The Genius Who Beat Ferrari and Porsche to the World's Fastest Car How Alois Ruf built a 211-mph yellow streak in his garage... and beat the world. By Sam Smith
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.
Marilyn Monroeâs House in Brentwood Then & Now. Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Brentwood bedroom in 1962 at the age of 36 (hard to believe sheâd be in her â80s today!). Because it was the last house she lived in, there has always been a lot of fascination with it.