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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.
The late actress rose to fame after channeling Marilyn Monroe in a Playboy feature. On Feb. 8, 2007, the world said goodbye to model and actress Anna Nicole Smith. At the age of 39, the mother of two was found unresponsive and pronounced dead from a drug overdose in her Hollywood, Fla., Hard Rock Hotel room.