Marylin Monroe, a timeless icon

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Marylin Monroe passed away almost 60 years ago. However, the former American actress and singer remains an icon.

It has been almost 60 years since Marylin Monroe disappeared. However, she remains one of the most beautiful Hollywood myths. How Norma Jeane Mortenson, after a difficult and chaotic childhood, became the actress, then the singer that we know? “Everyone knows her because she is an icon”explains a woman.

Andy Warhol’s portrayal of Marylin Monroe is world famous. He made it a modern-day Mona Lisa. The singer has become a pop culture figure. We can now find her in Barbie and even in emoji of the 2020s. Iconic, this is also the case of the scene of the dress which flies away in the film Seven years of reflection. She was a sex symbol embodying the American dream. His career came to an abrupt end on August 4, 1962. The halo surrounding the mystery of his death, which occurred in full glory, transformed it into a myth.

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