The Marilyn Monroe Connection

Crystal Jackson is an author, filmmaker, and historian, whose unique stories about American history have exploded on the Los Angeles scene. In 2019, she released a critically acclaimed history book entitled The Entrance: Pacoima's Story. This 600-page book traced the 1500 year history of the LA town, Pacoima, which is among the city's oldest. As a filmmaker, Crystal has written several motion picture screenplays and directed the award-winning film PacoimaStories: Land of Dreams, which won "Best Feature Documentary" at the Pan-African Film Festival in Los Angeles. A hometown native of Pacoima, California, Crystal Jackson is also president of the Pacoima Historical Society, where she has become a driving community force with an extensive social media following. She has worked with some of the states highest officials including US Senator Alex Padilla and Congresswoman Luz Rivas, as well as, numerous celebrities. Crystal has been featured on multiple news media outlets including ABC, CBS, PBS, Los Angeles Daily News, LA Times, NPR, and others. Some of the stories include CBS's "Juneteenth Has New Meaning For LA Woman After Extensive Research into Family History" and "Pacoima: America's First Black Suburb," She was also featured in an ABC story about the historic Pacoima baseball team that was the first all-Black team to make it to the Little League World Series and her upcoming film "Rounding 3rd" based on that story. Her second book entitled "Not Colored," is a historical novel based on the life of the first female to work in the detective unit of LAPD, who happened to be African American. Her new book "The Marilyn Monroe Connection" tells the true story of a Pacoima man that signed Monroe 's death certificate and faced dark forces after he disagreed with the suicide ruling. Crystal currently serves on the Advisory Council for Getty Conservation Institute & City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Preservation. She is also a special consultant for the UCLA- History & Geography Project, which is working to add local history to LAUSD curriculum. Crystal also serves on the Board of Directors at both, Center For Advanced Learning Charter School, and Museum of the San Fernando Valley.