Los Angeles, California: Crypt of Marilyn Monroe
Movie star and close personal friend of President Kennedy, Marilyn's grave is one of the most sought-after in LA. It's in tiny Westwood Memorial Cemetery, which is tucked behind a couple of parking garages and a bank.
Westwood Memorial Cemetery
- Address:
- 10862 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
- Directions:
- Westwood Memorial Cemetery. I-405 exit 55B. Drive east on Wilshire Blvd for a half-mile, cross Westwood Blvd, then immediately turn right onto a small street just past the US Bank building. Marilyn's above-ground crypt is part of a wall of crypts, on the left, just as you reach the cemetery.
- Hours:
- Gates open daily 8-dusk Local health policies may affect hours and access.
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Playboy's founder, Hugh Hefner, had the foresight to feature the then unknown Marilyn Monroe as the nude centerfold in the December 1953 inaugural issue of his magazine. Monroe became a giant Hollywood star, while Hefner created a publishing and lifestyle empire from his classy girlie magazine. Monroe died unexpectedly in 1962. Hefner died in 2017, 55 years later, not as unexpectedly. He had the foresight to reserve a crypt spot just to the left of Monroe's at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
Fans can visit both.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 08/20/2020]
Marilyn's crypt is now a different color shade than the surrounding crypts. It is easier to find from a distance.
[Nikki Kreuzer, 01/25/2013]
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Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe, tragically dead at age 36 over a half century ago, continues to apply an eerie suction on her millions of fans. We suspect those lipstick prints are regularly cleaned off and then promptly reappear.