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Tech Investor Acquires Crypt Next to Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner

A Beverly Hills tech investor secures a burial spot beside iconic figures Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner at a Los Angeles memorial park, alongside purchasing significant memorabilia at auction.

  • A tech investor from Beverly Hills purchases a burial crypt next to Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner for $195,000.
  • The auction also saw Marilyn Monroe's pink Pucci dress sell for a record $325,000, becoming the highest-selling lot.
  • Hugh Hefner's famous burgundy smoking jacket, slippers, and tobacco pipe ensemble fetched $13,000.
  • Monroe's Elizabeth Arden lipstick sold for $65,000, marking the second-highest-selling lipstick in auction history.
  • The auction, titled 'Icons: Playboy, Hugh Hefner X Marilyn Monroe,' featured over 600 items and brought in more than $4 million.
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