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RUDIN Milton

 

Known as Mickey.

 
Date of birth: November 16th 1920, New York City.

Date of death : December 13th 1999, Beverly Hills, California.

 

Parctise:

Marilyn's lawyer since 1962 (previously, the MCA represented her).

He worked at the Gang, Tyre and Brown practice, which ensured the defense of the show business personalities in front of the House Un American Activities Commitee.

Portrait 

 

Stiry

Graduated from Harvard University.

 

Married to Elisabeth Greenschpoon, he was Dr Greenson's brother-in-law.

 

He dealt with other personalities cases, including Frank Sinatra :.

 

The biographers disagree about the date he took office next to Marilyn. Some say that he met her throught Greenson, others think that it was through Sinatra.

He was in charge of Marilyn's house purchase at 5th Helena Drive ().

Letters to the City National Bank : ;.
Letter to lawyer Aaron Frosch dated November 27th 1961 :.

 

He was also in charge of the negotiations during Marilyn's suspension by the Fox, on the set of "Something's Got to Give".

Letter to Marilyn dated June 25th 1962 :,.
Memo from Cherie Redmond about Marilyn's expenses, dated August 1st1962 : .

At Marilyn's death era, he had a project about a detective movie with Marilyn and the Rat Pack members (Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr).

 
He was one of those who would have taken place the evening of Marilyn's death.

According to some versions, he received, on August 4th 1962, around 8.00 PM, a call from Peter Lawford, worried about Marilyn's thick voice, on the phone.

In his turn, he called Eunice Murray to question her. He confided to Donald Spoto that Eunice Murray put down the receiver, went to check then came back and told him that Marilyn was doing well, but he didn't feel that she had really checked.

 
The rest of the story depends on whether a suicide or a murder is considered.

     - Rudin and Greenson left to Marilyn's house and found her dead at midnight.

     - Rudin received (even before his brother-in-law's one) a call announcing him that Marilyn was dead.

     - he arrived on the scene after the police.

 

He accompanied Marilyn's body at the Westwood Village Mortuary :

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He called Joe DiMaggio and asked him to be in charge of the formalities for the funeral.

 

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