GALLERY: Marilyn Monroe’s Life and Death, 58 Years Later
Her beauty was immeasurable. Her mystique is still just as captivating. On this 58th anniversary of the discovery of Marilyn Monroe’s body on August 5, 1962, (her death had come…
It’s been 58 years since the tragic death of Marilyn Monroe at just 38 years old. Her mystique still captivates today, and we take a look back at the beauty of her short, but magical life.
Photo by L. J. Willinger/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesHer beauty was immeasurable. Her mystique is still just as captivating. On this 58th anniversary of the discovery of Marilyn Monroe's body on August 5, 1962, (her death had come hours before) we take a look back at Norma Jeane Mortenson and the impact she had on Hollywood in her short 36 years.
Born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles as Norma Jeane Mortenson, Monroe went on to become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. She was the first Playboy cover and centerfold model, and had famous marriages to baseball star Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller. Monroe starred in some 30 films and still holds a cultural icon status today.
Marilyn Monroe's death on the night of August 4, 1962 at age 38 has been the subject of much debate. She was found face-down nude in her bed, holding the phone, with massive amounts of barbiturates in her system. Her death was ruled a probable suicide.
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1954: American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962). (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
Death Scene
9th August 1962: The room where film actress Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson or Norma Jean Baker, 1926 - 1962) died. (Photo by E. Murray/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Monroe's Deathbed
The bed in which the body of US film star Marilyn Monroe was found, following her fatal overdose of sleeping pills. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Detectives from the Pinkerton Agency in powder-blue uniforms with white silk scarves at their throats guard the coffin of American actress Marilyn Monroe, in Westwood Memorial Park, Hollywood, not far from the orphanage where she was brought up. Original Publication: People Disc - HW0680 (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Monroe's Funeral
10th August 1962: The funeral of American film star Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson or Norma Jean Baker, 1926 - 1962). (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Monroe's Funeral
10th August 1962: American baseball player Joe DiMaggio attends the funeral of film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) with his son Joe Junior and Monroe's half-sister Bernice Miracle. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Marilyn Portrait
PALM SPRINGS, CA - 1954: Actress Marilyn Monroe poses for a portrait laying on the grass in 1954 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
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1954: A wistful Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson or Norma Jean Baker, 1926 - 1962). (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
First Night
American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) with actor Ian Bannen (1928 - 1999), actor-director Anthony Quayle, her husband playwright Arthur Miller, and stage director Peter Brook, at the first night of the play 'A View From The Bridge'. Original Publication: People Disc - HW0677 (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
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14th July 1956: American film star Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson or Norma Jean Baker, 1926 - 1962) with her husband Arthur Miller being greeted by Sir Laurence Olivier (1907 - 1989) and his wife Vivien Leigh (1913 - 1967) (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Marilyn And Friend
1954: Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson or Norma Jean Baker, 1926 - 1962) with Hugh French. (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
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American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) being photographed by Baron in Palm Springs. (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
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1954: American film star Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson or Norma Jean Baker, 1926 - 1962), relaxing on the grass in one of her over the shoulder poses. (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
Arthur Miller And Marilyn Monroe
American playwright Arthur Miller and his wife, actor Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) wave as they board a plane, circa 1956. They were married for five years. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Marilyn And Miller
18th July 1956: American film actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) leaving the Lyric Theatre in London with her third husband American dramatist Arthur Miller. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)
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American actress Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson or Norma Jean Baker, 1926 - 1962) arrives at London airport with her husband, playwright Arthur Miller. Original Publication: People Disc - HW0690 (Photo by Terry Fincher & Douglas Miller/Keystone/Getty Images)
Monroe With Bicycle
American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) out for a cycle ride, UK, 13th August 1956. (Photo by Harold Clements/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) sits in shadow against a garden fence, 1954. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Monroe's Last Film
Unused footage of American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) shows off her curves in her last film 'Something's Gotta Give', directed by Michael Gordon. She was fired just 32 days into production due to the increasingly erratic behaviour which preceded her early death, and replaced by actress Doris Day. The film was released as 'Move Over, Darling'. (Photo by Mr L J Willinger/Getty Images)
Miller And Monroe
American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) with her husband, playwright Arthur Miller at London Airport, 14th July 1956. Monroe is in London to begin filming 'The Prince and the Showgirl' with Laurence Olivier. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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1954: American film actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962). (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
Monroe In Green
American film actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) at her home in Palm Springs, 1954. (Photo by Baron/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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1954: A wistful Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson or Norma Jean Baker, 1926 - 1962). (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
Bowled Over
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) frolicking on the beach near her Hollywood home during a break from filming. (Photo by L J Willinger/Getty Images)
Marilyn Monroe 40th Anniversary
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 26: (FILE PHOTO) A picture from a media preview of "Marilyn, A California Classic," featuring rare photos of late actress Marilyn Monroe is seen at the Lladro Center on June 10, 2001 in Beverly Hills, California. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Monroe's death. The actress, famous for such films as "The Seven Year Itch" and "Some Like It Hot," was found dead on August 5, 1962 in her Brentwood, California home of a drug overdose. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), circa 1950. (Photo by L. J. Willinger/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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American film actress Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson or Norma Jean Baker, 1926 - 1962). (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
Marilyn Monroe Resting Place
December 1973 view of the memorial plaque on crypt number 24 where the body of American actress Marilyn Monroe was interred following her funeral at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, United States. (Photo by M. Sennet/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Monroe And Olivier
17th July 1956: American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) sits next to British thespian Laurence Olivier (1907 - 1989) at a press conference at the Savoy Hotel, London. (Photo by Harry Kerr/BIPs/Getty Images)
Savoy Press Conference
American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) and English actor and director Laurence Olivier (1907 - 1989) at a press conference at the Savoy Hotel, London, July 1956. Monroe is in England to co star with Olivier in the 'The Prince and the Showgirl'. (Photo by Harry Kerr/BIPs/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
