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Marilyn Monroe
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Say goodbye to Pat, say goodbye to the president, and say goodbye to yourself because you're a nice guy. ... I'll see, I'll see.
— Last words to Peter Lawford (5 August 1962), as quoted at Spiegel Online
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
- Fame97.6
- Momentum25.3
- Global rank#33
Source-basedRising
- Fame97.6
- Momentum25.3
- Global rank#33
- United States rank#13
- Actors rank#2
- Wikipedia1.3M
Lived 1926–1962, aged 36United States
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Updated 2026-07-17
The sex symbol who tried to break her own mold. Monroe made the dumb blonde a commercial juggernaut in the 1950s, then spent years fighting the studio system and studying method acting to prove she was more than the image that made her.
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Born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles in 1926, she cycled through foster homes and an orphanage before marrying at 16. A wartime factory job led to pin-up modeling, then minor film contracts with Fox and Columbia. By 1951 she'd landed a longer Fox deal, breaking through in comedies and dramas until a nude photo scandal in 1953 only sharpened the public's interest. That year she became one of Hollywood's top earners with Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and How to Marry a Millionaire—the roles that locked in the blonde bombshell type. Frustrated by typecasting and low pay, she founded her…
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Marilyn Monroe
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Say good-bye to Pat, say good-bye to Jack and say good-bye to yourself, because you're a nice guy.
— Last words to actor Peter Lawford (5 August 1962), as quoted in US News & World Report (7 October 1985)
Marilyn Monroe
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I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated. ... Goethe said, "Talent is developed in privacy," you know? And it's true. ...
— "Marilyn Monroe Pours Her Heart Out" interview by Richard Meryman, in Life (3 August 1962)
Marilyn Monroe
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Please don't make me a joke. End the interview with what I believe. I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one...
— Her last taped interview, with Richard Meryman, was published in LIFE magazine two days before her death. (3 August 1962); quoted in Ms.
Marilyn Monroe
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Unfortunately, I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.
— Telegram, turning down a party invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy (13 June 1962)
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- Henrietta Award
- Golden Globe Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
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Historical54.0
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