My journey ends here...
Beverly
Hills Hotel
Address :
9641 West Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills.
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The hotel was built in 1912.
It consists of the famous Polo Lounge (
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Then it was bought by the Sultan of Brunei in 1987.
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Link with Marilyn
At the end of 1952, Marilyn moved in a room at the third floor, when the lease for the house she had rented with Joe DiMaggio ended.
DiMaggio spent Christmas with her; he had brought
a Christmas tree, some decoration, some champagne and had made a fire
in the chimney.
March 9, 1953, she was still living there when Photoplay magazine organized a prize-giving for the "Fastest Rising Star of 1952" in her honor. The party took place in the Crystal Room.
On March 8, 1954 : she came back to receive another prize awarded by Photoplay.
November 1954 :
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December 2, 1954, interview : 
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When she lived in New York City, she stayed there when she had to stay in Los Angeles, because of the shootings : in 1958 "Some Like it Hot", 1960 "Let's Make Love".
In 1960, during the shooting of "Let's Make Love", she occupied the bungalow n° 21 with Arthur Miller
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THe first floor of the bungalow was occupied at that period by Howard Hughes and his wife, the actress Jean Peters (who had appeared next to Marilyn in "Niagara" (1953)).
November 1961, picture session with Maf :
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In 1962, she came there a last time for an interview for Redbook magazine.
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