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During her all-too-brief life, Marilyn Monroe overcame a difficult childhood to become one of the world's biggest and most enduring sex symbols. During her career, Monroe's films grossed more than $200 million. Monroe died of a drug overdose on August 5, 1962, at only 36 years old.
Torn between two lovers: Marilyn had affairs with both Kennedy brothers, the authors claim. She was obsessed with Jack and Bobby and wrote about their trysts and other Kennedy secrets in a little red book. Fallen idol: The death of Marilyn Monroe has generated 50 years of wild speculation about how she really died.