"The Night Marilyn Monroe Died" - Nurse Who Was There

[@susanbartone1347]

I love these extra bonus type episodes. I also think it’s so much fun to look back at magazines from way back when! Thanks for sharing.

[@Jess_Connell]

@@susanbartone1347 🤩💕🎉

[@michelegraham9044]

Me too. I sometimes find them more interesting than the books especially the ads & the fashion. I wonder if they have a food/cooking section although I know Life Magazine didn’t.

[@Jess_Connell]

@@michelegraham9044 the ladies home journal ones definitely did have some cooking and homemaking sections.

[@michelita2704]

Thank you so much! This was amazing! Never heard so much out of the housekeeper before! ❤

[@Jess_Connell]

Oh good; glad you enjoyed it!

[@DethStroke-fo7he]

MM willed a lot of her belongings to Lee Strassburg, of the Actors’ Studio. She had no friends to put in her will? That’s sad. Years later I see that MM’s personal letters were put up for auction, the Strassburgs didn’t sort or cull her personal stuff out before turning everything over to an auction house. I thought that was horrible! I took some comfort in learning that Mariah Carey purchased her white baby grande piano; she didn’t think it belonged at a genera auction and wanted to protect it herself .

[@Kitty-v2i]

I think they control her estate and money from it too.

[@cellison9414]

I love looking at old magazines - wow, what a find with this one- the nurse's account is fascinating and makes me wonder more about RFK, Lawford's... Thanks for this great episode!

[@Claireanlite]

I am so happy that you are sharing this history in this way. Very unique ❤

[@createstuff7870]

I love these extra episodes!

[@DethStroke-fo7he]

“Spinster” - as a single woman i purchased a house in Illinois in 1985. I was described as a “spinster” in the deed, at the closing sale. I questioned the lawyers about that, not liking it. They said that was the legal term for a single woman and was to my benefit to say that. It indicated I had never been married and therefore, no man can dare to claim marriage with me, and no one can claim Co-ownership of my new property. Seeing that a wife had to get her husband’s permission to get her own credit card then, I was content with the appellation. I didn’t want any old boyfriend laying claim to part of my property. Spinster was baked into the legal system at that time, to protect the woman. (I don’t know what current terms are used)

[@Jess_Connell]

Oh wow, that’s fascinating!! 😲👍🏻

[@baz7055]

@@Jess_Connell when I applied for a marriage license in 1974 I signed a form saying I was a spinster. I was 21, again it was the legal term.

[@Kitty-v2i]

I believe that she is not being honest in this interview. She had refused to be interviewed many times before and I even remember one quote very late in her life where she asked why she had to keep telling the same story over and over. Also, some of the neighbors were outside visiting when they saw RFK pull up in a car and go inside Marilyn's home the afternoon of the day she died. They lived on that little cul-de-sac and it was easy to see comings and goings if somebody was outside. There is so much more about RFK. I read that Marilyn's house was bugged by the Mafia and/or the FBI, maybe both. Somebody who heard the tape said RFK had gone through the house yelling at her, wanting to know where "it is!" Speculations are it was her diary. Eunice Murray was installed by the doctor as a spy, to keep an eye on his meal ticket. It was very unethical to be so close to a patient. She even stayed over at his house many times. I believe he and the other doctor also giving her lots of medication both got into big trouble after her death and may have lost their licenses. I can't remember all the particulars at this late date. I have read extensively on all this. The first cop on the scene was convinced the body had been staged. He also said the "housekeeper" was busy washing clothes (in the middle of the night)and was very evasive when he talked to her. There was a delay of hours before they had called the police. I believe there was a huge cover up going on. There is much more that I have read about on this case. As far as being unrecognizable, a friend was walking with her on the street in NYC when she asked him if he wanted to see "Marilyn." She started turning it on with the walk and everything and he said they were all of a sudden being mobbed by fans.

[@Jess_Connell]

Oh goodness, wow!! “Washing clothes” 😳😲👀 That is very suspicious indeed. This sounds very different from the story being presented here. I’d love to hear more about her in older years asking about telling the same story… hmmmm

[@Linda-pw8gx]

Woke up to this! Awesome ❤ happy Sunday Jess! Also, does anyone other than me find it strange that pat newcomb ( the publicists ) began working for Bobby Kennedy after Marilyn’s death???????

[@Jess_Connell]

Oof. That is strange. 🫢🧐

[@marys33794]

Hi 👋🏻 👋🏻 Jess, I think Marilyn's housekeeper knew a lot, maybe not all of it, about the strange goings on in Marilyn's home the night of her death. The suspicion of the bed linen that was found in the washing machine hours after her death. I think she was asked by an alert police officer about it and she made up a plausible story. I think like Ruth Paine and Dallas and Oswald that she knew or heard a lot more than she could or was willing to say from fear of endangering her life. I would be afraid too in her shoes. 💔 for Marilyn. Cork, Ire 💚

[@Jess_Connell]

It’s interesting that she so openly admits, “oh yeah, of course she was connected with RFK!” But then may be hiding other things…

[@kipscathy1850]

I’ve seen at least a couple recollections from people who knew Marilyn who said the “Marilyn” persona was something she put on like a hat… that she demonstrated for them how if she was not seeking attention, she could be incognito, then all she needed to do the next minute was change her hair, her voice, and walk for people who had just walked by her to just flock back.

[@Jess_Connell]

Fascinating! Thanks for answering. I guess that makes sense that if she wasn’t made up and wasn’t using that affect, she might’ve looked similar but not been anything like who they would expect for “Marilyn Monroe.”

[@margaretbarnes2032]

Hello Jess, thank you so much for this trip down memory lane - I remember the lead up to Princess Anne’s wedding - there was lots of speculation in the media about her dress, what style it would be & the type of fabric etc. The day after the ceremony a leading fabric store in the city (Sydney, Australia) had a replica of the dress on a model in their front window! The ceremony was televised so they obviously had designers, pattern makers and seamstresses working all night on the dress to get it completed by the next morning - it looked absolutely beautiful! Thank you also for the article on Marilyn - such a tragic end.

[@Jess_Connell]

It’s amazing how influential those things were at that time!!

[@jenvaher]

I thoroughly enjoyed hearing you read that article. One question I always have about Marilyn‘s death is why did it take so long for the police to come. If she died after midnight, why did the police come at four thirtyish? Strange. As far as the store owner not recognizing her, without make up, Marilyn looked quite a bit different and when she turned on her sex appeal/the va-voom, that’s when Marilyn Monroe came out. Apparently she would go out when she lived in New York City without any make up and just a kerchief on her head over her hair and people wouldn’t recognize her.

[@songbirdy]

Because they had to clean house first of any evidence of her involvement with Bobby Kennedy. She wrote things down. The Kennedys talked too much. She knew of secret nuclear testing going on and who knows what else. Bobby was in town the day she died. That's been proven by records. They had to get Bobby out of town and flown back to San Francisco before her death was reported. Friends reported her filing cabinets had been gone through.

[@CathyCorriher-jb1ot]

She had a very sad life and, certainly, a very sad death. This was a very interesting article. I really enjoyed it. It gave us a side of the story from the nurses perspective not usually spoken of.

[@deborahhaddrick3842]

Thank you Jess. I really enjoyed this. Have a great day.

[@ThisWomansBrain]

The Marilyn article was very interesting and such a different perspective on her.

[@Jess_Connell]

Good! I don’t know as much as I’d like about her but it was an interesting perspective to read!

[@michelegraham9044]

As the late great Agatha Christie novels always do, they ALWAYS talk to the staff.

[@lynnboulton574]

Always a joy listening, blessings, Jess! ❤ from Lantana TEXAS.

[@Jess_Connell]

@@lynnboulton574 glad you’re here Lynn. Always encouraging to hear from you!

[@Katherine-cf7rj]

Thank you so much for this extra video!!!😊

[@katemoffitt1641]

One of her makeup artists wrote a book back in the 70s. He said she only ate one hardboiled egg & drank champagne all day. Also said he dressed her for her “dates” with Bobby Kennedy… which makes me sick to think she was ok with dating married men. Yet nobody calls her out on that. I was alive in her era…. IMO nobody was all that fascinated with her like they are now.

[@Jess_Connell]

Interesting. Yes the impression I have is that everyone was very obsessed with her.

[@songbirdy]

Honestly, dating a married man wasn't as strongly looked down up like it is today. The world was so misogynistic. So many wives, dependent upon their husbands financially, got really good at looking the other way. It was often expected of them. Husband" mistresses had to be an afterthought. Sad but true.

[@LauraCzaja]

I love all things Marilyn Monroe and really enjoyed you reading and sharing your thoughts and insights on the article. I know that she had at least one miscarriage when married to Arthur Miller. She loved children and desperately wanted a child of her own.

[@janeanderson597]

She was also close to Author’s children.

[@joannapotkanska3672]

I don’t think her minerals were off. She most likely obsessed and was anxious and depressed. When the evening comes, and life slows down completely, trauma and mental health issues intensify for people. And I wanted to add that I so appreciate this channel and your extra content. Thank you 🙏

[@marynyhof6916]

I love all your added bonus video's!!! Thank you Jess. I have been missing Streams in the Desert.

[@Jess_Connell]

Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve been missing SITD too but i tried to transfer over all the videos to a new devo channel and then went out of town and then it got flagged as spam content because it was duplicated before I could remove it from this channel… 🤪 so I’m gonna have to sort it out a bit before I do more.

[@HarrietCraig323]

I’m fascinated by Marilyn’s last day. I wouldn’t put anything past the Kennedys, but even considering my automatic skepticism, I guess they can have the benefit of the doubt on this one… But then when I think about the timing… But then when I think about her general “happiness” at the time and that Jack allegedly said he was going to get a divorce… But then when I think the Teflon Kennedys know they’ll get a pass on everything if she sang about Kennedy infidelity… And how on earth can Bobby traipse around Hollywood with no one noticing? And then I think of how many drugs there were…could their ingestion be accidental? Conclusion: I DON’T KNOW!!!!

[@Jess_Connell]

There are still questions in my mind for sure. I read somewhere that the level of barbiturates was beyond what could be ingested. Someone implied a barbiturate suppository had to have been used. This article doesn’t mention anything like that. I wonder what is true.

[@gina-bg7kr]

During that time the news was more honest so I'm saying NO the public would not have looked the other way if Marilyn called a press conference and announced to the country/ world an affair with JFK he would have left the white house in disgrace the political career of the Kennedy brothers would have been finished I believe she was murdered

[@lorrainebettencourt8009]

Jess you made my morning

[@Jess_Connell]

🤗💕

[@hoolydooly5799]

Thank you Jess I thoroughly enjoyed that read. Found out things I didn't know about Marylin like her activities she was enjoying. Sounds like Marilyn took too much on a near empty tummy, perhaps having conversations over the phone that saddened her, lost track perhaps of her nembutal, then added chloryl hydrate and ... .. overdose. How sad.

[@Jess_Connell]

Definitely tragic! But yes I liked hearing about her travels, gardening, home decor, etc- a more rich and robust picture of her life emerged from this article!

[@nwad3322]

I would like a Marilyn book someday.

[@Jess_Connell]

I have a couple as possibilities. We’ll see! I think I’m circling around the mark shaw one that is about her and Dorothy kilgallen.

[@Kitty-v2i]

@@Jess_Connell Yes. I've heard interviews with him on the radio. He's very interesting and has a lot of information on them.

[@Jess_Connell]

@@Kitty-v2i there are several of his lectures on KZbin, at the Commonweath Club and the Allen Public Library, and they are very fascinating.

[@cheribee968]

I really like these videos. So entertaining and informative. You do a great service.

[@Jess_Connell]

I’m glad! ☺️ It’s fun for me too. I’m learning so much about how journalism happened 50-60 years ago- and the truth is, while I would WANT to read these articles, this channel gives me an opportunity and motive to read very carefully, for deeper understanding. So it’s fun for me too!!

[@cheribee968]

@@Jess_Connell you’re the kind of person I would want as a friend. You have compassion and humor and you read well. Very articulate and your voice is calm.

[@janeanderson597]

@@cheribee968 So true! I agree!

[@dianemcgill9965]

Thanks ever so much Jess for this bonus episode. I love it when you share old magazines with us. I learned so much today and enough that has the curiosity in me stirred up and wanting to find out more. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@Jess_Connell]

So glad you enjoyed it; it was a nice overview for me as well. I'm not at all familiar with Marilyn's life, and this gave us a good look at a period of time that I've not ever read even a whole paragraph about. IF we do end up doing a deeper dive into a book about her death, I'm sure this background will be helpful.

[@dianemcgill9965]

@@Jess_Connell oh I do hope you do a book about Marilyn's death. I'm not familiar with her life either and it would be such fun!!

[@Jess_Connell]

@@dianemcgill9965 I’m thinking it’s possible timing-wise toward the Christmas holidays.

[@dianemcgill9965]

@@Jess_Connell happy dance😊

[@MSArtist01]

There seems to be some questions on Marilyn’s death. The open window in her room. How she was draped over the phone and naked and in quite good spirits especially about her house. It is all very tragic. An excellent read thank you.

[@Jess_Connell]

Yes!

[@Cynthia-nm6tg]

Big Question #1). If she took all those pills, where was the water glass to wash them down with ???

[@Kitty-v2i]

@@Cynthia-nm6tg There actually was a glass on the floor in the photo of her room, it just didn't look like a regular glass.

[@Kitty-v2i]

The first officer on the scene said the death scene was obviously staged and Murray was doing laundry in the middle of the night. She was also very evasive in answering any questions. IMO she was hiding things from the very beginning.

[@Cynthia-nm6tg]

@@Kitty-v2i Thank you, first time I’ve heard this. I’ve seen more than one report say there was no glass.

[@miss_naomi7377]

Jess, I used to have that Marilyn Monroe book you display by Norman Mailer.

[@Kitty-v2i]

I used to have it too.

[@michelegraham9044]

The French American fashion designer Jean Louis did do the Happy Birthday dress. Apparently she trusted him so much that she had it written into her contract that he had to do ALL of her costumes. He also was happy to sew her into her skin tight clothes. THAT dress was very similar to one he’d already done for Marlene Dietrich who gave Marilyn his details. I love the history of fashion and used to watch a channel from the owner of a vintage clothing shop in LA & not just the average vintage shop. Movie star’s stylists shop there. Very educational for me and many others. Re Marilyn going back to work, there’s a lot of sitting around doing nothing on a movie set so lots of time to think. Perhaps too much time.

[@Jess_Connell]

Thanks for sharing that costume/fashion history with us! I don’t know much about it but recognized that name!

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

First up! Looking forward to this video.

[@Jess_Connell]

Hope you enjoy it! 😍

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

@@Jess_Connell Jess, there is a comment from egonrhoodie about The Real Information Scandal. I am in South Africa, and in the relevant era was dealing with family matters, prior cell phone era. The time of scandals galore. What Kennedy was doing here in that era is doubtless explained in the book/video (?) by Rhoodie, who I take to be Eschel Rhoodie’s son. (Gov minister).

[@Jess_Connell]

@@elizabethannegrey6285 fascinating. I saw the name but am not familiar with the background. I’ll look a bit more into it. Thank you!

[@Jess_Connell]

@@elizabethannegrey6285 whoa! That book is $264 on Amazon!! 😬😳

[@Meljassy]

Yay! Happy sunday!

[@ryvirkelley5047]

If I remember correctly, Marilyn was really good friends with her doctor and his wife. She had stayed with them for a while. I think it was her psychiatrist. I can't find that interview I watched that I had told you about. I do know it's a pretty recent book. There's evidence that RFK was in that area. The theory is she died in an ambulance on the way and because she died, they took her back to cover it up because RFK was involved. It's been a while since I saw it.

[@DethStroke-fo7he]

@ryverkekkey5047. Yes, I think I saw a utube video from that author (mark cross? I know Jess is aware of him also. In it, Darryl Gates, LAX security head, testifies on film that RFK arrived at LAX the day of MM’s death. DG was later the infamous LAPD Chief. The author said RFK took a car late that night to a rich friend’s house, then helicoptered to San Francisco the next day to avoid LAX. The author also said that MM died in the ambulance so they took her body back to her house. This companion does not concede that fact, so does she have a convenient memory lapse? Always the truth gets buried, darn it.

[@ryvirkelley5047]

@DethStroke-fo7he Yes, that's it! They were some powerful people. She was probably intimidated or paid to be silent. The Kennedy machine, and if that didn't work, you know she would've ended up like Marilyn.

[@janeanderson597]

It may also be from information by author, Anthony Summers.

[@ryvirkelley5047]

@@janeanderson597 I admit I can't remember the author, but I do remember the story in the other comment. So, maybe?

[@mountaingrl]

Marilyn's mother lived until 1984 in LA. She had severe mental health issues and was supported by Marilyn. Her estate left her mother over 1 million $ in today's money when she died.

[@janeanderson597]

I remember hearing that in a documentary.

[@mountaingrl]

​@@janeanderson597It seems like she's always reduced to the same sad narrative. She had ups and downs like all humans.

[@janeanderson597]

@@mountaingrl I agree with you. I have cycles of ups and downs. Mostly downs. So do members of my family. With Marilyn’s traumatic events in her life, she stayed kind. Depressed and confused much of the time, she was still strong. People hurt her. I have never heard of her being unkind to anyone. She should have never been judged negatively. Our hats off to an incredible woman.

[@mountaingrl]

​@@janeanderson597I appreciate your compassion. I think I'll watch Some Like It Hot and see her in a joyful way.

[@kathleenwerner-leap1681]

So sweet to take another look at history. Maureen Callahan’s book is tragic. I don’t always agree w/her conclusions. However, I grew up in a time of hero worship of the Kennedys. This is an explanation not an excuse. The reality of Kennedy Family is simple. Hurt people hurt people. In spite of the wealth of most of the persons in Ask Not, all share terrible tragedy. Unhealed trauma rarely ends well.

[@bluerose_11]

Woke up to this drop! Happy dance.

[@ryvirkelley5047]

That's how we did omelets when I worked at a little country cafe. So good!!

[@janeanderson597]

Such a cool coincidence that you had one the night before at your church event. Marilyn must be with you 😄. Also, the scorpion maybe was a sign that Teddy is upset 😆. Just kiddin’ around.

[@theresamorelli1108]

I really enjoyed this.

[@lindavinall3972]

This is kinda a different topic but I think you should do a book by Marina Oswald and Pam McMillan. It’s about Marinas life with Lee. It kinda ties in with Ruth Paine And the Kennedys

[@Jess_Connell]

I’ve been eyeballing it. I’m interested! We’ll see if it could fit somewhere in the next 6 months or so!

[@karencap1690]

Very insightful

[@chrish2277]

People that take their lives don’t order furniture and plants. I hope it wasn’t foul play but we’ll never know. I love the bonus omelette comment and it was lovely to see Princess Anne with her hair down.

[@janeanderson597]

Unfortunately, at one time, I was on my way to getting out of a severe depression, but was still gaining hope. I worked up the courage to get my life together. A few new clothes, new items for my apartment, etc. At that point in my recovery, I found out that the guy that I was totally in love with, but not dating, was living with a girl. I was clueless of the situation. The day that I found out was the same day his girlfriend had his baby. I fell to the ground sobbing and thought I was going to die. Wanted to die. So, I have thoughts that she possibly did want to die because JFK and Bobby refused her calls the night of her death. She probably was panicking and devastated. Heartbroken. I also believe that JFK and Bobby had her killed that night/early morning. It’s all such a mystery. Seems as if we will never know the exact circumstances😔 After reading so much about her and watching documentaries about her, I gained love for her. A beautiful soul.

[@nwad3322]

I find it so interesting that the press from the past was so much more open and candid than todays. More truth that the “free press” and freedom of speech are dying. I enjoyed this very much.

[@Jess_Connell]

Yes!!

[@littleflower8915]

When Marilyn started out as an actress her roommate was another starlet, Shelley Winters.they shared their dreams and clothes. Shelley and Marilyn also made lists of men they wanted to sleep with. Marilyn had a thing for Albert Einstein. Shelley coached Marilyn on how to tilt her head,keep her mouth partly open and lower her eyes to attract men.

[@Jess_Connell]

It makes sense you’d have to learn the gimmicks and incorporate them into your being if you were going to embody beauty and exude sexuality the way she did.

[@janeanderson597]

Wow, new information to me.

[@MR2spyder100]

Its so odd that she had a nurse living with her & she called someone on the phone when she feltgoie took too much Nembutol, but not the person a few rooms away 🤔🤷‍♀️

[@Jess_Connell]

Good point!! I think she thought of her more as a housekeeper and companion but you’re right- that is one of the functions she supposedly was hired to fulfill.

[@songbirdy]

She doctor shopped and traded pills with friends. She wouldn't have sought out Murray as Murray would have given her only therapeutic doses.

[@kathleenmckeithen118]

I was 14 years old when Marilyn passed away and it shocked and saddened me along with the rest of the world. Loving to watch her movies and reading about her life, I felt sorry for Marilyn having no real mother, no real childhood, and from what I could see, no one who really loved her for herself. To this day, I still feel very sorry about the kind of life she had. I still suspect that someone murdered her because of the amounts of and types of drugs she had in her body.

[@Jess_Connell]

@@kathleenmckeithen118 I have read conflicting accounts about that. I wonder if the doctor had overdosed her (similar to Michael Jackson’s doctor) and covered his tracks? Or if there was more nefarious action (as others have suggested, possible suppositories with overdoses etc).

[@songbirdy]

It's true that MM left everything to Lee Strasberg. But in the end he was on his 2nd marriage when he died and his estate went to his 2nd wife. MM never knew her. When she died MMs estate wasn't worth that much but she became so iconic as the years passed and her estate worth grew expotentially. MM had a half sister. Idk if she's still living. MM had bequeathed her 10 grand in her will. I think if she had known what her net worth would become she would have left more to her. I think it's so sad that a woman she never knew profited so much.

[@psmith2714]

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[@psmith2714]

Back in 1962, us common folk had a phone attached to the wall. Or a phone on a small table with a chair next to it. No such thing as an extension cord until the '70's.

[@Anna_Key]

24:31 that's how one of my recipe books says to make omelettes. They really do get so light and fluffy!

[@Jess_Connell]

I’ve loved it with some cream cheese mixed in, or even cream cheese melted into it once it’s near done. Yummo!!

[@IreneRattray]

I enjoyed hearing about Marilyn through her nurse's eyes. I find your voice and demeanour irritating because you appear too nice and perfect. I cannot understand why people with your personality affect me so much. I was 16 and with a school friend during the school holidays when we heard Marilyn had died. I was most upset because l was a fan of Marilyn Monroe from age 10. Infact, l asked my parents to take me to, "Some Like It Hot." Lol l wanted to be a film star just like Marilyn Monroe. I dyed my hair with spray tint when l was 15 years old. I think in my late teens l unconciously appeared like Marilyn sexy and wide eyed dumb.

[@Anna_Key]

@@IreneRattray I find the tone of your voice irritating, too. Thus, nature is balanced.

[@tarmancer]

sounds good. herb omelete. i will look it up

[@mariafusco7899]

Such interesting information and an omelette recipe, too! I wish for Marilyn’s sake that people would have been more proactive and responsive to her reaching out. And doesn’t It always seems the doctors of rich people have questionable behaviors?

[@Jess_Connell]

@@mariafusco7899 “and an omelette recipe too!” 🫣😆 it was too good not to take the opportunity to share! 😂 It does seem like, upon relistening, that the nurse’s alarm should’ve been higher but then I put it context of a woman who seemed to have a very demanding, and volatile, life- full of big ups and big downs. So I can see why she wasn’t perhaps on high alert, because daily life was lived at a state of more constant-alert.

[@mariafusco7899]

@@Jess_Connell With all the roller coaster drama of Marilyn’s life, no one heard her desperate whisper.

[@jenniferkindschi755]

That’s really interesting about Marilyn’s housekeeper saying Marilyn definitely didn’t see RFK the day she died. I know what I look like when I’m hanging out at home. And I definitely wouldn’t let a guy I’m infatuated with come over without getting more “presentable”. I have a feeling Marilyn wouldn’t either, unless he arrived unannounced. When the housekeeper returned home she didn’t say Marilyn looked like she was more dressed up, or upset, or changed in any way from when she had left earlier. It’s also interesting that apparently Marilyn’s bedroom door and window were locked. Doesn’t seem that anyone could have gotten in her room and forced a lethal dose of anything fast acting upon her. I recall hearing speculation about why Marilyn’s housekeeper (I’m sorry I’m terrible with names and too lazy to remind myself of what it was) took so long to call for emergency help after discovering Marilyn had died. But this article doesn’t seem to leave any questionable time gaps. Just my immediate thoughts….

[@Jess_Connell]

I agree with you that there don’t seem to be any large unaccounted time gaps.

[@catherinecepuder3520]

Marilyn aside for a moment....I see a Jess Connell Food Channel on the horizon!😋. However for now this focus on Marilyn is heart warming if poignant, as it's reigniting her character and personality. Thanks Jess for delving and sharing. By the way, if the occasional yawn slips in, that's o.k.!

[@Jess_Connell]

Thank you!! 😊 Yes I enjoyed diving into Marilyn a bit and seeing her more domestic/laid-back side. A food channel! 😂 if it was just what eat personally it would be a channel filled with steak 🥩, bacon 🥓, and eggs 🍳. I’m not super into carbs these days. I think comfort carbs and desserts probably do the best on food channels. 😆👍🏻

[@janeanderson597]

“From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir” Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough A maybe😊

[@rosiebottom3870]

Spinster and bachelor literally mean unmarried man and woman. Its society that has poured scorn on the word spinster. Bachelor not so much.

[@Jess_Connell]

Interesting. From Jane Austen (et al) I have surmised a surly meaning to it. But I hadn’t (until today)encountered that it was a legal term/description.

[@debrawhite751]

I remember seeing Spinster written on the marriage register that Charles and Diana signed and I was taken aback for a moment, but then, I was so enamored with everything Royal, English and traditional, I thought it was kind of quaint. 🙂

[@nwad3322]

Princess Anne looks so pretty in the picture.

[@debbieclark7031]

Why all the phone calls ? Why not just go to Marilyn's house ? This was so interesting, both stories ! I pictured Anne in her wedding dress the whole time. Thank you so much for the Omelet tip. I've struggled making mine fluffy for years ! Guess what I'm making after this ?

[@Jess_Connell]

Oh good! Enjoy your omelet! 💕😍 I hope it’s a wonderful success!

[@kezi7043]

Omg! I WANT a big cup like that! 😮 🥰

[@Jess_Connell]

😂 it holds so much lovely warm tea!!

[@cryan4041]

May I recommend Donald Spoto's Marilyn Monroe: A Biography? Though about 31 years since it's first printing, I regard it as the best of the 27 biographies I've read on Monroe, and it's still available on Amazon. It dispels much of the popular mythology surrounding this great artist and her background. Spoto is methodical in every assertion, and according to his research, Eunice Murray never finished high school. Therefore, she could never have been a nurse. Before I read Spoto's book, I, too, believed many magazines articles that bestowed the title of nurse to Murray. Unfortunately, publishing and film corporations are filled with irresponsible books and "documentaries" such as Mailer's Marilyn and "Say Goodby to the President". Of course the minute you seethe names Robert Slatzer or Jeanne Carmen -- run, don't walk! Those two created a cottage industry of picking the bones of the deceased actress by pretending to have been close confidents despite the fact that none of Marilyn's friends ever met or heard her refer to either.

[@Jess_Connell]

Thank you, I’ll look into that book.

[@psmith2714]

Princess Anne passed her royal title to Charlotte, Kate and Williams daughter

[@Jess_Connell]

💕 Princess Anne again and again amazes me. She seems like such a service-minded, duty-focused, true royal. Even not giving her children titles and passing her title to Charlotte. Her concern is not for self… rare in this era!

[@debrawhite751]

I think Princess Anne is simply marvelous. She really embodies the spirit of service that the late Queen had. I don't think it is possible for Anne to pass her title of HRH the Princess Royal. That is a gift of the Monarch (but not an automatic gift) to the oldest daughter. Charlotte will likely be given that title one day, after Anne dies, and when William is King. When Anne married a commoner, he was offered an earldom, but rejected the offer, therefore their children were not given the HRH honorific. Anne said later that she felt it was probably the right thing to do since titles do have their downside. Love her.

[@songbirdy]

I think this interview was given before the public knew about the Kennedy brothers. After that she clammed up more to protect them. In her defense, I think it scared Murray if she didn't publicly protect them.

[@averiemaddox6493]

Marilyn's dress for the JFK event was designed by Jean Louis and Bob Mackie, who is still alive.

[@judyholiday1794]

I know this is off topic but I just heard about Ethel Kennedy's death..She was the last of the 4 most known if Kennedy's ..She was 96 years old what a long gift of life she was blessed with..

[@Jess_Connell]

Yes. Such big news for their family. Certainly the end of that era.

[@katemaloney4296]

You're taking time out of your busy life and doing this out of the kindness of your heart and someone dares to criticize you for yawning? So, appearing human and keeping it real is suddenly a bad thing? People seriously need to get away from the internet and go outside and experience real life.

[@anniebnannie9945]

She didn’t check on her? No way.

[@Jess_Connell]

@@anniebnannie9945 I knooooooow. 🫠🤯 All I can think is that perhaps those months had contained many moments of concern, and/or Marilyn highly valued not being barged in on - and that one or both of these may have been reason for not immediately checking when she got that call. 😩

[@sallyb7472]

The omelet was made the way a French chef would… maybe other chefs as well.

[@claudeclawsonne4510]

I think the meaning you're put ting on 'I'm about to cross over the line' or 'about to head over the line' as suicide isn't necessarily what she meant. Taking such medications before myself I think what she was referring to is that moment when the meds 'put you out' or force you into unconsciousness. It's a very distinct thing those meds put you through. They were much stronger than what we normally take today. They used to hit more like a 'goofball' (a combo of uppers and downers deliberately taken together) and when I say 'hit' I mean HIT. You are suddenly rendered dizzy and out of control and the next moment you are gone, unconscious. I'm sure that's what she meant. She was warning the people with whom she was speaking that she might suddenly stop making sense and start babbling gobledeygook when the meds kicked in.

[@Jess_Connell]

Oh interesting. That is definitely a different meaning than I was inferring.

[@claudeclawsonne4510]

@@Jess_Connell . . . and of course we can never know for sure at this point-- she's not around any more for us to ask what she meant-- but I think warning her friends the meds might kick in sort of fits the mood, the tone of the entre day preceding. She'd been upbeat and looking forward to using her new kitchen, her new house and garden... I know some think she might've had an upsetting phone call later that might've ruined her good mood, but it didn't seem to me like she was entertaining any despairing thoughts anywhere in the first part of that last day. Was that your impression as well?

[@Jess_Connell]

@@claudeclawsonne4510 we aren’t given too many indications to her moods- she’d had the ongoing disagreement with her agent but it didn’t seem urgent or timely to that day. Just an ongoing one is how it sounded. And then she didn’t think she’d need the drive. She didn’t eat much of anything. But by the nurses description, she didn’t seem distraught or extraordinarily emotional. 😢

[@Aussie_Nonna]

21:41 Marilyn going undiscovered- I’d hazard a guess she wore a scarf, glasses and sans makeup. There are a few photos of MM looking very plain and her trademark blonde hair covered up.

[@infinityinfinity2253]

You’re right regarding the dressmaker. It was Jean Loúis (not sure if that’s how you spell it). 😊

[@brittanysanders7317]

We have the same shirt. Mine is white and purple plaid ❤

[@Jess_Connell]

@@brittanysanders7317 💕😁

[@jillal-fuhaid1763]

Hi Jess, yes in the registry of marriage, an unmarried woman is generally referred to as Spinster of This Parish ‘ even if she is a princess . 😀

[@Jess_Connell]

I learned something new! 😆

[@Aussie_Nonna]

@@Jess_Connell interesting fact in Australia pre 1984 a child’s birth certificate did NOT have Mothers occupation. The certificate didn’t even have a box to enter mothers (single or married) occupation - How archaic that it was presumed if you were married you had No occupation. Also Australian Notice of intended Marriage form only removed Bachelor/Spinster title 4 years ago. Now it’s Single/Divorced or widowed

[@baz7055]

Watch movie My Week with Marilyn with Eddie Redmayne and Michelle Williams. She takes a break from filming the Prince and the showgirl with sir Lawrence Olivier. He didn't like her acting and her lateness etc. thought she was unprofessional and was tension between them. On a break she goes traveling the English countryside with the production assistant who had befriended her. She would be incognito and then she'd say should I be Marilyn? She'd turn on Marilyn and everyone swooned. So later he wrote a book called My week with Marilyn. I saw the movie the year it came out but I bet you'd like it. Maybe that is a book you could consider. I've also read that she went about in nyc unnoticed unless she turned on Marilyn.

[@Jess_Connell]

It’s fascinating that she could do that.

[@averiemaddox6493]

Marilyn has the chess piece in the photo you shared with JFK and RFK. It's in her left hand.

[@Jess_Connell]

Oh wow. I’ve not noticed. I’ll look now. Thanks.

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

34.05 Marilyn about to slip over the line. Why did the Easterner or his sidekick not alert Mrs Murray instructing her to call an ambulance. Was it convenient to let her slip? Given the cocktail of drugs in her system it is likely that she overdosed by accident. However, given the proximity of the phone and her communication with Kennedy, was she hoping he would summon help and save her? These questions will remain unanswered, but in my view Marilyn had too much to live for at that stage - the new house, and a certain stability in her domestic circumstances. Ultimately Marilyn remains emblematic of a woman who triumphed over a deeply traumatised early life, was admired, even adored, but who remained isolated like a tiny island linked to the mainland by a fragile causeway.

[@Jess_Connell]

The maid surely knew she as raising a serious set of Qs by sharing that. 🧐👍🏻

[@ryvirkelley5047]

I know she had a few miscarriages and it was heartbreaking to her. A great source of depression. Yeah, losing that chess piece seems quite ominous now.

[@janeanderson597]

It made me think she lost it on purpose maybe planting it to the Kennedy for some proof🤷‍♀️ Yes, that’s fore fetched😳

[@sm-k5513]

It was the same for me when I got married in the UK. As I was neither a divorcee nor a widow, it said 'spinster' behind my name.😮

[@Jess_Connell]

fascinating. So it literally just means never-married adult woman?

[@sm-k5513]

@Jess_Connell yes, weird isn't it?

[@Jess_Connell]

@@sm-k5513 very. The sense I’ve gotten from Jane Austen is something like “old biddy.”

[@sm-k5513]

@Jess_Connell yes, that is how it is used. I suppose in those days, you had sort of failed as a woman if you hadn't got married by the age of thirty. I was very surprised when I saw the term spinster on my marriage papers, as I only knew it up to then with a negative connotation!

[@CounterfeitChristianityCanada]

I just finished reading "BOMBSHELL The Night Bobby Kennedy killed Marilyn Monroe" by Mike Rothmiller. I was 8 when Marilyn died but as I grew up, there was too much that I knew was fishy about her death. The Kennedy's were all mixed up in it and that's all I'll say so as to not ruin it for others. Read this book - it's jaw dropping.

[@Jess_Connell]

@@CounterfeitChristianityCanadadid Eunice’s account dovetail with, or contradict, the pertinent info in that book?

[@CounterfeitChristianityCanada]

​@@Jess_Connell I'll listen to you read the article and get back to you 😃

[@CounterfeitChristianityCanada]

​@@Jess_Connell I listened to the article. As far as the east is from the west, are Mrs. Murray's account and the former LAPD and OCID Rothmiller's account, as he describes in BOMBSHELL.

[@Jess_Connell]

@@CounterfeitChristianityCanada hmmmm fascinating! I’ll have to take a look. Thanks!

[@kezi7043]

I didnt think Eunice Murray ever spoke?

[@Jess_Connell]

She apparently did- for this. Perhaps nothing else? I haven’t looked to see if she did any other interviews or articles after this one.

[@averiemaddox6493]

There are photos of Marilyn with the chess piece in her hand that night.

[@Jess_Connell]

The night she lost it?

[@averiemaddox6493]

@@Jess_Connell I don't know if she lost it that very night but it must have been during the trip to NY for the event if she came back and told Eunice that she'd lost it.

[@kezi7043]

Regarding Princess Anne being described as a "Spinster" in 1971, nothing really had changed by 1984. If you were a 25yo, Even 24yo Single Woman then, the general consensus (Certainly Not Mine!) was that you were/had been "Left On The Shelf" - short of being called "An Old Maid" 🤣 - which is a Complete 360° turn these days , where 23/24yo is referred to as Young - in which, 💯 it IS!

[@Jess_Connell]

It’s wild to see the standards turn over time. To consider that in some centuries 14-17 year olds were considered perfectly mature to be wives and mothers, and then 24 was old. And now 20-24 is a “young marriage.”

[@Annie-j1v]

If there were sleeping drugs found in her liver - wouldn’t that mean she might have taken them earlier than in the evening?

[@Jess_Connell]

This is the kind of question I truly have no idea about. I’d love for someone with medical knowledge to weigh in.

[@mauiswift6391]

Conspiracy sells!

[@jennifersmith980]

Please Please read Lisa Marie Presleys new book

[@Jess_Connell]

I don’t know that I’m interested. I would need to learn more to say absolutely, but it’s not necessarily a subject that piques my interest.

[@Kitty-v2i]

Btw, there's an inflation calculator online. $200 in 1962 is like $2,084.74 in today's money. That's a lot of plants.

[@Jess_Connell]

Awesome! Even better!! 🤩🤪😂😍 And, Yes! The trouble is… I record on my phone- so when I’m in the middle of making a video on my phone i can’t just pull up the answer to a question on the phone. I need to sort this problem out. It’s happened a few times now - where if I could just quickly look something up it would be more accurate. Thanks for looking it up!

[@Kitty-v2i]

@@Jess_Connell You're welcome. I very much enjoy your reviews and the extra info you include also. ❤

[@yvonnewalsh8310]

Can’t trust a xxx

[@miss_naomi7377]

She could be a chameleon either her personality. She could flip a switch and become the sexy Marilyn or she could flip it off and just be a regular unrecognizable person.

[@Jess_Connell]

Interesting to think about. And perhaps people would just think, “huh, there’s something a little familiar about that person,” but not be able to place her?

[@miss_naomi7377]

@@Jess_Connell she just seemed like a regular every day woman, but once she’s flipped it on, everybody recognized her

[@Meljassy]

Im addicted to sleeping pills but its cest la vie at this point. I have sucu a high pased job i need my rest 😢

[@Jess_Connell]

😢 that’s hard! I’m sorry to hear it.

[@elle28390]

Pretty sure she’d slept with shrink and he had to watch what he said. B/c it could just as easily been him.

[@Kitty-v2i]

If you know anything about her, she slept with everybody. It's been said that she turned tricks to survive also before she made it big. I've often wondered why that never came out but maybe she was unrecognizable back then. She did have some cosmetic work before she was a star.

[@janeanderson597]

He wanted her to get a feel of a family when she lived with himself, his wife and I think his children. He felt as though it would basically be impossible for her to receive regular therapy back then. She was friends with all of them. She even spoke of JFK as The Chief and spoke of Bobby as The General. His wife and daughter took her shopping and took small steps with Marilyn. Marilyn would wear a scarf and no makeup on their outings. When her psychiatrist felt that she was ready, he suggested her to buy a house. It was the first home she had ever owned. Information I learned from, Anthony Summers. It was interesting 😊

[@psmith2714]

Marilyn's IQ was 165. 5 points higher than Einstein

[@Jess_Connell]

Fascinating.

[@hoolydooly5799]

@@psmith2714 that accounts for her ennui. She was seeking mutual mental enrichment with someone. What a shame she didn't to a university degree in art history or ancient history. She loved her Hollywood and movies but I would have loved seeing her becoming in later years a niche expert and author of a field and being a respected consultant, maybe.

[@dianecollins8122]

I believe that you have been misinformed on this particular fact.

[@hoolydooly5799]

@@dianecollins8122how do you know or .. what is it really then?

[@Kitty-v2i]

I don't believe that for a minute.

[@egonrhoodie2745]

Hello Jess you might be interested in the The real Information Scandal by Eschel Rhoodie it reflects the political turmoil of South Africa... Robert Kennedy visited the country in the late 1960s..... Blessings and happy thoughts!😇🙏🎭🤗🕺🤳🦈🦓🐊🐗

[@Jess_Connell]

@@egonrhoodie2745 thank you for your input. I’ll look into it more.

[@Jess_Connell]

@@egonrhoodie2745 is this a relative of yours? Do you know of a way to get this book? Amazon has a copy for $264 but I wonder if there’s another way to get ahold of it?

[@lloyannehurd]

Would Mrs Murray dare to tell the truth! She could get some unwelcome attention!

[@Jess_Connell]

It's true- this article was years later, but still, there may have been reasons she wouldn't have mentioned certain people if there was still a risk to her.

[@lloyannehurd]

@@Jess_Connell She may also have believed that Marilyn’s death was necessary for some political reason she had been convinced of. People can have surprising hidden ideas as unjust as they are.

[@psmith2714]

November 14 is Charles birthday. I guess she upstaged him

[@hoolydooly5799]

@@psmith2714 ??

[@Jess_Connell]

She’s talking about princess Anne’s wedding.