Marilyn Monroe: 14 Stations

A pilgrimage to places and structures to discover the history and destiny of Marilyn. Also a Star Map. When I was growing up, teenagers on the weekend would be on certain streetcorners selling maps to star’s homes. Yes, I lived amongst the myths.

Baby Window

Apartment on Wilshire Blvd where Marilyn was born.

Hollywood Cross

On Easter m.m. went with all the other orphan girls up behind the Hollywood Bowl to form a human cross.

Only Marilyn forgot to throw off her cloak, and became a black speck on the white cross

formed by the girls on the hillside.

Orphanage

El Centro Street, Hollywood

Foster Home 1

The farm in Hawthorne County.

Foster Home 2

The mansion above Highland Avenue.

Foster Home 3

The boardinghouse in East Hollywood where Marilyn was raped at age 8.

Honeymoon Cottage

Van Nuys, CA

Nude Photo

Studio where that famous photo was taken.

Footprints in Grauman’s Chinese

First date with DiMaggio

A restaurant on the Sunset Strip. He brought a pal along.

Fox Wilshire. Premiere of “How to Marry a Millionaire”

Marilyn want alone.

444 E. 75th Street, New York.

Apartment with Arthur Miller.

Death in Brentwood

A rented house.

Icon. Hollywood Wax Museum

14 Stations