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Marilyn Monroe: Sex Symbol Of The 1950's
Actress Marilyn Monroe was known for many things during her life, one of them being the world's biggest and most enduring sex symbol of the 1950’s. She was a much admired international star by other woman and desired by men with her sexy voice, hourglass figure, and short blonde hair; despite her insecurities regarding her acting performances, Monroe suffered from pre-performance anxiety that sometimes made her unequipped to perform and was often the root cause of her legendary tardiness on films sets, which was often infuriated her co-stars and crew. Monroe’s pre-performance anxiety is often believed to be one of the factors that led to her overdose in 1962. This documented essay will explore the factors that led to Marilyn Monroe’s “overdose” …show more content…
During the time of her death, there were rumors that Monroe was involved with President John F. Kennedy and/or his brother Robert. Monroe was buried in her favorite Emilio Pucci dress, in what was known as a "Cadillac casket"—the most high-end casket available at the time, which was made of solid bronze and lined with champagne-colored silk. Monroe's ex-husband, Joe DiMaggio, famously had red roses delivered to her crypt for the next 20 years, which made news all around the world. There are many theories to this belief that Marilyn Monroe was murdered, one being that Bobby Kennedy ordered her murder by lethal injection to prevent her from revealing her affairs with RFK and JFK. Believers of this theory also state that this makes perfect sense because if Monroe did reveal this, RFK and JFK’s careers would be ruined. The timing of her death is also very suspicious as she was speculated to have been having the affair around the time of her death. Bobby Kennedy was determined to shut her up, according to Peter Lawford which was revealed, according to the authors, “feeling wracked with guilt over the star’s murder. It was the craziest thing he ever …show more content…
Bobby Kennedy got involved in a sexual affair with Marilyn in the summer of 1962 when he was sent to Los Angeles to convince the “screen goddess,” a nickname for Monroe, to stop calling the President at the White House, but Bobby fell for her and slipped into the bedroom with her. “It wasn’t Bobby’s intention, but that evening they became lovers and spent the night in our guest bedroom” Peter Lawford later revealed. Marilyn shifted her attentions to Bobby and started calling the Department of Justice to get the Attorney General on the phone now that she was madly in love with Bobby, who had promised to marry her and leave Ethel, Lawford said. But when Bobby began to pull away, Marilyn threatened Bobby with a press conference where she would reveal her affairs with Jack and Bobby and all the dangerous secrets she knew about the Kennedy’s which she had written down in the little red diary she kept. Bobby made his final visit to Monroe’s house on the afternoon of August 4, 1962 with Lawford. It turned into a ten-minute argument with Marilyn getting hysterical and threatening that she was going to call a press conference and reveal all – infuriating Bobby. He demanded no contact including calls or letters, Monroe

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