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- Marilyn Monroe's home in Brentwood, California, was ruled a landmark by the LA City Council.
- The current owners sued the city for the right to demolish it to expand their home next door.
- Monroe died inside the home in August 1962.
In 1962, Marilyn Monroe, one of the most iconic figures in American culture, was found dead inside her home in Brentwood, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. She was 36.
Sixty-two years later, the Los Angeles City Council ruled that her former home should be declared a historical cultural monument, as Variety reported.