Joe had heard the rumors that Monroe also ... DiMaggio stepped in and orchestrated his ex-wife’s funeral. DiMaggio barred the public and almost all the Hollywood glitterati — producers ...

When Joe DiMaggio died, a 57-year old man with a gray pony-tail was one of the select few allowed to attend the family funeral. He was a casket-bearer that day, his face anonymous to the national ...

Joe DiMaggio was more than the most complete all ... After her death in 1962, DiMaggio supervised her funeral arrangements and had flowers put on her grave three times a week for 20 years.

Joe DiMaggio in action in 1941, the year of his 56-game hitting streak. A funeral will be held Thursday in his native Northern California, with burial to follow in the San Francisco area.

When Marilyn learned from Mickey Rooney that Joe D. was a nationally recognized ... Monroe’s first and third husbands, attended her funeral. DiMaggio never returned to her grave, but he ...