Probably the most celebrated of all actresses, Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles General Hospital. Prior to her birth, Marilyn's father bought a motorcycle and headed north to San Francisco, abandoning the family in Los Angeles. Marilyn grew up not knowing for sure who her father really was...See full bio »
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(1992)
(performer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You" - uncredited)
1991Guilty by Suspicion
(performer: "BYE, BYE BABY", "DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND")
1989Heavy Petting
(documentary)
(performer: "Old Black Magic")
1987Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
(documentary)
(performer: "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited, "Kiss" 1953 - uncredited, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" 1953 - uncredited, "The River of No Return" 1954 - uncredited, "That Old Black Magic" 1942 - uncredited)
1960Let's Make Love
(performer: "LET'S MAKE LOVE", "SPECIALIZATION", "INCURABLY ROMANTIC", "MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY" / "INCURABLY ROMANTIC")
1959Some Like It Hot
(performer: "Runnin' Wild" 1922 - uncredited, "I Wanna Be Loved by You" 1928 - uncredited, "I'm Thru with Love" 1931 - uncredited)
1956Bus Stop
(performer: "That Old Black Magic" 1942 - uncredited)
1954There's No Business Like Show Business
(performer: "After You Get What You Want You Don't Want It" - uncredited, "Heat Wave" - uncredited, "Lazy" - uncredited, "You'd Be Surprised" - uncredited, "A Man Chases a Girl Until She Catches Him" - uncredited)
1954River of No Return
(performer: "River of No Return" - uncredited, "I'm Gonna File My Claim" - uncredited, "One Silver Dollar" - uncredited, "Down in the Meadow" - uncredited)
1953Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(performer: "When Love Goes Wrong" 1953, "A Little Girl from Little Rock" 1949 - uncredited, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" 1949 - uncredited, "Bye Bye Baby" 1949 - uncredited)
[on John F. Kennedy] It would be so nice to have a president who looks so young and good-looking.
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Trivia:
A 1982 review into the original inquest of Marilyn's death, conducted on its 20-year anniversary, concluded that the actress committed suicide or accidentally overdosed, and was not murdered--rumors that were fueled by the sloppy handling of evidence, the delay in securing the scene and the disappearance of tissue samples.
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