How Did Marilyn Monroe Contribute To Depression

Marilyn Monroe, born June 6th, 1926 died August 5th 1962. She died of a drug overdose when she was 36. She was such an inspiration for everyone in her time. She was liked by many people but also disliked by many. Everyone saw her as a sex symbol but I see her as a beautiful young lady that was very talented. Marilyn could dance, sing, act and model. People thought she was just a dumb blonde because of her movie ¨Gentlemen Prefer Blondes¨ but she really wasn´t. Marilyn came up with the most beautiful quotes ever. We'll get into that later though. Marilyn created lots of big movies such as, ¨The Asphalt Jungle¨(1950) ¨Prince and the Showgirl¨ (1957) ¨Gentleman Prefer Blondes¨ (1953) ¨How to Marry a Millionaire¨ (1953) and ¨The Seven Year Itch¨ (1955) these are only a few of the performances she did. A lot of her movies are highly rated for her
Of course she was in so many movies because she was obviously beautiful and and extremely talented for her time. She was so nice to so many people, well at least when they treated her nice back. She was such a big success, she was so loved. Marilyn had a sad case of depression though. Luckily none of it affected any of her movies. Her depression lasted a couple of years, it really heightened in the years 1960 and 1961 especially in the winter. Many things contributed to this such as : the horrible sudden death of Clark Gable, and her divorce to Arthur Miller. Marilyn finally managed a statement about Clark Gable. This is what she said, ¨ This is a great shock to me. I'm deeply sorry. Clark Gable was one of the finest men I've ever met.¨ Rumors started flying around that Kay Gable, the widow of Clark who was carrying her first child, blamed Marilyn for his death. Upon hearing this Marilyn spiraled into a dark