Marilyn Monroe Marriage to Joe

On January 14, 1954, Marilyn married baseball superstar Joe DiMaggio at San Francisco's City Hall. Unfortunately, Marilyn's worldwide fame and sexual image became a theme that haunted their marriage (Haberman 1). The marriage was unrelieved hell. She thought he did not care enough about her career; that he was jealous and discouraged by her willingness to play the national bimbo (Epstein 2). Nine months later on October 27, 1954, Marilyn and Joe divorced. They attributed the split to a "conflict of …

…up in Joe DiMaggio's existence after her death: “It is said that he spent the night before the funeral hovering over her casket, and cried openly at the service. He kissed her one last time and repeatedly told her he loved her.” Every day following her death he sent a dozen red roses to her grave. It has also been said that DiMaggio's last words were that he would finally be with Marilyn again (Ellen 1).