Marilyn Monroe, originally born Norma Jeane Mortenson, was one of the biggest sex symbols the of 20th century. She mad her name as a comedic actress, as well as being a model and a singer. Starring in many roles, including The Seven Year Itch, Sum Like it Hot, Gentleman Prefer Blondes, and How to Marry a Millionaire, Monroe became the talk of Hollywood. She was also widely known for her very public relationships with many of America's leading men, like Arthur Miller, Joe Dimaggio, and President JFK.
I still love calling her Norma Jean in my head because I feel like its more personal, as if I am the only one in the whole wide world who really knows her and the rest of the world just looks at her like a piece of meat. I guess its the impact of Elton Johns song. I still listen to it at least like 100 times a week.
I also think that her death is one of the greatest mysteries of all. No one knows if she committed suicide by overdose or if she took the wrong set of pills by accident. Some even believe its homicide. However, no matter how she died, she was found naked in her bathroom, dead and cold. A humiliating and devastating death to say the least.
