Marilyn Monroe Died 50 Years Ago Today. Here's Mailer on the 'Angel of Sex' Two legends meet in the pages of The Atlantic. Memories of Marilyn Monroe on the 50th anniversary of her death Fifty years ago Sunday, Norma Jeane Mortenson--the actress, model and singer better known as Marilyn Monroe--died in Los Angeles of a drug overdose. She was just 36. Yahoo contributors were asked to share their memories of Monroe, whose tragic death, while unsurprising to those that closely followed her tumultuous career, was nonetheless shocking. Below, recollections [...] Marilyn Monroe's legend lives on 50 years after her death USA TODAY - Marilyn Monroe is dead. Long live Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe, a life cut short, an eternal legacy Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death. The blond, curvy, whispery-voiced actress and one of the 20th century's indisputable icons was 36 when she was found dead of a drug overdose in her Brentwood, Calif., bungalow on Aug. 5, 1962. Guy Rocha: Marilyn Monroe: mystery and myth Marilyn Monroe, the blonde 'sex goddess,' died a tragic death on Aug. 5, 1962, in Los Angeles. The coroner ruled the actress' death at age 36 a suicide, albeit under mysterious circumstances. Marilyn Monroe's star power shines brightly, 50 years after her death Only 11 years after her death, Elton John sang an ode to Marilyn Monroe. "And I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid," went the lyrics, written by Bernie Taupin. "Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did." What John didn't know was how much truer those words would ring a few decades later. Marilyn Monroe Remembered 50 Years After Her Death LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Fans paid tribute to Marilyn Monroe on Sunday -- on the 50th anniversary of her death. Mythical, magical Marilyn: 50 years after death, bombshell has staying power Marilyn Monroe is dead. Long live Marilyn Monroe. Indeed. Could the iconic bombshell be any more alive? It was 50 years ago, on Aug. 5, 1962, that the star was found dead in her Brentwood home in Los Angeles, naked and still clutching a phone. 50 years on, Marilyn Monroe's star power shines bright NEW YORK - Only 11 years after her death, Elton John sang his ode to Marilyn Monroe. "And I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid," went the lyrics. "Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did." FILM FRIDAY: 50 years on, Marilyn's star power shines bright Marilyn Monroe is shown wearing a knife-pleated gold lamé gown made from "one complete circle of fabric." She wore this dress in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
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