Marilyn Monroe

             Marilyn Monroe was known and loved by many. She started her career as a model, made films, and was even a sex symbol. August 5, 1962, is a day many people remember because it was the day Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home. Many people mourned that day and still do now. Her death was pronounced suicide from an overdose of barbiturates, but till this day, many facts don=t add up on the days before and after her death (Page Wise, Inc. Par 1).
             The official story of Marilyn Monroe's death was that her housekeeper, Eunice Murray, saw Monroe's light on but just assumed she had fallen asleep. Murray woke up later that night around 3:30 a.m. and saw that the light was still on. She went outside to peek into Monroe's window. "She saw Monroe lying nude on the bed in an 'unnatural' position." She didn't know what to do, so she called Monroe's psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson, to come over and break down her bedroom door. Murray also called Monroe's physician, Dr. Hyman Engelberg, he pronounced her dead, and then they called the police (The National Insecurity Council 130).
             Marilyn Monroe was secretly having affairs with both John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. John met Monroe through his brother-in-law, Peter Lawford. Lawford said that "John has always wanted to meet Marilyn Monroe; it was one of his fantasies." John and Monroe began having an affair before he became president and the experience continued for many years. When John decided to end his affair with Monroe in early 1962, he sent his brother, Robert Kennedy, to give her the news. Monroe wasn't too happy with it. When Robert left, he had a feeling of wanting to get to know her better, which he did, and it started just as friends but then became an affair. Robert decided to end their experience in the summer of 1962, but Monroe didn't like the idea. "She began calling him at home; she began calling him at the Justice Department, the White House, and even at the Kennedy c...

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