Marilyn Monroe
"Marilyn Monroe, Korea, 1954 cropped" — Photo by Marilyn_Monroe,_Korea,_1954.jpg: USMC Archives derivative work: César / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0
More than just a blonde ambition.
Beyond the platinum curls and the dazzling screen presence, she was a complex figure who navigated the highs and lows of fame. She remains a permanent fixture in the collective imagination of cinema history.
Did you know?
Despite her glamorous image, she was an intellectual who possessed a personal library of over 400 books, including works by Milton, Freud, and James Joyce. This is her 100th birthday this year.
“She used a fake name, Zelda Zonk, to book hotels, restaurants and flights.”
“A legendary stage fright often silenced her most iconic lines.”
“She was fired from her last movie due to erratic behaviour.”
“She preferred her sleep dressed only in a floral-scented drop.”
“A Hollywood icon whose blonde bombshell persona hid a voracious reader of Dostoevsky.”