Marilyn monroe funeral
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Death of Marilyn Monroe
1962 death of Marilyn Monroe by overdose
New York Daily Mirror front page article, | |
| Date | August 4, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-08-04) |
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| Time | Late evening |
| Location | 12305 Fifth Helena Drive, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause | Barbiturate overdose |
| Burial | August 8, 1962, at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Inquest | August 17, 1962, Los Angeles |
| Coroner | Theodore Curphey |
| Charges | None |
| Verdict | Probable suicide |
On the evening of August 4, 1962, American actress Marilyn Monroe died at age 36 of a barbiturate overdose inside her home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Her body was discovered before dawn the following morning, on August 5. Monroe had been one of the most popular Hollywood stars during the 1950s and early 1960s, and was a top-billed actress for the preceding decade. Her films had grossed $200 million by the time of her death.[1]
Monroe had suffered from mental illness and subs
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Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
"Norma Jeane" redirects here. For other uses, see Norma Jean (disambiguation) and Marilyn Monroe (disambiguation).
Marilyn Monroe (MARR-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. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2023) by her death in 1962.[1]
Born in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in a total of twelve foster homes and an orphanage before marrying James Dougherty at the age of 16. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career, which led to film contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. She became a popular actress with roles in
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Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, comedienne, singer, and model. Monroe is of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh descent. She became one of the world's most enduring iconic figures and is remembered both for her winsome embodiment of the Hollywood sex symbol and her tragic personal and professional struggles within the film industry. Her life and death are still the subjects of much controversy and speculation.
She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926. Her mother, Gladys Pearl (Monroe), was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, to American parents from Indiana and Missouri, and was a film-cutter at Consolidated Film Industries. Marilyn's biological father has been established through DNA testing as Charles Stanley Gifford, who had been born in Newport, Rhode Island, to a family with deep roots in the state. Because Gladys was mentally and financially unable to care for young Marilyn, Gladys placed her in the care of a foster family, The Bolenders. Although the Bolender family wanted to adopt Marilyn, Gladys was even
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