A Los Angeles court has banned the demolition of the house where actress Marilyn Monroe spent the last days of her life. This was reported by Bloomberg.
According to the agency, the court issued a decision on September 2. The plaintiffs tried to cancel the property’s protected status, but the judge found that the Los Angeles authorities were right to recognize the actress’s house as a historical monument.
The building was wanted by its new owners, who lived next door. They purchased the land and the house in 2023 for 8.35 million dollars and wanted to demolish it for landscaping purposes. Permission for this work was obtained, but fans of the actress, historians, and city residents launched a campaign against the demolition. As a result, the city council recognized the building as a historical monument in 2024, and the owners of the house tried to challenge this decision in court.
As the agency notes, Monroe purchased the house in early 1962 and lived in it until her death in August of that year.
Marilyn Monroe (real name Norma Jeane Mortenson) was born in 1926 in Los Angeles. She began her career as a model, but quickly attracted the attention of film studios and began acting in films in 1946. Thanks to her successful career, as well as the attention of the media and fans, the actress became one of the brightest pop idols of the 20th century.
