THE LOS ANGELES HOME THAT MARILYN MONROE WAS FOUND DEAD IN 48 YEARS AGO HAS GONE UP FOR SALE FOR $3.6 MILLION (£2.4m). LOCATED IN THE LUXURIOUS BRENTWOOD SUBURB, THE SPANISH REVIVAL HOME COMES COMPLETE WITH FOUR BEDROOMS, THREE BATHROOMS AND AN OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL. THE ACTRESS BOUGHT THE PROPERTY IN 1962 FOR $90,000 (£59,000). SHE LIVED THERE FOR JUST SIX MONTHS BEFORE SHE WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER BEDROOM FROM AN OVERDOSE OF BARBITURATES. THE ONE-STORY PROPERTY, BUILT IN 1929, SPREADS LAVISHLY OVER 23<000 sqft OF LAND, AND IS DUBBED THE 'CROWN JEWEL' OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS LOCATED BEHIND TALL GATES ON A CUL-DE-SAC AND IS ADVERTISED ON THE WEBSITE OF DAVID OFFER OF PRUDENTIAL CALIFORNIA REALITY. THE WEBSITE DESCRIBES THE HOME AS A 'SPRAWLING AND VERY SPECIAL' PROPERTY, AFFORDING LOVELY VISTAS AND GREAT PRIVACY AND SECLUSION. IT IS ALSO IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD WITH SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND A SUNDAY FARMERS' MARKET. THE CURRENT OWNER DID NOT PERMIT PRESS ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY BUT ALLOWED NEWS AGENCY AFP TO TAKE PHOTOS BEHIND TALL GATES ON THE SECLUDED STREET. GIVEN THAT MONROE MEMORABILIA IS HIGHLY COVETED, THE WEIGHTY PRICE TAG OF THE HOUSE COME AS NO SURPRISE. EVEN A BURIAL SPOT NEAR THE STAR'S LAST RESTING PLACE AT LA'S WESTWOOD VILLAGE MEMORIAL PARK WAS SOLD ON THE ONLINE AUCTION SITE EBAY IN 2009 FOR A STAGGERING $4.6 MILLION. MONROE DIED ON 5.AUGUST.1962 AT THE AGE OF 36. HER DEATH WAS CLASSIFIED AS A 'PROBABLE SUICIDE', BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE AND EVEN HOMICIDE HAVE NOT BEEN RULED OUT.
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