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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.
Splash/Getty. 1  Debbie Reynolds was one of the last legends of Old Hollywood â and she died believing that Marilyn Monroe was murdered! The beloved 84-year-old actress â who passed away just a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher died at 60 â gave a final interview where she insisted that Marilyn's suspicious death was actually a homicide! Getty Images.