Marilyn

Island residents went wild for the screen star and her new husband

By Mike Gordon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 05, 2012

~~<p>The smiling blonde and her stoic husband were no ordinary honeymooners arriving in Hawaii. Even among celebrities, Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe and new husband, baseball hero Joe DiMaggio, were royalty.</p>
<p>The couple were on their way to Japan with a short layover in Honolulu. Their Pan American Airways Stratocruiser arrived from San Francisco late on Jan. 29, 1954, and the two were greeted by several thousand people.</p>
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The smiling blonde and her stoic husband were no ordinary honeymooners arriving in Hawaii. Even among celebrities, Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe and new husband, baseball hero Joe DiMaggio, were royalty.

The couple were on their way to Japan with a short layover in Honolulu. Their Pan American Airways Stratocruiser arrived from San Francisco late on Jan. 29, 1954, and the two were greeted by several thousand people. Login for more...