Marilyn Monroe ’s 274 - twenty-four hour period marriage to baseball game legend Joe DiMaggio may have been suddenly - lived , but one hotel in New York City is give homage to the famous mates ’s fleeting Latinian language .
A luxury retinue atThe Lexington Hotelhas been revamp and is now taking reservations , Travel + Leisurereports . The couple go into the way — formerly known as The Centerfield Suite — curtly after their wedding and honeymoon in 1954 .
It was during this period that Monroe filmed her notable fly white dresssceneforThe Seven Year Itch , which was shot just a few blocks from The Lexington Hotel . Although the scene is iconic , Monroe ’s married man was less than pleased . In fact , he was so enrage by the " exhibitionist " scene that he " stormed across the set , " according toThe Guardian , and by and by had a awful rowing with Monroe . Not long after their engagement , Monroe filed for divorcement , reference the “ mental cruelty ” she endured .
However , the pair later made amends and may have even rekindle their romanticism . Shortly before Monroe ’s death in 1962 , DiMaggio reportedly enjoin admirer that he and Monroe were kick the bucket to getremarried . After she perish , DiMaggio took charge of the funeral arrangements , and he had pink wine delivered to her grave accent twice a hebdomad for 20 age . This amorous spirit is preserve in the new renovated Norma Jeane Suite , refer after the Hollywood starlet ’s cave in name at birth .
The 600 - square - human foot room , which go for $ 1200 per Nox , is surely up to Hollywood standards . It boasts marble floors , velvet and silk textiles , a bench overlooking the metropolis , a walk - in closet adorn with pocketbook from Bloomingdales ( Monroe ’s favorite store ) , and artwork and photographs boast Monroe . The pops of red throughout the room are likely a nod to Monroe ’s signature tune sassing color , and lest DiMaggio be forgotten , a baseball squash racquet is placed inside an umbrella stand .
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