Veteran actor and author Shirley MacLaine profiles Marilyn Monroe, former US President John F. Kennedy and her brother Robert F. Kennedy, also known as Bobby, in her new book, The Wall of Life: Pictures and Stories from This Marvelous Lifetime. Have talked about. As reported by Hello MagazineShirley claimed that she once saw the then-President coming out of a bedroom that was still occupied by Marilyn. After some time his brother Bobby came into the room and closed the door. (Also Read | Marilyn Monroe Confesses To Jackie Kennedy About JFK Affair)
What did Shirley say about JFK’s 45th birthday party?
Shirley wrote about 1962, when “at the famous celebration of John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday at Madison Square Garden, Jimmy Durante and I performed for the President and the crowd”. He further stated that “Most people remember Marilyn Monroe singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to them.” He also wrote that “Later everyone went to a party at the home of Democratic Party finance chairman Arthur Krim.”
According to the report, the background of the book features a black-and-white photo of John, also known as Jack. In the caption, he wrote, “Jack Kennedy had followed me out of the bedroom, and Bobby Kennedy had just come in. Marilyn was in the bedroom.”
She shared another picture of herself with Teddy Kennedy, which was clicked in 1984. In the caption, she wrote, “Here I am telling that story to Teddy Kennedy… and he’s laughing about how the boys used to get away with it all the time.”
About Marilyn, JFK and Jackie
After Marilyn presented John a happy birthday on May 29, 1962, his 45th birthday, his wife Jacqueline Lee ‘Jackie’ Kennedy Onassis reportedly gave him an ultimatum. This reportedly ended the relationship between Marilyn and John.
A few years ago, author Christopher Anderson, in his book ‘These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie’, described how Jacqueline turned a blind eye to John’s cheating. As news agency PTI then reported, John’s relationship with Marilyn later troubled him.
The book reportedly quotes late actor Peter Lawford as saying that Marilyn called Jackie and confessed to their affair. Marilyn also reportedly told him that John had already agreed to leave his family and settle down with her. Jackie responded, “Marilyn, you’ll marry Jack, that’s great. And you’ll move into the White House and take over the responsibilities of First Lady, and I’ll move out and you’ll have all the problems.” ,
