Milton H. Greene Archives, Inc. v. Marilyn Monroe LLC

OPINION

WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:

An enduring American celebrity, Marilyn Monroe continues to inspire both admiration and litigation a half-century after her death. 1 At issue is whether appellants inherited a right of publicity, which was created and deemed posthumous by the states of California and Indiana decades after her death, through a residual clause in her Last Will and Testament. The will was subject to probate in the state of New York, which does not recognize a posthumous right of publicity. The issue of appellants’ rights turns on whether Monroe was domiciled in California or New…