Marilyn Monroe's last movie
Beyond the morbidity of Rebel Lives, a film whose three main performers (Monroe, Clark Gable, and Montgomery Clift) ended up dying in tragic circumstances, the last film in which Marilyn participated was entitled Something's Got to Give. It would have been a remake by George Cukor of the classic comedy My Favorite Wife, and on the set of it, the actress worked with Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse. Interrupted by Marilyn's death, the film was left unfinished, and only this scene has been preserved.
Marilyn Monroe's last dress
Marilyn was never much of a fashionista: the last press photos of her, for Life magazine, showed her in a simple sweater and pants ensemble. The actress was last seen at a gala on John Fitzgerald Kennedy's birthday (May 19, 1962), in which she sang Happy Birthday, Mr. President that (according to some) could have cost her her life. The sentimental ties that had united him to the president and her brother Robert Kennedy became all too evident since then.
The last time the dress, designed by Bob Mackie, made headlines was in May 2022, when Kim Kardashian wore it to the Met Gala. According to news denied by the 'socialite' and her surroundings, the garment would have burst when trying to contain the curves of the Kardashian, who could only wear it for a few minutes.
Marilyn Monroe's last interview
On August 3, 1962, three days before her death, Marilyn's last interview appeared in Life magazine: the journalist Richard Merriman had recorded it on July 7 at the actress's home in Brentwood (California), the same where his body would be found. The conversation between the two would never make it to print, and could only be heard many years later in the documentary Marilyn: With Her Own Voice.
"Fame is variable, I know this well. It has compensation, but also its drawbacks. And I have experienced both," she said then.
Marilyn Monroe's last photo
The last photograph of Marilyn Monroe was taken while she was alive. The date is August 1, 1962, during a holiday weekend for the actress, in the company of pianist Buddy Greco (who accompanies her in the image), her ex-husband (and alleged abuser) baseball player Joe DiMaggio, Frank Sinatra... And mob boss Sam Giancana, who (according to legend) warned the actress to keep her mouth shut about her affair with the Kennedy brothers.
Marilyn Monroe's last discussion with Sinatra
It was the culmination of that weekend at the Cal-Neva casino hotel, which belonged to the actor and singer. As Buddy Greco recounted much later, the relaxed moments the group of friends spent at the Sinatra estate included both glimpses of a radiant Monroe and the disastrous image she gave when she drank too much.
Frank Sinatra became so irritated by her actress's behavior that they had a big argument about her berating her in public until he ordered her bodyguard Her Coochie to take her away from her sight.
Marilyn Monroe's last lover
Given that Marilyn Monroe racked up relationships by the bucketload, it's hard to say who was the last man to pass through her bed. Some speak of Joe DiMaggio, with whom she (according to Buddy Greco) was thinking of remarrying.
Others tell of Sam Giancana, who bragged about having slept with her shortly before her death, and who legend has given the role of executioner in her alleged murder. Finally, we must mention Robert Kennedy, the little brother of the then US president and (just like him) an incorrigible womanizer.
Marilyn Monroe's last phone conversation
It was with the actor Peter Lawford, John F. Kennedy's brother-in-law, who on the night of her death called her to invite her to dinner at her house (a plan that, supposedly, the actress had already rejected earlier that same day). ). Lawford stated that Marilyn was slurring her words a lot during their conversation, which ended abruptly.
