Marilyn Monroe’s LA home spared from demolition

Late Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe’s former home, where she was found dead, has been rescued from demolition for the foreseeable future. The Hollywood legend bought the 1929-built Spanish-style hacienda on 5th Helena Drive in Los Angeles just 6 months before she was found dead in August 1962 at the age of 36, but in September, a permit was approved to tear down the home, reports aceshowbiz.com. The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission, however, voted unanimously to declare the property a historic cultural monument on Thursday, January 18. People magazine reports the commissioners noted that although Monroe only spent a few months living at the property, which is where she was found dead in 1962, aged 36- it was the only home she ever bought for herself. (IANS)