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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.
Marilyn Monroeâs Conspiracy Theory Death. If we thought Elvisâ death was bad with the theories behind his unexpected-death-turned-national-tragedy, Marilyn Monroeâs was even worse. Claims of suicide, then murder, then medical accident cover-ups â the stories go on and on.