Marilyn Monroe's Los Angeles home spared from demolition
Marilyn Monroe's former Los Angeles home has been saved from demolition. The Spanish colonial-style property in the Brentwood area has been granted historic cultural monument status after being at the centre of a dispute between fans of the Hollywood icon and its wealthy owners. The property – which Monroe bought for $75,000 just six months before her death in 1962 – was purchased by heiress Brinah Milstein and her TV producer husband Roy Bank for $8.35 million last July and the couple had planned to bulldoze it for the expansion of their estate. However, fans of the 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'...