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Name: Marilyn Monroe

Birth Name:

Norma Jeane Mortenson

Birth Date:

June 1, 1926

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California

Occupation:

American actress, singer, and model

Relationship Status:

Paased Away on August 5, 1962

Celebrity Ranking # 407

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Milla Jovovich Channels Marilyn Monroe for Madame Figaro

Getting herself a little added overseas exposure, Milla Jovovich brought her gorgeousness to the cover of the new issue of France's Madame Figaro magazine.

Photo Credit: Ellen von Unwerth for Madame Figaro

Marilyn Monroe Covers Vanity Fair June 2012

She's a legend of her time, and Marilyn Monroe is featured on the cover of the June 2012 issue of Vanity Fair magazine.

The blonde beauty is shown in never before seen outtakes from her last on-set shoot with quotes in the accompanying article giving insight into Miss Monroe's eventful life.

Photo Credit: Vanity Fair

Sneak Peek: Uma Thurman’s “Smash” Splash

She’s had pretty much every kind of role an actress can have, and Uma Thurman looks fabulous in some newly-released stills from her guest appearance on “Smash.”

The “Pulp Fiction” actress plays a Hollywood star who is enlisted to play Marilyn Monroe in the Broadway musical being produced on the show, and she appears across a five-episode arc.

Photo Credit: THR

Blake Lively's Marilyn Monroe Milestone Moment

Incorporating one of Hollywood's most iconic women to ever live into the show, Blake Lively struts her stuff as Marilyn Monroe in honor of the 100th episode of “Gossip Girl.”

With her near-perfect frame and her long blonde locks, the Serena van der Woodsen actress is the ideal candidate to perform “Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend.”

Photo Credit: The CW

Marilyn Monroe Dress Fetches $4.6 Million

While it’s true that the economy is still a bit shaky, that didn’t seem to matter at a weekend auction of Hollywood memorabilia.

The iconic dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in “The Seven Year Itch” was sold to a collector who paid a hefty sum of $4.6 million.

Photo Credit: Getty Images

Holed-Up Lindsay Lohan's Birthday Tweet to Marilyn Monroe

She's currently holed up in her Venice abode while serving a house arrest sentence, but Lindsay Lohan made sure to take to Twitter to send a shout-out to the late Marilyn Monroe on what would have been her 85th birthday.

Photo Credit: Wenn.com

Marilyn Monroe’s Last Weekend Alive: New Details

She was the quintessential sex symbol of the twentieth century, and the only thing greater than Marilyn Monroe’s fame is the mystery surrounding her tragic death.

The “Some Like It Hot” actress passed away on Sunday, August 5, 1962, though the circumstances leading up to her demise have been kept secret for nearly fifty years.

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Photo Credit: Bert Stern, AP Images

Memorial Day Weekend 2010: Celebrity History

This weekend, hundreds of millions of Americans will celebrate Memorial Day, a holiday to think about and be thankful for the men and women who served in our country’s various military divisions.

And as we look back over our nation’s history, probably the most famous instance of Hollywood intersecting with our troops was on February 16th, 1954 when Marilyn Monroe arrived in Korea and entertained the soldiers serving in the Korean War.

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