Joe DiMaggio

AKA:

Joltin' Joe

Birth Name:

Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio

Birth Date:

November 25, 1914

Birth Place:

Martinez, California

Death Date:

March 8, 1999

Place of Death:

1141 Waterside Lane, Hollywood, Florida

Age:

Cause of Death:

Lung cancer

Cemetery Name:

Holy Cross Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Sports

Associates:

Marilyn Monroe

Joe DiMaggio was an professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time and set the record for the longest hitting streak (56 games from May 15 – July 16, 1941). DiMaggio was a three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons. During his tenure with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships. His nine career World Series rings put him second only to his fellow Yankee Yogi Berra, who won 10. At the time of his retirement after the 1951 season, he ranked fifth in career home runs (361) and sixth in career slugging percentage (.579). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 and was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken during baseball's centennial year of 1969.[2] His brothers Vince (1912–1986) and Dom (1917–2009) also were major league center fielders. DiMaggio is also widely known for his marriage and lifelong devotion to Marilyn Monroe.

There’s More Than Just Baseball

He was the only son of DiMaggio and Dorothy Arnold, an actress whom the sports legend married in 1939. The athlete had no children with his second wife, Marilyn Monroe. DiMaggio Sr. left his only child a $20,000 annual trust fund in his will, signed in 1996, the year the two reportedly last saw each other. He also bequeathed his son 45% from the sale of his firm, Yankee Clipper Enterprises. Unfortunately Joe Jr. never saw his inheritance as he died shortly after his father.

It was January 1937 when Joe met actress Dorothy Arnold on the set of the film Manhattan Merry Go-Round, confirming his celebrity status outside of the baseball diamond. Joe and Dorothy married at St. Peter and Paul Church in North Beach. More than twenty thousand people crowded inside and outside of the church to see the famous couple. It was reported that people even climbed onto tree branches and rooftops to see Joe and Dorothy leave the church following the ceremony. While the couple had one son together—Joseph Paul DiMaggio II born on October 23, 1941—they were unable to make their marriage work as Joe wanted a traditional housewife while Dorothy wanted to continue acting. Joe and Dorothy divorced in 1944.

Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe were married in January 1954 after a whirlwind romance that captivated the public, uniting a legendary baseball star with Hollywood’s most famous actress. Their marriage was intense but short-lived, marked by DiMaggio’s jealousy, Monroe’s demanding film career, and frequent conflicts over fame and independence. After only nine months, Monroe filed for divorce, citing mental cruelty, and the marriage ended in October 1954. Despite the split, DiMaggio remained deeply devoted to Monroe for the rest of his life, supporting her during difficult times and arranging her funeral after her death in 1962, a gesture that underscored the lasting emotional bond between them.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Holy Cross Cemetery

1500 Mission Road

Colma, California, 94014

USA

North America

Map:

Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA

Grave Location:

Section I, Row 11, Area 6/7

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery off Old Mission Road, drive straight ahead to the receiving chapel, drive around and keep going straight ahead. Drive another 200 feet to the Priest Plot and take the roundabout 3/4 around the right and park next to the Moynihan Mausoleum. Walk 60 feet behind the mausoleum to the final resting place of baseball legend and Marilyn Monroe’s ex-husband Joe Dimaggio.

Grave Location GPS

37.671244, -122.445916

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FAQ's

Joe DiMaggio was born on November 25, 1914.

Joe DiMaggio was born in Martinez, California.

Joe DiMaggio died on March 8, 1999.

Joe DiMaggio died in 1141 Waterside Lane, Hollywood, Florida.

Joe DiMaggio was 84.

The cause of death was Lung cancer.

Joe DiMaggio's grave is in Holy Cross Cemetery

Videos Featuring Joe DiMaggio:

Joe DiMaggio - A Legend's Life - New York Yankees

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Joltin' Joe Dimaggio Remembered - March 8, 1999

Joe DiMaggio Biography: Life and Career of Baseball's Yankee Clipper

What Joe DiMaggio and Paul Newman Told Tom Hanks About Nerves

Soul-Crushing Details About Joe DiMaggio

Dom DiMaggio on his brother Joe, Baseball and Marilyn Monroe

Emily DiMaggio Talks about Marilyn Monroe

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Joe DiMaggio