Cold Sore Triggers. While symptoms are not usually present with an initial infection, certain factors may trigger later outbreaks of a cold sore. These can include exposure to sunlight or other UV light, the common cold or flu, hormonal changes, and emotional stress.
It was said that Marilyn was an occasional smoker. Although, looking at some of these rare photos it appears the habit was more than occasional. The first time Marilyn was seen sporting a cigarette on screen was in Right Cross (1950), though in her very first screen test she lit and put out a cigarette. She appeared on at least one magazine cover smoking a cigarette, and she is smoking in bed in the opening scene of Niagara (1953).
Amy Greene, Marilyn Monroe's Closest Friend, Dishes On The Late Star (VIDEO) She's one of -- if not the -- most iconic bombshell in cinematic history. And two days before what would have been Marilyn Monroe's 87th birthday, her closest friend Amy Greene was on HuffPost Live to discuss why we're still in love with the troubled legend. Every generation: young boys -- they have the poster in the bedroom. Middle-aged men... and on, and on, and on, and on, Greene said.