Marilyn Monroe’s Childhood Home
May 31, 2024
4 min read
Marilyn Monroe’s troubled childhood had a brief bright spot in 1933, when her mother Gladys purchased “a pretty little house” near the Hollywood Bowl at 6812 Arbol Drive.
The two-story stucco English home—built in 1925 by Hollywood architect Carl Jules Weyl (Baine Building with Henry L. Gogerty, Brown Derby on Vine Street)—had three bedrooms, portico entrance, shingle roof, garage, and plenty of surrounding land to play. Inside, there wasn’t much furniture aside from two cots to sleep on and a small kitchen table and chairs.
