For several years heading into the early 1960s, Marilyn Monroe had been dependent on amphetamines, barbiturates and alcohol, and she experienced various mental health … See more

Deputy coroner Thomas Noguchi conducted Monroe's autopsy on the same day that she was found dead, Sunday, August 5. The Los Angeles County coroner's office was assisted in the inquest by psychiatrists Norman Farberow, Robert … See more

In her will, Monroe left several thousand dollars to her half-sister Berniece Baker Miracle and her secretary May Reis, a share for the … See more

• "Marilyn Monroe Dead, Pills Near" Articles of Monroe's death in The New York Times
• "From the Archives: Marilyn Monroe Dies; Pills Blamed" in Los Angeles Times
• "Funeral for a Hollywood legend: The death of Marilyn Monroe See more

Monroe spent the last day of her life, Saturday, August 4, 1962, at her Brentwood home. In the morning, she met photographer Lawrence Schiller to discuss the possibility of Playboy publishing nude photos taken of her on the set of Something's Got to … See more

Monroe's unexpected death was front-page news in the United States and Europe. According to biographer Lois Banner, "it's said that the suicide rate in Los Angeles doubled … See more

1960s: Frank A. Capell, Jack Clemmons
During the 1960s, there were no widespread conspiracy theories about Monroe's death. The first allegations that she had been … See more