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Death of Marilyn Monroe

On the evening of August 4, 1962, American actress Marilyn Monroe died at age 36 of a barbiturate overdose inside her home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Her body was discovered before dawn the following morning, on August 5. Monroe had been one of the most popular Hollywood stars during the 1950s and early 1960s, and was a top-billed actress for the preceding decade. Her films had grossed $200 million by the time of her death. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Death of Marilyn Monroe is the 899th most popular actor (down from 727th in 2019). (down from 541st in 2019)

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Among actors, Death of Marilyn Monroe ranks 899 out of 13,578. Before her are Linda Gray, Connie Nielsen, Ida Rubinstein, Stephen Chow, Tchéky Karyo, and Jennifer Coolidge. After her are Angie Dickinson, Jean-Claude Pascal, Tom Skerritt, Clara Bow, Cliff Robertson, and Stephen Boyd.