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Hal Schaefer dies at 87; musician known for Marilyn Monroe liaison
"The Real Reason for Marilyn Monroe's Divorce from Joe DiMaggio" read the headline on a 1955 Confidential magazine article that exposed a bumbling ambush involving the famous ballplayer and Frank Sinatra. The unlikely duo allegedly had tried to catch the actress with "another man" at an apartment in West Hollywood.
Except the headline wasn't exactly true. The sex symbol and DiMaggio had been divorced for more than a week when — acting on a tip from a private investigator — a group of men broke down the door of an apartment on Nov. 5, 1954, only to be greeted by a middle-aged woman screaming in her bed. DiMaggio and Sinatra were reportedly spotted...
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Hal Schaefer dies at 87; musician known for Marilyn Monroe liaison
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