’s Death: Year 1962
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THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO MARILYN’S DEATH:
YEAR 1962
• Late January-Marilyn bought a small Spanish hacienda in Brentwood, CA-She then hired Eunice Murray as her housekeeper because her doctor, Ralph Greenson, urged her to
JANUARY
• February 1-Attended a dinner in honor of Robert Kennedy
• February-Moved into new home in Brentwood-Flew to Mexico with housekeeper to buy furniture and artifacts to decorate and furnish her new home
FEBRUARY
• March 5-Won Golden Globe Award for “World’s Favorite Female Star”
MARCH
• April 23-Began filming work on “Something’s Got to Give”
APRIL
• May 17-Left for New York for President John F. Kennedy’s birthday celebration• May 18-Received breach-of-contract notice from FOX for her failure to work (showing up late, missing sessions, etc.)she becomes furious• May 19-Sings “Happy Birthday” and “Thanks For the Memory” at JFK’s birthday party at Madison Square Garden
**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hacCkGsTHOY**
MAY
JUNE• June 1-Marilyn’s 36th birthday-Last day of work for FOX-Final public appearance• June 7-FOX fires her• June 9-Saturday newspapers show director of “Something’s Got to Give” with Marilyn’s replacement, actress, Lee Remick• June 22-Appeared on cover of “Life” magazine for last time
• June 23-Began first of three photo sessions for Vogue with Bert Stern• June 28-Negotiations resumed with FOX about “Something’s Got to Give”-she was rehired• June 29-Spent three days with photographer, George Barris, shooting for Cosmopolitan
JUNE CON’T.
• July 1-Last day of photo shoots with George Barris for Cosmopolitan• July 4-5, 7, 9-Began interview with Richard Merryman, her last interview• July 6-Photo shoot with Allan Grant for Life magazine• July-Finished the three photo sessions she had with Bert Stern for Vogue-Sees Dr. Ralph Greenson daily
JULY
• July 12-Meets FOX studio chiefs• July 20-Enters hospital at Cedars of Lebanon for abortion• July 28-Stayed at Cal-Neva Lodge for the weekend
JULY CON’T.
• August 1-FOX replaced former director of “Something’s Got to Give”, George Cukor, with Jean Negulesco Marilyn’s ecstatic because she directed her in “How to Marry a Millionaire” which was a hit-FOX signed new contract with her, giving her a $250,000/picture salary-twice her current salary• August 3-Had dinner with personal publicist, Pat Newcomb, and Peter Lawford in Beverly Hills• August 4-Had a six-hour sessions with Dr. Greenson
AUGUST
• August 5-Police were called to Marilyn’s Brentwood homeOfficial day of death: cause by probable accidental suicide• August 8-Marilyn’s funeral took placed at Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery
AUGUST CON’T.
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