Marilyn Moroe: The Tragic Death Of Marilyn Monroe

In a terrible turn of circumstances on the early morning of August 5, 1962, 36-year-old Marilyn died in her sleep at her Brentwood, California home with the phone attached to her hand. Rumors speculate of an overdose or intentionally killing herself. There was also speculation and gossip of having an affair with John F Kennedy and that she was about to go public with what she knew about JFK and Bobbi Kennedy. Also that she was murdered by 'government agents' to safeguard the president. Another conspiracy incident was that Marilyn was killed by the mafia as punishment to the Kennedy's for their attacks on them, and to expose Kennedy's many love affairs. Now with all the aspects of her death, Marilyn had plans to work on new movies and a possible

These titles may sound flattering to some, and maybe at times she enjoyed them. But her restrictive Hollywood image only seemed to add to her insecurity and troubles. The sexual glorification of Monroe stems from the constant exploitation that she has described from her earlier days in the business. While she both despised and played to this, “Marilyn Monroe would resent being typecast as a not-too-smart sex symbol and would fight a very hard but ultimately losing battle to get the public to believe that she was smarter (and less man-hungry) than the women she portrayed on the silver screen” ("Ten Things You Might Not Know About Marilyn Monroe.”). But why did a part of her also accept this? Why did she have this overwhelming need to satisfy the same people who held her down? She feared disappointing the public who put her on this pedestal and seeming imperfect. She was said to wash her face up to 15 times a day in fear of blemishes and sweat ("Marilyn's Beauty and Style."), and at the 1950s Academy Awards, she burst into tears. It seems that she failed to give herself the love and appreciation that she needed. As a result, she mistakenly turned to the camera for

The news of Marilyn Monroe’s death began to spread. Newspapers were seen everywhere with her bright, smiling face and the giant, bolded letters of ‘death’ stamped on the front pages. Even The New York Times published a newspaper article titled “Marilyn Monroe Dead, Pills Near.” In this article, Dr. Theodore J. Curphey, the coroner, declares Monroe’s death to have not been from natural causes: “After an autopsy the Los Angeles coroner reported that Miss Monroe's ‘was not a natural death.’ He attributed it to a drug” (“Marilyn Monroe Dead, Pills Near”). Her death seemed to be the typical case of overdosing on barbiturates with traces of chloral hydrate which are both sedatives or sleeping pills (Los Angeles County Coroner’s Mortuary, 1962). There

The year 1962 was known as the Year of the Tiger and better known as the last year of president Kennedy’s life. Though it was his last, it was also one of his busiest. Not only did he successfully keep the U.S. from being bombarded with missiles by the U.S.S.R. during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but also he delivered multiple speeches to excite Americans about our space expenditures and passed the Educational Television Facilities Act to provide federal funding for public broadcasting. One major event that he also accomplished in his last year was that he successfully had an affair with America’s sweetheart, Ms. Marilyn Monroe, without the media knowing. Because JFK was the president, the Secret Service had many precautions to follow to keep the affair out of the hands of the media. One

But first of all why would Marilyn throw away her picture perfect American dream? Furthermore why would people lie about someone’s catastrophic death? The answer is twisted. Marilyn’s death remains an unsolved puzzle convincing scientific and medical evidence state none of the barbiturates were found in her stomach or bloodstream instead they were found in her liver this indicates that the barbiturates had been inserted in her rectum. The morality of the government and her peers create many doubtful questions as well. It has been more than five decades since this incident which means that conspiracy theorists have dug out even more inescapable conspiracy theories.

Kennedy was a good man, and a good president. But his affairs with multiple women, including the famous Marilyn Monroe, only give evidence to the theory that he was a man almost entirely ruled by his overly functioning sex drive. I personally believe that Kennedy was a weak man for succumbing to his libido to the extent that it could possibly have become a national security. I think it was despicable of him to have slept with Monroe, as damaged as the woman was. But despite my opinions on his affairs and his marital status, I can acknowledge that John F. Kennedy did a splendid job at being president of the United

Marilyn Monroe did not start her life as a well-known star. She was born to Gladys Pearl Baker a mentally unstable women. When Norma Jeane was seven years old her mother was hospitalized after being diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. “No one ever

John F. Kennedy was with his wife, which was probably extremely hard for her to cope with the loss of her husband.

Only 17 days after her famous “Happy Birthday” performance for John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe was found dead at her home from an overdose of sleeping pills. She was only 36 years old. There is a lot of speculation surrounding the events of her death. Some people think it was a suicide, others prefer not to believe that. There were even conspiracy theories that were triggered by alleged affairs with both John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy.

She has one of the most recognized faces in the world. Over forty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe‘s life and death is still in question. Her trademark platinum hair and beauty mark, her famous skirt-blowing scene, which eventually she became ashamed of because no one could see the woman who was intellectual had feelings and worked hard behind the glitter, the gold and the smiles. Everyone knew this Marilyn Monroe, but did anybody know Norma Jeane Baker? Marilyn Monroe was a Hollywood icon, maybe even a legend, but who was this luminous woman, and was the happy woman that everyone knew capable of killing herself?

     After six months of acting classes and dance lessons, she was finally told to report for work on a film. This film being The Shocking Miss Pilgrim which was released in 1947. After that, Marilyn played many small and unimportant roles. When Marilyn’s contract came up for renewal in August 1947, the studio decided they did not want to sign her. It was said that her relationship with seventy-year-old Joseph Schenck, co-founder of T.C.F. had something to do

Many of the most popular conspiracies around her death dealt with the Kennedy’s; almost every conspiracy involves the Kennedy’s in one way or another. Over the years Marilyn Monroe had relationships with a handful of different men. Many of those men had high ranking public statuses like her, so their relationships with her were protected until her death. Some of the men that Marilyn was involved with included: her ex husband Joe DiMaggio, President John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Frank Sinatra. Marilyn had trouble sticking with one guy at a time. She fell in love very easily, making it hard for her resist these men. Marilyn was having affairs with both Kennedy brothers and Sinatra in the time period around her death, which led some

The Kennedy family had many connections to the mafia. Giancana explained the laughter from his testimony afterward. He said, “Sitting there, I couldn’t help but laugh...I was thinking about a night with his brother at the Cal-Neva. It was all so funny...I couldn’t help it. What a bunch of fucking hypocrites.” Giancana was alleging that JFK slept with Marilyn Monroe at the Cal-Neva Lodge in Tahoe, NV, a mob infested nightclub owned by Frank Sinatra. JFK’s presidential campaign in 1960 benefitted from the help of the mafia. It’s well documented that Sam Giancana funneled massive campaign contributions to JFK along with gathering the vote of the unions. Giancana also claimed to have bribed many law enforcement and local officials to help JFK win

The most widely believed theory of Marilyn Monroe’s death is that she killed herself by overdosing on prescription pills. Eunice Murray, Marilyn’s housekeeper and oldest friend was there the night Monroe died. “Marilyn’s light was on and the telephone cable will still under the door, all signs that she was still awake” (Eunice Murray talks about the day Marilyn Monroe died). During August 5th, 1962, the day Marilyn passed away, Eunice noticed that Monroe was not being her usual happy self. Murray states Monroe had “a lot on her mind” that day and was more down than she’s ever been. Eunice has a theory in which she thinks Marilyn tried to commit another fake suicide but took too many pills and tried to reach the phone; but when she did, it was too late. Norma Jean Baker also known as Marilyn Monroe, had a history of previous suicide attempts. These stunts were for more fame and attention; and

Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bedroom from a possible overdose on August 5, 1962. Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Mortenson in Los Angeles on June 1, 1926. When she was younger; her mom was emotionally unstable and was frequently confined to an asylum, so Marilyn was reared by a succession of foster parents and