Journal of Alta California

Marilyn Slept Here

Marilyn Monroe lived in many different places in L.A., but if you were to rely on the legends that homeowners and real estate agents want you to believe, that number would triple,” says David Silverman with a laugh. “Rudolph Valentino’s name comes up a lot too. Any celebrity connection is a big selling point.”

Standing on a quiet, jacaranda-lined street in the flats of Beverly Hills, the author of custom-made books on celebrity homes flips through the pages of one of his

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