Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortensen; June 1 1926 - August 5 1962), was a Golden Globe award winning American actress, singer, model, Hollywood icon, Cultural icon, beauty ideal, fashion icon, pop icon and sex symbol. She was known for her comedic acting roles and screen presence. Monroe became one of the most popular movie stars of the 1950s and early 1960s. During the later stages of her career, she worked towards serious roles and her fame surpassed that of any other entertainer of her time.

Her premature death was classified as a "probable suicide". Grant Rollings, The curse of the Playmates, The Sun, February 12 2007 Many individuals including Jack Clemmons, the first LAPD Police officer to arrive at the death scene believed that she was murdered. She is the only female on the Forbes top earning dead celebrities list.

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortensen, June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962) is the twentieth-century’s most famous movie star, sex symbol and pop icon. Monroe’s rise to stardom began when she was recruited to do magazine modeling while her first husband was in the Merchant Marine. She did most of her films for 20th Century Fox, where she adopted the name with which she gained superstardom. After acting in bit roles for several years, she gradually became known for her comedic skills and remar