Burial Сrypt Near Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner Sold for $195,000

A funerary crypt near the resting place of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner was sold at auction for $195,000.

The one-space mausoleum crypt in the Pierce Brothers Memorial Park and Mortuary in Westwood Village in Los Angeles was bought by Beverly Hills-based tech investor Anthony Jabin. He, who bought the crypt, located in the wall of the Corridor of Memories B, space C-3, said: "I always dreamed of being near Marilyn Monroe for the rest of my life, and I bought the Hugh Hefner and Marilyn round bed. Monroe bathing suit at Julien's (auction) this weekend."

Also sold at auction was the tombstone on Monroe's crypt, which was replaced due to minor wear and tear and reached a price of more than 40 times the original $88,900.

Other items from the actress' life lit up the auction room over the weekend, 

The leader of the auction was Marilyn Monroe's pink long-sleeved silk jersey dress by Pucci, which sold for $325,000 and became the most expensive lot of the event.

Another Monroe cocktail dress in cream silk jersey painted by Jean Louis Monroe, from a press conference of The Misfits actors in 1960, was sold for $65,000, as was her Elizabeth Arden lipstick in a gold-coloured case, which had an estimated sale price of $7,000.

Other interesting items include a lavender satin boned leotard that sold for $29,250, as well as her personal commented script sides from the 1961 western The Misfits, which sold for $22,750.

Hefner's clothes and furniture from the Playboy Mansion sold out over the weekend, with his famous burgundy jacket, slippers, pajamas and pipe selling for $13,000.

Monroe, who died in 1962 at the age of 36, was known for her starring roles in classic Hollywood films such as Some Like It Hot (1959) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).