In the past two days, a tomb auction notice has aroused heated discussion among Americans:
At the Pierce Brothers Hillin Village Memorial Cemetery in Los Angeles, a walled tomb is hung for a sky-high price, and the starting price is as high as $2 million.
Why would a "dormitory"-style tomb be auctioned for such a high price?
Only because in another tomb near this tomb, it is not ordinary people who are buried, but the eternal legend in the hearts of Americans, Hollywood sexy actress Marilyn Monroe.
The copy of the Catacombs Auction advertisement is also quite creative:
"The last chance to be with Monroe forever..."
Yes, the owner of this auctioned tomb went to Monroe in the first place,
He bought the tomb before he died, in order to be buried next to the sexy actress after death, but in the end he could not make the trip for various reasons.
Not only this tomb, but also the owners of several tombs around them also went to Monroe.
Some of them are buried next to idols after death, and some are speculating in high tomb prices in order to borrow Monroe's fame...
This legendary actress, who was plagued by fame and fortune during her lifetime, was also "in the doorway" after her death.
On August 5, 1962, 36-year-old Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe mysteriously died in her bedroom in her Los Angeles apartment, and her death was ruled by coroners as an overdose, which was considered "suspected suicide."
However, many of the agents involved believe that she died of murder...
Monroe's death sparked a huge controversy throughout the United States and saddened a large number of Americans who loved her.
Monroe was buried in the Pierce Brothers Hill Village Memorial Cemetery, a small cemetery that houses many older Hollywood stars.
Monroe, who was popular and purple in fame and fortune before her death, but the tomb after her death was quite simple, except for her name plate, the date of birth and death, there was no other text.
Despite his death, Monroe's tomb has always been bustling.
First of all, Monroe's fans, no matter when, this wall tomb is never short of fans who come to mourn, they leave bouquets, lip prints, photos, cards, various souvenirs on Monroe's tomb.
Some fans even raised funds to build a stone stool engraved with Monroe's name in front of the wall tomb for everyone to rest and rest while hanging.
There are also celebrity fans who come to take a group photo.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with mourning and remembrance,
But there are a few others who think further:
They want to buy the empty seats around Monroe's tomb and die next to idols...
Among them, Monroe's rich fans, the famous businessman Richard Poncher, are the most crazy.
When Monroe was alive, Puncher was obsessed with her, and after Monroe's death, he had an iron heart to "bury monroe next to him", even ignoring his wife.
Poncher
To this end, Puncher went to Monroe's ex-husband, Joe DiMaggio, to buy the location above Monroe's tomb.
Joe Dimaggio was married to Monroe for nine months, but he has been hailed as "the person who loves Monroe the most", not only accompanying Monroe for many years when she was at a low ebb, but also going to her tomb three times a week to offer flowers in the 20 years after her death.
The affectionate ex-husband, Joe Dimaggio, after meeting with Puncher, acceded to his request and sold the location above Monroe's tomb that originally belonged to him to Puncher...
This behavior has caused many people to fall through the glasses, many people said that it is difficult to understand, guessing and guessing to come to the conclusion is probably: Poncher gave too much...
After buying the tomb above Monroe, Puncher was not at ease, and repeatedly asked his wife to promise to fulfill his long-cherished wish, and also swore:
"When I die, you must bury me in the tomb above Monroe, and you must also make me face down and look at Monroe... Otherwise, I will turn into a ghost to torment you for the rest of your life. ”
Mrs. Poncher
I don't know if it is out of respect for her husband's will, or if I am really afraid of being haunted by ghosts.
Anyway, after Poncher's death in 1986, his remains were placed above Monroe's tomb by his wife as she wished, face down, forever "lying" above Monroe's body, looking down at the idol...
The red circle is Monroe's Tomb
Years later, in 2009, mrs. Puncher, in her later years, had to auction off her husband's famous tomb in order to repay the mortgage loan for the Beverly Hills mansion...
Mrs. Puncher hung the tomb on eBay for auction, starting at $500,000, and in a short time soared to $6.4 million, making it the highest selling tomb ever.
However, in the final moments of the transaction, the mysterious Japanese buyer withdrew for no reason, which eventually led to the auction.
Mrs. Puncher did not sell her husband's tomb after all, and after her death, she was buried on the left of her husband, just one step away from Monroe's own tomb...
In the upper left is the tomb of Madame Puncher
And below Mrs. Poncher, there is another world-famous "neighbor"—
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner.
Hugh Hefner
Monroe has a special meaning for Hefner, not only as hefner's favorite sexy actress, but also as the first cover girl of his Playboy magazine.
In 1992, Hefner bought the tomb to the left of Monroe for $75,000, and Hefner was quite satisfied with the burial place, saying:
"The thought of being next to Monroe forever makes the whole person so sweet that I can't bear to give up [the tomb]..."
Location of the arrow: Hefner's Tomb
When Hefner died in 2017, he was buried in the tomb to the left of Monroe...
The tomb below Monroe was buried as early as 1964.
The tomb on her right had also been booked earlier, but the buyer did not want to be with Monroe after death, but to raise the price of the tomb.
In the early years, a Hollywood producer bought the position for $350,000. In 2014, he resold the tomb for $699,000, nearly doubling his fortune...
To this day, Monroe's tomb is full of places up and down, only a little closer to her, and the lower left diagonal position (directly below Hefner's tomb) is still empty.
This is what has been auctioned for $2 million in the last two days, and originally belonged to the tomb of composer Jerry Herman.
The veteran composer has written for the old Hollywood movie Hello Dolly! "A Cage of Silly Birds" as the composer, he is also a fanatical fan who longs to die next to Monroe.
He himself bought the tomb in the lower left of Monroe in 1997 and declared that it would be buried not far from Monroe.
However, in 2019, Herman suddenly changed his mind before his death, and finally decided to move back to New Jersey and sleep next to his mother's grave.
As a result, the tomb that Herman had originally bought was emptied and passed on to his family.
In the past two days, his family has auctioned the tomb legacy left by Herman and bid a high price of $2 million. Herman's family describes it this way in the ad copy:
"Buy this tomb and you'll have a chance to be with two of the sexiest people of all time, Monroe and Hefner, forever together..."
So far, this tomb has not been sold, and who will run to sleep near Monroe, people have no choice.
It's just that all this can't help but make people feel sad, as a sex symbol of Monroe, who is famous all over the world, but she was not happy before she died, she was burdened by fame and fortune, and was consumed by countless people.
Years after her death, her resting place is still not peaceful...