Marilyn Monroe's home has been saved from destruction, formally reversing a permit obtained by the current owners of 12305 West 5th Helena Drive in Brentwood, Calif., to have the home demolished.
Monroe, star of films such as "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," (1953), "The Seven Year Itch," (1955) and "Some Like It Hot" (1959), was living at the Los Angeles home at the time of her death by barbiturate overdose in 1962. She had purchased it that same year for $75,000.
