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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-06
NEVER USED TO BEING HAPPY
Fame Warns You, but Only
Temporarily, MoriIyn Said

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (AP -
II was never used to being
happy. so that wasn't some
thing I ever took for granted"
The words came from a
beautiful young woman-the
brightest movie star of her
generation, who, in the eyes of
most Americans, had every rea-
son to be happy. Her name was
Marilyn Monroe. She was found
dead yesterday.
Marilyn made the statement
in an interview printed in the
current issue of Life Magazine.
Here, in her own words, are
some of the late stars views on
her life, her fame and her art:
Sometimes wearing a scarf
and a polo coat and no make
up and with a certain attitude
of walking, I go shopping-or
just looking at people living.
But then. you know, there will
be a few teen-agers who are
kind of sharp, and they'll say,
Hey, just a minute-you know
who think that is?' and then
they'll start failing me. And I
don't mind. I realize some
people want to see if you're
real.
But when you're famous you
kind of run into human nature
in a raw kind of way. 1t stirs
up envy, fame does. People
you run into feel that, well,
who is she-who does she think
she is, Marilyn Monroe? =.
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when I was 81 think that's
when I started wanting to be
an actreSs-I loved to play. I
didn't like the world around
me because it was kind of
grim-but 1 loved to play house,
and it was like you could make
your own boundaries.
Some of my foster families
used to send me to the movies
to get me out of the house, and
there I'd sit all day and way
into the night-up in front,
there with the screen so big, a
little kid all alone, and I loved
it.
when I was older it
was the creative part that kept
me going-trying to be an &C
tress. I enjoy acting when you
really hit it right. And I guess
I've always had too much fan
taSy to be only a housewife . &.
People Made Her a Star
And 1 want to say that the
people-if I am a star-the
people made me a star - no
studio, no person, but the
DeOOle did
"An actor is not machine,
no matter how much they want
to say you are. Creativity has
got to start with humanity,
and when you're a human
being you feel, you suffer,
you're gay, you're sick, you're
nervous or whatever.
Real glamour. it's based on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-06

Monroe, the star. with the
spotlights beaming brightly.
But when the lights went
off in her lonely bedroom, the
dreams of Marilyn Monroe, the
actress, became the Nightmares
of Norma Jean Baker, lost waif
in a lost world.
Everything but Happiness
Few movie scripts will ever
match the drama of the Mari
Ign Monroe story, the beautiful
girl who had everything but
personal happiness.
Her childhood was highly
publicized and most movie fans
knew the details-as tragic as
her death.
The unwanted and unloved
waif, boarded at county eX-
penSe in a variety Of foster
homes a little girl who
washed mountains Of dirty
dishes and scrubbed acres of
dirty floors her little girl
body violated by a lecherous
roomer in a foster home &.
her illegitimacy by a father she
never saw a mother she
seldom saw outside of mental
homes.
And all the while dreaming
of becoming a movie star-and,
when she did, her insecure
childhood failed to cushion her
agains tthe shocking insecurity
of the Hollywood jungle. She
was born in a Los Angeles
hospital.
Miss Monroe died proving
that peace of mind cannot be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-06

feminity. I think that sex
uality is only attractive when
it's natural and spontaneous
/. we are all born sexual
creatures, thank God, but it's
a pity so many people despise
and crush this natural gift.
Art. real art, comes from it
everything
Fame to me certainly is only
a temporary and partial happi-
ness-even for a waif, and I
was brought up a waif. But
fame is not really for a daily
diet, that's not what fulfills
you. 1t warns you a bit, but
the warning is only tempo
rary
Brought Up Differently
II was never used to being
happy, so that wasn't some
thing I ever took for granted.
:. You see, I was brought up
differently from the average
American child because the
average child is brought up
expecting to be happy-that's
it, successful, happy and on
time.
1T might be kind of a relief
to be finished. It's sort of like
I don't know what kind of a
yard dash you're running, but
then you're at the finish line,
and you sort of sigh-you've
made it! But you never have
you have to start all over
again. :"
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MARILYN
Actress Found Dead
In Hollywood Home

been very lonely and afraid"
Isadore Miller said.
Miss Monroe, who had
shifted for herself since early
childhood, was known to have
made a will outlining plans for
her own burial.
A business associate said it
had not been found yet and
funeral arrangements we're
pending until its discovery, ex-
pected later today.
The coroner's office said 1t
has received a telegram from
Miss Monroe's half sister, Ber-
nice Miracle of Gainesville,
Fla, authorizing release of the
body to Mr.. DiMaggio or to
Rubin, her attorney.
They presumably will make the
for the funeral.
Meanwhile, the coroner'S
suicide team" prepared a Sc
ries of tests to determine Off
cially whether Miss Monroe &C
cidentally or Intentionally took
the overdose of pills that in
vestigators believe killed her.
Coroner Theodore j. Cur
phey said pSychiatric tests
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bought-even on an income Of
a million dollars a picture.
Fame Stirs Up Envy
In 1861, she lost two babies
while married to Mr.. Miller.
Then came a frustrated love
affair with married Yves Mon
tand, the breakup of her mar
riage to Mr.. Miller because of
it, and the untimely death of
Clark Gable, her co-star in
The Misfits."
The result - Two stays in
New York psychiatric hospitals.
Friends said she was dis
traught in recent weeks over
being fired from the film
Something's Got to Give" by
Twentieth Century-Fox Studio.
Miss Monroe had a history
of a decade OF tardinesses, I'M
explained illnesses, sudden dis
appearances and failures to
appear. Bot studios had
always forgiven her in the past.
Fox, smarting from excessive
costs in its filming of Elizabeth
Taylor'S much-delayed Cleo
patra," stunned Hollywood
and their Star-by firing her
for failure to meet the comedy's
shooting schedule. In seven
weeks work she had put in only
five full days Of work. The
studio later filed a half-million
dollar suit against her, despite
her claim that she was i'll.
Sure. she's SICK" said a
studio boss. she believes she's
sick. She may even have a
fever, but it's a sickness of the
mind. Only a psychiatrist can
help her now"
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stay in the seclusion of the two
story, white brick house.
Although a little girl next
door, Vicki Jaffe, then 6 years
old, spotted the famous actress
dabbling her feet in the Rauh S
backyard swimming pool, most
of the neighbors didn't realize
Miss Monroe was staying in
their midst. Although some had
seen her arrive at the begin
ming of her seven-day stay,
they thought she had left for
good when she took off on a
week end with Mr.. Miller.
1t was when the Star re-
ported Miss Monroe's presence
and newspapermen descended
on the Rauh home that resi-
dents of the neighborhood
learned Of the actress week.
long hideout.
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intended co-star in the ILL
fated film Something's Got
to Give" remarked: II Just
can't believe 1t. She was q
warm and wonderful girl. I
was anxiously hoping we would
finish the picture together"
(Mr. Martin refused to con-
tinue in the film after Miss
Monroe as fired. The movie
was later scrapped.)
The Vatican newspaper LOS
seTvatore Romano said Miss
Monroe was the victim of a
mentality and a way and con-
ception of life Of which she
was the symbol"
The Vatican radio, also COM
menting on the actress death,
said a person should have the
courage" to face the tests of
life without turning to suicide.
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MuriIyn Spent
Week in Capitol

Five years ago, Marilyn Mon
roe spent a week in a North
west Washington homeland
some of her neighbors didn't
know it until she was leaving
She even went bicycle riding
in the neighborhood without
being recognized.
Miss Monroe was staying at
the home of Attorney Joseph L.
Rauh, jr., at 1925 Appleton
street, during the May, 1857,
contempt of Congress trial of
her then-husband. playwright
Arthur Miller. While Mr.. Mil
Ter and his attorney were in
court during the day, Miss
Monroe and Mrs. Rauh would
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would play an important part
in the verdict.
1--WE will question her friends
and others to determine her
mood preceding DEATH" the
coroner said. This is most
necessary in a case where no
notes were found with the
body.
Our investigation so far
shows that she did not die a
natural death. and we can
make a presumptive opinion
that death was due to an over
dose of a drug"
He said it might be 48 hours
before a verdict can be an
nounced.
Mysterious Personality
Thus in death the blond
actress left behind the same
mysterious personality contrast
that she evinced in life.
AS Marilyn Monroe, movie
star. she was under a public
microscope - exciting, wanted
and mobbed by adoring fans.
Her more than a score of
movies since her first big break
in THE Asphalt Jungle" of
1850 had crossed 5000 million
At the banks that finance
her name on a contract
unlimited credit for a
producer.
Only her last two movies,
Let's Make Love" and THE
Misfits," had been disappoint-
ing at the boxoffice-a fact
which distressed her.
She seemed happy as Marilyn
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nearby mortuary and then to
the county morgue.
Miss Monroe's three former
husbands had little or nothing
to say about her death-at least
to newsmen. Joe DiMaggio, the
ex baseball star, flew here yes
terday. Her first husband,
James E. Dougherty, a police
man. already lives here.
Her third husband. play
wright Arthur Miller, lives in
Connecticut.
The address Of Miss Monroe's
mother. GLADYS Baker. was not
known. An inmate of mental
institutions most of her life.
she was last confined to a home
In nearby La Crescenta.
Mr.. DiMaggio took the first
plane. leaving San Francisco
for Los Angeles after hearing
Of Miss Monroe'S death via a
radio bulletin. He was in seclu-
sion in a Santa Monica hotel.
Although Miss Monroe di-
vorced him in 1855, the two had
remained good friends.
Mr.. Miller became Miss Mon
roe's third husband in 1856
and they were divorced last
year.
Inevitable, He Says
In New York today, Mr..
Miller was quoted as saying Of
Miss Monroe's death:
1T had to happen-I don't
know when or how, but it was
inevitable"
The New York Post got the
quote from an unidentified
member of Mr.. Miller's family
who did not elaborate. Mr..
Miller was in Seclusion and
could not be reached.
His father Isadore Miller,
told of his deep friendship for
his former daughter in law, a
friendship that survived the
divorce and lasted until her
death.
She was like my own. She
was a kind. good girl. I'm so
sorry I was not out there to
be with her. She must have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-06
Death of Stor Shocks
World, Even Moscow

I am so shocked. People should
have been more tolerant Of her.
She was q tender and wonder
full person"
Few people really knew how
upset she was" said Edie
Adams. widow of Ernie Kovacs.
Il feel just terrible. She
S11en called to talk over her
problems with Ernie and me. "
Peter Lawford said that he
and his wife, Patricia, sister
Of President Kennedy. had
known Miss Monroe since 1919
and loved her dearly"
Dean Martin, the actress
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tragically.
She had reached the end Of
her rope. She had run out Of
all that anxious gaiety with
which she held onto life.
1t was one of the all-time
great acts of show business.
No one could exude sexuality
as we'll as she could. She was
the original. the No. /.
No one could create such a
stir. as she proved in May at
President Kennedy's birthday
party in Madison Square Gar
den. The crowd went wild when
she sang Happy Birthday"
and the President commented,
~ can now retire from poll
tics"
She had as much attention
as any actress has ever had,
and she was on her way to
being a millionairess.
She also was miserably I'M
happy.
No Lasting Love
Her three marriages had
brought her no lasting love
and no babies. She was in top
demand as a star, but not as
an actress, which was what she
wanted. and even her desira-
bility as a star was in danger
not because the public had
lost interest in her, but be-
cause Of her lack of self-disci-
pline.
For this she was fired and
sued for millions and casti-
gated as one Of the stars VINO
was running Hollywood. She
withdrew deeper into psychia-
try and pills and pink cham
payne. Then came the end yes
terday morning. her hand on
a telephone. an empty bottle
Of sleeping pills nearby.
The wellsprings Of her sor-
row have had enough public
exposure to be firm Legend
her illegitimate birth: aban-
donment by her father: loss
Of her mother by insanity. a
family legacy; shunting from
orphanage to foster homes to
orphanage; harsh and brutal
treatment. including early in
Productions to sex.
She lost nearly everyone she
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| HOLIYWOOD, aug. D (At)
Prom London. from Paris
and around the world came
reverberations Of the shock
caused by the death Of Marilyn
Monroe.
The news even penetrated
the Iron CurLSin. In MiScow,
TaSs reported:
THE famous American film
star Marilyn Monroe died to-
day at Los Angeles at the age
of SO. The official medical
conclusion points out that
death was caused by an extra
large dose of soporific. A Los
Angeles official coroner stated
that suicide. in his opinion, was
not excluded"
In Paris, Director Billy Wild
er deduced from headlines and
reactions Of people on the
streets that it wasn't merely
the passing Of q Hollywood
star. He said:
ut was like the shock wave
that hit the world when Valen-
ton died"
Mr.. Wilder, who directed
Miss Monroe in Some Like 1t
Hot" and later complained
about her behavior, added:
Maybe she was tough to
work with. Maybe she wasn't
even an actress. But it was
worth q weeks torment to get
those three luminous minutes
on the screen"
Praised by Olivier
In London, Sir Laurence
Olivier agreed she was difficult
to work with, but added:
"She could be incredibly
sweet. most tenderly appeal
ing. and very, very witty"
Sir Laurence starred with her
and directed her in The
Prince and the Showgirl." He
blamed Hollywood for making
her 1.-The complete victim OF
ballyhoo and sensation"
French writer-director Jear
Cocteau also blamed Marilyn'S
death on a public hungry fol
personal details of her life.
This atrociouS death will be
a terrible lesson for those whose
principal occupation consists ir
spying on and tormenting the
film stars" he commented.
In Athens, actor Tony Ran.
dali recalled how she went out
Of her way to put him at hi;
ease when they were making
the movie, Lets Make Love-
together.
Everyone who worked with
her found it a real and great
experience. She was a great
star. She'll be terribly missed.
In Rome. two of Italy's lead
ing actresses paid tribute tc
Marilyn's acting ability.
Said Sophia Loren:
"Marilyn was a marvellous
actress with a distinctive per.
Sonality. Her life was not ar
easy one, but she always man.
aged to appear happy anC
serene. 1t is a real tragedy"
Others Laud Her
Gina Lollobrigida said she
hoped it was not the movies
that killed Marilyn. She COM
mented:
"Marilyn was in love with
her profession. She worked
with profound passion. Her
principal preoccupation GER
tainly was not money or
notoriety, but the creation of
a true work of art"
Clifton Webb. who was cred
tied by Miss Monroe with
being the first Hollywood name
to befriend her commented: II
was deeply, deeply fond of her,
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loved. One of the big blows Of
her early career was the death
of Johnny Hyde. the small
electric agent who boosted her
to the bigtime and who might
have married her.
But all this has gone down
on the record and has been re-
viewed again to clarity the
tragic riddle: How anyone so
apparently successful might
find the continuance Of life so
mappealing.
Color and Excitement
The answer died within the
mind of Marilyn Monroe. She
left no notes, no Qualification.
What was her legacy?
She left behind a small coll
lection of work, much Of it very
good. within her limitations.
Though she once yearned to
play the heroine of The
Brothers Karamazov"-and
later regretted having said so
publicly-her strong suit was
comedy.
She was her best in Gentle
men Prefer Blondes" and How
to Marry a Millionaire" both
satires on sex. and Some Like
1t Hot" a spool Of the l920s.
She was least good when she
tried drama, and this ranked
her.
But she left behind more
than a string of glamor-filled.
over-produced movies. She gave
Hollywood color and excite
ment in an era when the town
was losing its grip on the
worlds fancy. No star Of Holly
woods golden era shone more
brightly.
Her brilliance was such that
you overlooked the tragic as
poets Of her ife-until you
learned the news yesterday that
Marilyn Monroe was dead.
Tomorrow: Marilyn's life and
career in her own words.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-06
REACHED END OF ROPE
Actress Had Run Out
OF All Her Goiety
BY BOB THOMAS

Associated Press MoVe-Ielevison Writer
HOLLYWOOD Aug. Git happened quickly you weren't
prepared for it. p
The telephone call came early Sunday morning. "Marilyn
Monroe died-seeping pills"
That's all needed to know and somehow the pieces
fit into place 1t looked inevitable retrospect
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AssOciOted Press Hollywood coIumnist
Bob Thomas knew MoriIyn Monroe
from the beginnings Of her Holly
wood eoreer. In o three part series
stortins todoY. he writes on init
mote view Of the life Of the worlds
most fomous blond.
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Conn. Firm Names
Negro Vice President,
Cousin Of Potter

Bridgeport, Conn. (ANP) - o.
borne T. Potter, a former Wash
ington newspaperman and a cousin
Of actor Sidney Potter, has been
promoted to a vice presidency of
the Lady Elegance Stainless Steel
company here at a yearly salary
of $500
Potter, who simultaneously re-
ceived a five-year contract insur-
ing him of a total of $3.50, 900, was
gifted by the company with a 1862
Cadillac automobile.
AS vice president of the COM
pany's New England division, Poit-
Ter is in charge of all sales and
promotions in the new England
states. Some so people are under
his direct supervision.
Altogether, the firm has more
than 200 sales personnel in offices
scattered in variou sprincipal cit
les.
Albert Sachs, the company presi-
dent, made this comment about
Potter:
I'm just about one year, Mr..
Potter as a sales manager was
efficient almost beyond belief. He
devised techniques for increasing
our production by $50 per cent and
reducing company expenses at the
same time by 100000 annually"
Sachs and associates in the
stainless steel company regard
Poitier's rise as meteoric as that of
a space missile launching into or
bit.
HE displayed sheer genius, 4"
Sachs added. I'VE could use six
more executives like him."
Potter who Is in his late forties,
lives in Hamden, Conn, near New
Haven, with his wife and five chill
dren. A son, Craig Elliott, Is, was
in the company office when his
father linked the $150,0OO contract.
He is a first cousin Of Sidney
Potter, the celebrated movie, stage
and television star, who was once
nominated for a Hollywood "os,
car" for his role with Tony Curtis
in THE Defiant Ones"
Potter, upon his elevation to
vice president of the Connecticut
firm, joins Harvey C. Russell Of
Yonkers, N. Y, with Pepsi-Cole
and Jackie Robinson with Chock
Full o'Nuts, who hold positions as
vice presidents with major COM
panies.
Russell, a marketing specialist
was promoted to vice-presidency
recently after IL years with Pepsi
Cola. His appointment moved him
ahead of Robinson, the former
Brooklyn Dodger baseball star,
who was the first Negro vice pres
ident Of a major firm. Robinson
blazed the trail in big business as
he did in baseball.
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RemodeIed, Renamed Tavern
To Reopen On July Second
A. Western & ST: Anthony

Earle Atkinson, 443 Carroll,
new owner of the former Western
Tavern at st. Anthony and Wes-
tern has announced the reopening
of the tavern on July 2.
Mr.. Atkinson has renamed the
place, st. Anthony View. The
grand opening will feature free
beer from 6 to pm. and souvenirs
for guests.
The tavern has been remodeled
and Mr.. Atkinson invites the pub
lie to come in and enjoy the newly
redecorated establishment.
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He Wanted Wife No. AL

Frankfurt, Germany (ANP) -
Youth protection societies here
have started a campaign to pre-
vent German girls from marrying
foreigners until they become famil-
lar with foreign ways. They object
particularly to a recent advertise
ment in German newspapers.
The ad stated: Wanted: Pretty
European girl under %, who is
willing to become the And wife
in my harem-"
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ST. Paul Man To
Appear On Assault
Choroe JULY IL

John H. Dixon, "a, 57s Igiehart
was arrested on a assault COM
plant of his girlfriend, Maggie
Griffin, with whom he has been
staying.
The assault occurred on June %,
about 9:49 pm.
The complainant stated she was
kicked and hit by Dixon. In re-
taliation she hit him in the back
of the head with a shoe. Dixon
was taken to Anc5er Hospital for
treatment.
He appeared in st. Paul NUM-
cipal court on June rs, charged
with assault. His case is set for
July IT.
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BeI-Aire Motors
Howard BUnee Has
a Reel Auto BuV

Howard Bunce, personable oper-
ator of Bel-Aire Motors, Inc, 1926
E. Lake St., Minneapolis says he
has the buy of the year in a 1860
Electra 225.
The car is completely equipped
including air-conditioning.
Mr.. Bunce invites readers of this
paper to drop in an view other
real bargains.
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CLOTHING, DAVENPORT, chairs,
oassinet, infants clothes. Materni-
ty size IA, Misc. 1895 18th Ave.
So. Thursday thru Sunday. $40
q pRaI RSYaTr ron aa,E
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B0sie Cuts Ties With
Roulette, BirdIund

New York CAMP - Count
Basic and his orchestra won't be
recording for Roulette Records in
the future, nor will the Swing
INCEST band in the Land" be hold
ing forth at Birdland club here
after December.
The Associated Negro Press
learned that Basic has cut ties
with both groups, although the ex-
act reason for the decision was not
Immediately known.
Anyway, after December, Basic,
when in town, will switch from
Birdland to Basin Street. He will
also record for Verve Records in
stead of Roulette in the future.
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oUiek-Dr0w oroeerYman's
Gun FuiIS To Fire


San Jose, Calf lamp - Sam
Bozzie, Jr.S was ready, he took aim,
but his "trusty" pistol wouldn't
fire.
Bozzi grabbed the pistol from
under his grocery counter last
week and chased a holdup man
fleeing with $40 from the cash reg
lister. He pulled the trigger three
times but nothing happened. After
ward Bozzi recalled the gun had
never been fired since his father
bought it and put it under the
counter in 1922.
Police caught and booked Glen
Olan Reeves, SO, of San Jose, on
suspicion Of the robbery.