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Born: 1 June 1926 · Died: 4 August 1962 · Age at death: 36
Marilyn Monroe died aged 36. She was born on 1 June 1926 and died on 4 August 1962.
Hollywood star of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Some Like It Hot who became one of the most famous screen icons of all time
Did you know?Her distinctive breathy voice was actually a technique suggested by a speech therapist to help her overcome a childhood stutter.
Marilyn Monroe's image is so famous that it can overshadow the real woman behind it. Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, she spent much of her childhood in foster homes before reinventing herself as one of Hollywood's biggest stars. She had a genuine gift for comedy, shown in films such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Some Like It Hot, which won her a Golden Globe. She also challenged the studio system by founding her own production company, a bold move for an actress at the time. Her early death at 36 turned her into a lasting symbol of glamour, fame and its pressures.
Marilyn Monroe ( MAIR-ə-lin mən-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution.
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American actress, born 1926
Marilyn Monroe was born in Los Angeles on 1 June 1926.
She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson.
She starred in Some Like It Hot.
She died in Los Angeles in 1962.
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Did you know?She founded her own production company in 1955.
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