Marilyn Monroe Signed Payroll Check to Hazel Washington, 1960

From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: This original payroll check dated June 24 1960 was issued by Marilyn Monroe Productions and signed by Monroe in payment to her Los Angeles housekeeper, Hazel Washington. The check, in the amount of $85.30, includes itemized deductions for federal tax, FICA, and state tax, confirming its function as an official salary payment rather than an informal transaction.

Although Washington’s work was based in Los Angeles, her compensation was administered through Monroe’s New York production company account. This reflects the corporate structure Monroe had established to manage both her professional activities and aspects of her personal life.

Preserved among Monroe’s personal financial papers, the document provides direct administrative evidence of her responsibilities as both performer and employer during a period of sustained career activity.