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 home

Official 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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