Hefner discussed purchasing the crypt next to Monroe’s in a 2009 interview with the Los Angeles Times, stating, “Spending eternity next to Marilyn is an opportunity too sweet to pass up.” ...

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Hugh Hefner, who launched Playboy magazine in 1953 with a nude Monroe on the first cover, was interred in the crypt to the left of the legendary sex symbol following his death at 91 in 2017.

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Hugh Hefner Hugh Hefner (1926–2017), Playboy magazine founder and publisher. Hefner is buried next to Marilyn Monroe, whose unauthorized images he used to launch the magazine. Died Sept. 27, 2017.

April 1, 2024 Crypt Currency? A Tech Investor Just Bought a Grave by Marilyn Monroe’s for $200,000 The burial spot in Los Angeles is also close to Hugh Hefner’s final resting place.

The marker on Monroe's grave, which had to be replaced due to damage, sold for a further £70,410 ($889,900). Hefner bought the crypt next to that of the Hollywood actress in 1992.

In life, Hugh Hefner and Marilyn Monroe never met. In death, their assorted miscellany has raised more than $4 million at a sale held by Julien’s Auctions.

The grave marker on Monroe’s crypt, which had been replaced due to minor wear, was also sold at auction and achieved more than 40 times its estimate at 88,900 dollars (£70,410).

A Marilyn Monroe grave marker sold for nearly $90,000. Her "The Seven Year Itch" black cellophane gown sold for $127,000 and her custom shade Elizabeth Arden lipstick sold for $65,000, the release ...

A slew of Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner collectibles sold at auction over the weekend, including a pink Pucci dress worn by the actress and a smoking jacket and slippers worn by the Playboy ...