Dom DiMaggio on his brother Joe, Baseball and Marilyn Monroe

Dominic DiMaggio played professional baseball at the same time as his brother Joe DiMaggio. He is asked about Joe as a brother and his relationship with Marilyn.

[@karenrudar2649]

Dominic was a great baseball player and he actually revolutionized how to play the best defensive centerfield in all of baseball.

[@badpuppy09]

Guess Dom wasn't forthcoming about MM because Joe was respectfully and totally private when it came to Marilyn.

[@jjdjj5392]

He looks just like joe!

[@FTM211]

Didn’t seem to want to be very forthcoming about Marilyn. Probably was sick to death of being asked about her.

[@SilverTechnicolor]

Absolutely and I believe one of the explanations is that Joe was still alive when this interview happened. Once Joe had passed, Dom was asked again about Marilyn and he gave a reply that perhaps highlights his deep feelings about the relationship:
“She was a nice-looking person, but I didn't approve of her thinking," Dom says. "Her career was first. Joe could not condone the things that Marilyn had to do. Joe wanted a wife he could raise children with. She could not do that. When they separated, I wrote to them that it was important for them to stay together, to try to make it work, that the whole world looked upon their marriage as the ideal. I know Marilyn accepted the letter and read it to Joe, but it did not help. Joe had wanted that
relationship to work. He held on to it for the rest of his life. At his funeral my daughter said, 'My uncle was a lonesome hero.' She hit it right on the button." - Sports Illustrated, July 2001
I think it’s quite obvious Dom had an even more conservative outlook on marriage and relationships and probably thought this one really hurt his brother exponentially.

[@FTM211]

@@SilverTechnicolor
That explains a lot. And I think the fact that Joe never married again showed that Marilyn was his one & only 💔

[@SilverTechnicolor]

Agreed. I think Joe lived his life after Marilyn (and perhaps saw himself) as a widower rather than a divorced man. Dom probably thought it was a real waste as in his eulogy he mentioned how his brother never found happiness in his private life. A bittersweet story indeed.

[@michaellast1224]

So, Dom was Harrison Butker lol but then again most men back then probably were

[@alfredoreitano3426]

È OVVIO CHE GLI CHIEDESSERO DI MARILYN PERCHÉ MARILYN E' UN MITO 💃♀️

[@breakintofreedomllc9775]

The interviewer should have asked, "Anything positive you want to say about MM?"

[@michaellast1224]

Why

[@breakintofreedomllc9775]

@@michaellast1224 Why not? She's deceased.

[@mayraandrade3864]

Back in the day as we are now people were so judgmental even more. When he was asked about Marilyn not interested wow what a gentleman back in the day talk about his brothers wife. We still live in that judgmental live unfortunately.