"Marilyn's a phenomenon of nature, like Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon. All you can do is stand back and be awed by it."
-- Nunnally Johnson, producer of How to Marry a Millionaire
On August 5, 1962 at the age of 36, Marilyn Monroe was found dead as a result
of a drug overdose in her Brentwood, Los Angeles home in California. Ruled a probable suicide, to this day people still speculate whether it really was or not.
Regardless of what the true cause was, she has left behind a strong legacy and her story continues to capture the hearts of people of all ages world-wide.
Darryl Zanuck, President of 20th Century Fox once said "Nobody discovered her, she earned her own way to stardom."
Norma Jean Baker transformed herself from and orphaned child married at the age of 16 to what defines Hollywood Star. The Internet Movie Database's, Publicity Listings says that in her short lifetime Marilyn Monroe has appeared on 139 Magazine Cover Photos and in 18 biographical movies, 22 portrayals, 49 Print Biographies, 54 Articles, and 45 Pictorials.
For a list of the movies Marilyn Monroe appeared in both credited and uncredited,click here. |
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