This pop art influenced image shows Marilyn Monroe at the peak of her public image, shown against a vibrant red background. Marilyn Monroe was a Golden Globe award winning American actress, model, Hollywood icon and sex symbol of possibly Norwegian ancestry. She was known for her comedic skills 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'. 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 woman on the Forbes top earning dead celebrities list.

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