637. Marilyn Monroe | Winter and Spring of 1962

Trashy Divorces

Hemlock Creatives

History, Comedy

4.5 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In this episode, our investigation brings Marilyn Monroe into 1962, a much more public year than her last. From buying a home to keeping company with John F. Kennedy, Marilyn’s January to May is filled with future planning, a return to work, and a few legendary parties too – one of which causes the final fallout between Peter Lawford and Frank Sinatra. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome one, welcome all to this installment in our week of Marilyn Monroe. I am Alicia and thank you so much for tuning in.
0:09.1	Today we move our screen legend into 1962, the last year of her life. Today in 1962, our specific focus are the months from January to May.
0:23.3	There's a whole lot happening at this time with Marilyn Monroe taking on a much more public
0:28.6	role than in the first two years of the decade.
0:32.7	What's going on with Maryland? There's a new home in Brentwood. There's a new analyst and a new housekeeper, too.
0:40.1	Oh, also an affair with the new president, which does set tongues wagging in Hollywood and beyond.
0:48.5	There's also a very famous performance that she will give for JFK's birthday gala as well.
0:57.1	With no time to waste, it is the first two quarters of 1962 for Marilyn Monroe.
1:03.4	Let's go, go, go, and investigate.
1:05.3	Music Welcome to 1962.
1:24.7	Let's remember, though, that 1961 was a year away for Maryland.
1:29.8	She was very much out of the public spotlight.
1:33.0	Her divorce was completed, and she will have many surgeries in the year of 1961.
1:38.5	She's staying out of the public eye.
1:40.9	That will change in 1962.
1:44.3	Marilyn officially moves back to California in 1962 buying her first home. Well, the first home
1:51.7	she's ever owned by herself. Eunice Murray. Eunice is the housekeeper that has been
1:57.8	helpfully arranged for Marilyn by her analyst, Dr. Greenson.
2:03.8	Lots more coming on Eunice and Dr. Greenson, but Eunice, the housekeeper, has found this home at
2:11.4	1-2305-5th Helena Drive. This is on what is known as the numbered Helena's. This is an area of short
2:22.1	dead-in streets off Carmelina Avenue situated in between Santa Monica and the ocean.
2:29.5	Marilyn Monroe back in the previous few years has been pretty smart with her cash. She deferred her
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