Marilyn's Last will
her legacy
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MARILYN
MONROE, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and
Testament.
FIRST: I hereby revoke all former Wills and Codicils by me made.
SECOND: I direct my Executor, hereinafter named, to pay all of my
just debts, funeral expenses and testamentary charges as soon after my
death as can conveniently be done.
THIRD: I direct that all succession, estate or inheritance taxes
which may be levied against my estate and/or against any legacies and/or
devises hereinafter set forth shall be paid out of my residuary estate.
FOURTH: (a) I give and bequeath to BERNICE MIRACLE, should
she survive me, the sum of $10,000.00.
(b) I give and bequeath to MAY REIS, should she survive me,
the sum of $10,000.00.
(c) I give and bequeath to NORMAN and HEDDA ROSTEN,
or to the survivor of them, or if they should both predecease me, then to
their daughter, PATRICIA ROSTEN, the sum of $5,000.00, it
being my wish that such sum be used for the education of PATRICIA
ROSTEN.
(d) I give and bequeath all of my personal effects and clothing to
LEE STRASBERG, or if he should predecease me, then to my Executor
hereinafter named, it being my desire that he distribute these, in his
sole discretion, among my friends, colleagues and those to whom I am
devoted.
FIFTH; I give and bequeath to my Trustee, hereinafter named, the
sum of $100,000.00, in Trust, for the following uses and purposes:
(a) To hold, manage, invest and reinvest the said property and to
receive and collect the income therefrom.
(b) To pay the net income therefrom, together with such amounts of
principal as shall be necessary to provide $5,000.00 per annum, in
equal quarterly installments, for the maintenance and support of my
mother, GLADYS BAKER, during her lifetime.
(c) To pay the net income therefrom, together with such amounts of
principal as shall be necessary to provide $2,500.00 per annum, in equal
quarterly installments, for the maintenance and support of MRS. MICHAEL
CHEKHOV during her lifetime.
(d) Upon the death of the survivor between my mother, GLADYS
BAKER, and MRS. MICHAEL CHEKHOV to pay over the principal
remaining in the Trust, together with any accumulated income, to DR.
MARIANNE KRIS to be used by her for the furtherance of the work of such
psychiatric institutions or groups as she shall elect.
SIXTH:
All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal,
of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate, of which I shall die seized
or possessed or to which I shall be in any way entitled, or over which I
shall possess any power of appointment by Will at the time of my death,
including any lapsed legacies, I give, devise and bequeath as follows:
(a) to MAY REIS the sum of $40,000.00 or 25% of the total remainder
of my estate, whichever shall be the lesser,
(b) To DR. MARIANNE KRIS 25% of the balance thereof, to be used by
her as set forth in ARTICLE FIFTH (d) of this my Last Will and Testament.
(c) To LEE STRASBERG the entire remaining balance.
SEVENTH: I nominate, constitute and appoint AARON R. FROSCH
Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. In the event that he should
die or fail to qualify, or resign or for any other reason be unable to
act, I nominate, constitute and appoint L. ARNOLD WEISSBERGER in
his place and stead.
EIGHTH: I nominate, constitute and appoint AARON R. FROSCH
Trustee under this my Last Will and Testament. In the event he should die
or fail to qualify, or resign or for any other reason be unable to act, I
nominate, constitute and appoint L. Arnold Weissberger in his place
and stead. Marilyn Monroe (L.S.)
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by MARILYN MONROE, the
Testatrix above named, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in our
presence and we, at her request and in her presence and in the presence of
each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses this 14th day
of January, One Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-One
Aaron R. Frosch residing at 10 West 86th St. NYC
Louise H. White residing at 709 E. 56 St., New York, NY
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