In which year did Marilyn Monroe die?
"Death of Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 5, 1962, at her 12305 Fifth Helena Drive home in Los Angeles, California. She was a major sex symbol and one of the most popular Hollywood stars during the 1950s and early 1960s. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films had grossed $200 million by the time of her death in 1962. Monroe had suffered from mental illness and substance abuse for several years prior to her death, and she had not completed a film"
"recorded lecture: In 1962 Marilyn Monroe died at age 36. At the time of her death, she was at the height of her career. In 1999 she was ranked the sixth greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute. Strasberg gave the eulogy at her funeral. For us, Marilyn was a devoted and loyal friend—a colleague constantly reaching for perfection. We shared her pain and difficulties, and some of her joys. She was a member of our family. ... It is difficult to accept the fact that her zest for life has been ended by this"
"was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 1992. This experience was the basis for her book ""A Season in Hell: A Memoir"" (1998). She survived cancer and later died from heart failure at age 79, on May 2, 2009, in Manhattan. Marilyn French Marilyn French (née ""Edwards"") (November 21, 1929May 2, 2009) was a radical feminist American author. French was born in Brooklyn to E. Charles Edwards, an engineer, and Isabel Hazz Edwards, a department store clerk. In her youth, she was a young journalist, writing a neighborhood newsletter. She played the piano and dreamed of becoming a composer. She received"
"Marilyn Monroe performances and awards Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) was an American actress who appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1961. After a brief career in modeling she signed short-term film contracts, first with 20th Century Fox, then Columbia Pictures, and appeared in minor roles for the first few years of her career. In 1950, she made minor appearances in two critically acclaimed films, ""The Asphalt Jungle"" and ""All About Eve"". The parts in the two films were against many of the roles into which she was typecast, that of the dumb blonde. Margot A. Henriksen, her biographer with the"
"in the role. Marilyn Monroe performances and awards Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) was an American actress who appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1961. After a brief career in modeling she signed short-term film contracts, first with 20th Century Fox, then Columbia Pictures, and appeared in minor roles for the first few years of her career. In 1950, she made minor appearances in two critically acclaimed films, ""The Asphalt Jungle"" and ""All About Eve"". The parts in the two films were against many of the roles into which she was typecast, that of the dumb blonde. Margot A. Henriksen, her"
"and his daughter Caroline the only representative of Georgebarrisphotos.com. Barris died on September 30, 2016, at the age of 94. George Barris (photographer) George Barris (June 14, 1922 – September 30, 2016) was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his photographs of Marilyn Monroe. He was born in New York City to Romanian parents. Barris had a lifelong interest in photography, and as a young man he worked for the U.S. Army's Office of Public Relations. Many of his photographs of General Dwight D. Eisenhower were published. After the war, he became a freelance photographer and found work"
"Richard Meryman Richard Sumner Meryman (August 6, 1926 – February 2, 2015) was a journalist, biographer and ""Life"" magazine writer and editor. He pioneered the monologue-style personality profile, beginning with a famous Marilyn Monroe interview, published two days before her death in 1962, which became the basis for a 1992 HBO program, ""Marilyn: The Last Interview"". Over the course of his six-decade career, Meryman interviewed a host of 20th century luminaries, including Charlie Chaplin, Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Olivier, Mae West, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Carol Burnett, Burt Reynolds, Orson Welles, Ingmar Bergman, Louis Armstrong, Paul McCartney, Marilyn Horne,"
"lived in Seattle for the last eight years of her life, but changed her stage name to “Marina Rozell”, after her third marriage. She seldom performed any longer except at open-mic nights. She died at the age of 70 in 1991 from a very sudden stroke. Dorothy often went by the nickname ""Dot"" while in the Dandridge Sisters. After quitting the group, Dorothy became the most successful of the trio. She began getting many minor roles in Hollywood films and became known as the African-American Marilyn Monroe. She was the first African-American woman to receive a nomination for an Academy"
"Marilyn (1963 film) Marilyn is a 1963 documentary film based on the life of the 1950s actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. The film, directed by Harold Medford, was released by 20th Century Fox, and was narrated by Rock Hudson. Marilyn Monroe rose to fame with the 1953 film noir ""Niagara"", released by 20th Century Fox. Monroe had signed with Fox ""originally"" in 1947, and played bit parts in a few films, starring actors like Betty Grable, June Haver, Cary Grant, Peggy Cummins, and Jeanne Crain. When released from Fox, Monroe found work as yet again a bit player in"
"Day, James Garner, and Polly Bergen, and re-titled the film to ""Move Over, Darling"". To date, ""Marilyn"" has not been released on either DVD or VHS. Marilyn (1963 film) Marilyn is a 1963 documentary film based on the life of the 1950s actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. The film, directed by Harold Medford, was released by 20th Century Fox, and was narrated by Rock Hudson. Marilyn Monroe rose to fame with the 1953 film noir ""Niagara"", released by 20th Century Fox. Monroe had signed with Fox ""originally"" in 1947, and played bit parts in a few films, starring actors"
"Marilyn Diptych The Marilyn Diptych (1962) is a silkscreen painting by American pop artist Andy Warhol depicting Marilyn Monroe. The piece is one of the artist's most noted works. It is in the collection of the Tate. Silk-screening was the technique used to create this painting. The twenty-five images on the left are painted in color, the right side is black and white. The painting consists of 50 images. The work was completed during the weeks after Marilyn Monroe's death in August 1962. Warhol's Ferus Gallery Los Angeles exhibition ran July 9 through August 4, 1962. Monroe's death on Sunday"
"Marilyn Miller Marilyn Miller (born Mary Ellen Reynolds, September 1, 1898 – April 7, 1936) was one of the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and early 1930s. She was an accomplished tap dancer, singer and actress, and it was the combination of these talents that endeared her to audiences. On stage she usually played rags-to-riches Cinderella characters who lived happily ever after. Her enormous popularity and famed image were in distinct contrast to her personal life, which was marred by disappointment, tragedy, frequent illness, and ultimately her sudden death due to complications of nasal surgery at age"
"her death. She passed away in Cologne, Germany on April 12, 2006. Christiane Maybach Christiane Maybach (1932–2006) was a German film and television actress. She became known as ""Berlin's Marilyn Monroe"" due to work in films from the 1950s to the 1970s. She continued to act in television roles until shortly before her death in 2006. Maybach was born in Berlin, Germany on March 14, 1932, was educated at the acting school of the Schillertheater beginning in 1956, and worked on the stage before becoming a film actress during the 1950s, a career she continued to pursue until the 1970s."
"during the 1950s. Marilyn Nash died on October 6, 2011, at the age of 84. She was survived by four sons and six grandchildren. Her memorial service was held at the St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church in Chico, California. Marilyn Nash Marilyn Nash (October 26, 1926 – October 6, 2011) was an American actress and casting director. She was best known for starring in the 1947 Charlie Chaplin film ""Monsieur Verdoux"". Nash was born in Flint, Michigan, and attended the University of Arizona with the intention of pursuing medicine as her chosen career. However, her professional career path changed"
"they worked together, when Marilyn was in her 20s. Other Lytess students included Mamie Van Doren, Virginia Leith, and Ann Savage (who reputedly got her stage name after a particularly ""savage"" argument with Lytess). Lytess died of cancer four days before her 52nd birthday in Zurich, Switzerland. She was portrayed by Lindsay Crouse in ""Norma Jean & Marilyn"", and by Embeth Davidtz in ""The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe"". Natasha Lytess Natasha Lytess (born 16 May 1911, Berlin, Germany – died 12 May 1963, Zurich, Switzerland) was an actress, writer and drama coach. Born Natalia Postmann and also known as"
"Marilyn Cooper Marilyn Cooper (December 14, 1934 – April 22, 2009) was an American actress known primarily for her work on the Broadway stage. Born in New York City, Cooper made her Broadway debut in 1956 in the chorus of ""Mr. Wonderful"". Next she was in the chorus of a revival of ""Brigadoon"". In 1957, she played Rosalia, a Sharks girl who wants to go back to Puerto Rico (""Puerto Rico, you lovely island""), in the original Broadway production of ""West Side Story"". In 1959, she went on to create the ensemble role of Agnes, the leader of the Hollywood"
"Brando, Charlie Chaplin, Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable and Steve McQueen. Barris is perhaps best known for his work with Marilyn Monroe, whom he photographed in 1954 on the set of ""The Seven Year Itch"", and in 1962 at Santa Monica beach, and in the Hollywood Hills in a series that became known as ""The Last Photos."" Barris was collaborating on a book titled ""Marilyn: Her Life In Her Own Words"" at the time of her death. Barris is well known for taking the last photo of Monroe on July 13, 1962. IHL|InHollywoodland is the only licensing agent for George Barris"
"death threats while dating former baseball great Joe DiMaggio in 1964. The FBI determined the threats came from a patient at the Agnews Developmental Center, a mental hospital in San Jose, California. Apparently the patient could not bear to see DiMaggio with anyone other than Marilyn Monroe, who died in 1962. In 1966, she played Blaze in the ""Batman"" episodes, ""True or False-Face"" and ""Holy Rat Race"". Myrna Fahey Myrna Fahey (March 12, 1933 – May 6, 1973) was an American actress best known for her role as Maria Crespo in ""Walt Disney's Zorro"" and as Madeline Usher in the"
"the front stoop translate to ""I have completed my journey."" It is unknown whether Monroe herself or a successive owner installed the tiles. 12305 Fifth Helena Drive's most famous owner was American actress and model Marilyn Monroe. In February 1962, Monroe purchased the property for $77,500. She reportedly paid for half of the home in cash and took out a mortgage for the second half. Monroe was found dead in her bedroom six months after purchasing the property. In 2017 the house was put for sale for $6.9 million and eventually sold for $7.25 million. 12305 Fifth Helena Drive 12305"
"Nothing At All"". On March 20, 1972, at age 50, Maxwell was found dead in her home by her 15-year-old son, who had arrived home from school. The cause was an apparent heart attack; she had been treated for hypertension and pulmonary disease. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Jack Benny were honorary pallbearers at her funeral. Marilyn Maxwell Marvel Marilyn Maxwell (August 3, 1921 – March 20, 1972) was an American actress and entertainer. A sex symbol of the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in several films and radio programs, and entertained the troops during World War II"
"the evening of August 5, 1962. Murray awoke at 3:00a.m. on August 6 and sensed that something was wrong. Although she saw light from under Monroe's bedroom door, she was unable to get a response and found the door locked. Murray then called Monroe's psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson, who arrived at the house shortly after and broke into the bedroom through a window, finding Monroe dead in her bed. She was pronounced dead by her physician, Dr. Hyman Engelberg, who arrived at the house at around 3:50a.m. At 4:25a.m., they notified the Los Angeles Police Department. Monroe had died between"
"Marilyn Brown (actress) Marilyn Louise Brown (March 9, 1953 – July 22, 1997) was an American actress who performed on stage and in television dramas and feature films. She was the sister of actor/author/playwright Barry Brown and author James Brown. Marilyn Louise Brown was born on March 9, 1953 in San Jose, California. Her parents were Donald Bernard Brown and Vivian Brown (née Agrillo). She was of mixed English, Irish, Sicilian, and Scottish descent. Her father named her after his favorite actress, Marilyn Monroe. She started studying tap dancing, modern dance, and acting beginning in pre-teens, and continuing into her"
"of cancer in 1992, aged 44. In 1969 she married the show business millionaire Harold Davison, after which she retired. She died at age 67 in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. Marion Ryan Marion Ryan (4 February 1931 – 15 January 1999) was a popular British singer in the 1950s. Born in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, she attended Notre Dame Collegiate School for Girls in Leeds, now Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College. She was once called ""the Marilyn Monroe of popular song"", Marion Ryan was a pop singer of the 1950s in the early years of British"
"guilty, and charges against Clemmons were dropped after he resigned from the LAPD. In the 1960s, Monroe's death was also discussed in Charles Hamblett's ""Who Killed Marilyn Monroe?"" (1966) and in James A. Hudson's ""The Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe"" (1968). Neither Capell's, Hamblett's, or Hudson's accounts were widely disseminated. The allegations of murder first became part of mainstream discussion with the publication of Norman Mailer's """" in 1973. Despite not having any evidence to prove it, Mailer repeated the claim that Monroe and Robert F. Kennedy had an affair and speculated that she was killed by either the FBI"
"Marilyn Buck Marilyn Jean Buck (December 13, 1947 – August 3, 2010) was an American Marxist revolutionary, and feminist poet, who was imprisoned for her participation in the 1979 prison escape of Assata Shakur, the 1981 Brink's robbery and the 1983 U.S. Senate bombing. Buck received an 80-year sentence, which she served in federal prison, from where she published numerous articles and other texts. She was released on July 15, 2010, less than a month before her death at age 62 from cancer. Buck was born December 13, 1947 in Midland, Texas, the daughter of Louis Buck, an Episcopalian minister."
"Monroe by the families of several victims. The result of these lawsuits is unclear from the surviving historical records. Monroe was the paternal aunt of aviator Amelia Earhart. Monroe died on July 17, 1927, in Washington, DC, and is buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison. Harriet Earhart Monroe Harriet Earhart Monroe (August 21, 1842 – July 17, 1927) was an American lecturer, educator, writer, and traveling producer of religious stage plays. She was also well known for her work in Christian psychology and theology. One of her plays was being performed in during the tragic Rhoads Opera House fire."
"film was the drama ""The Misfits"" (1961). Monroe's troubled private life received much attention. She struggled with substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. Her second and third marriages, to retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller, respectively, were highly publicised and both ended in divorce. On August 5, 1962, she died at age 36 from an overdose of barbiturates at her home in Los Angeles. Although Monroe's death was ruled a probable suicide, several conspiracy theories have been proposed in the decades following her death. Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June"
"age of 79, on March 13, 1940, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. According to the ""Spokane Press"", Monroe, when she was principal of the Lincoln School, woke up to a burglar in her home one evening. She screamed and frightened the burglar, who the ""Press"" noted was ""probably more scared than she [was]"": the police were called and nothing was reported stolen. Monroe died at the age of 93 on September 11, 1953, at the Jane O'Brien Sanitarium in Spokane, from chronic myocardial degeneration. She is buried at Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane. Mary A. Monroe Mary Ann Monroe"
"died of lymphoma at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 63. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean by his family. English actor Dominic Cooper portrayed Greene in the 2011 film ""My Week with Marilyn"". Milton H. Greene Milton H. Greene (March 14, 1922 – August 8, 1985) was an American fashion and celebrity photographer and film and television producer, best known for his photo shoots with Marilyn Monroe. Greene was born Milton H. Greengold into a Jewish family in New York City on March 14, 1922. He became interested in photography as a teenager and began"
"It Hot"". She also gave numerous tours of the museum at its original location and would recite bits of her old Monroe acts in her uncannily accurate Monroe soundalike voice for attendees. Evans died in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 86. Dixie Evans Mary Lee ""Dixie"" Evans (August 28, 1926 – August 3, 2013) was an American burlesque dancer and stripper. Evans was best known for a burlesque parody she performed as Marilyn Monroe. Evans entered show-business as a model and later chorus girl before becoming a star dancer. By the early 1950s she was a headlining burlesque"
"and love and the pressure to embody the housewife stereotype. It was believed, managing her public life and the seductive yet mysterious ""Monroe legend"" began her toxic behaviour of alcohol and drug abuse. In the early 1960's Monroe's life took a tumultuous turn after pressure to fulfil her contract took its toll, resulting in her death on August 5, 1962, which was ruled a probable suicide. After her death, the media drew attention to complexity of her character and the façade concealing the true nature of Monroe's insecure and melancholic self. As a pioneer of the Pop Art movement endorsing"
"Elizabeth Monroe Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (June 30, 1768 – September 23, 1830) was the First Lady of the United States from 1817 to 1825, as the wife of James Monroe, President of the United States. Due to the fragile condition of Elizabeth's health, many of the duties of official White House hostess were assumed by her eldest daughter, Eliza Monroe Hay. Born in New York City on June 30, 1768, Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of Lawrence Kortright, a wealthy merchant, and Hannah (Aspinwall) Kortright. Her father was one of the founders of the New York Chamber of Commerce. During"
"Roberta Collins Roberta Collins (November 17, 1944 – August 16, 2008) was a film and television actress who was known for her attractive physique, blonde, curly hair, and Marilyn Monroe appearance. She starred in many exploitation films, including the prostitute Clara in Tobe Hooper's ""Eaten Alive"", and as Matilda the Hun in the science-fiction film ""Death Race 2000"". Jack Hill, who directed her in ""The Big Doll House"", said of her, ""I think she could have had a great career, but she couldn't get her personal life together ... she would be fantastic one day, do everything right, and then"