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*“. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Eelweat — Casper “< . 2 Cotlohon Memorandum ced Evans TO Mr, DelLoac pare, 1~-9-63 fs « Sullivan —_- FROM MR Bes Nopihyy MNevkoe tiger SUBJECT: "PHOTOPLAY" ARTICLE CONCERNING — gprEIN IS UNCLASSIFI . MARILYN MONROE'S DEATH . QRERSSe Walter Winchell's column in the July 8, 1963, issue of the "New _ York Mirror" contained the statement, "Photo ‘killed’ Marilyn practically names him," in accordance with your reque play's current article on the man who st, there follows a brief review of the information concerning Marilyn Monroe’ in the August, 1963, issue of "Photoplay" magazine, On page 10, a column by Winchell begins which states that Marilyn Monroe's. death "and the married man responsible for it™ was still getting considerab Space in the foreign press, ,Winchell says the author of the articles, which are syndicated in papers on the Continent, claims he personally interviewed many people in Hollywood and New York who were aware of Miss Monroe's problems and claimed his sensational story was "big news." was the name of the "married man" involved. papers and {n the magazines have hinted at the was recognized by him as having appeared in" for which Winchell writes. ; = . Why weltweit WR. nk VT The “big news}' according! to Winchell, Winchell says “many of us" on the name, and the foreign correspondent t # has jumped to coficlusions. Winchell says there is no proof that the married man was the villain, “dnd many of Miss Monroe's friends now believe the overdose of sleeping _ bills was an accident. Winchell claims much of the foreign correspondent's story Photoplay" and in the Hearst newspapers P. Ries ! ae , The-article concerning Miss Monroe begins on page sf under the “ “s. Killer Sill At Large!" A review of this caption, One Yi year Later Marilyn Monroe’ Sean article réveals Winchell's claim that it practically names the man’ who "killed" Marilyn is nothing more than a @@MMM plug for a cheap magazine. Actually, the article comes ndway near identifying anyone, The only “clues™ to the identity of the alleged married man who had an affair with Marilyn and "caused" her suicide when _ he rejected her could apply to any number of prominent individuals. These “clues” are: that the nlanis"happily married andthas children; vthat you can see him in a croud and reach out gud touch him; that he is a great man, famous, known the World over; that he can be seen on television and in movie theaters; that people look up to him and consider it almost daily in newspapers and magazinés; man, * . of 1963) (4) ; veal ENCLO. er, ife d ae eohdid bo lucky; that he is mentioned Tati Sonsiqersd &-truly_hop Struily. orp cerae 74 a AUG 6 1963 “ALL INFORMATION CONTAINER ea EXCEPT WEERS SHOWs bud OTHERWISE aa af FE 4 in tee yf