10. Though she had made a sizable chunk of cash throughout her career, Marilyn only ever owned one home: the one at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, California—which is where she was found dead.
It’s terribly tragic that the only place she ever owned was the one where she would lose her life. Like so many aspects of her life and career, this is another detail where she had gotten so close to reaching an even higher level of stardom, but it was all cut short. How terrible is all of that?
Although she was finally able to purchase a home, and she had just gotten her biggest payday ever, she tragically wasn’t able to enjoy any of it. Brutal stuff, for sure.