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Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon

2010

59 minutes

Documentary

Overview

Documentary about Marilyn Monroe: 1962: America loses its blonde icon. Marilyn Monroe dies under mysterious circumstances. How did she die? The police report states: probable suicide. But there are many things that point to murder: a corpse draped too beautifully, an investigation that was cut short, evidence that disappeared. Plus Marilyn's affairs with the then US President John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby. What really happened on that fateful summer night? After her housekeeper discovers the body, six hours pass before the police are called. She finds a beautifully draped corpse, sleeping pills in the blood but no pill residue in the stomach, witnesses who seem uncertain. The first investigator thinks about murder - and is taken off the case. Today no police files can be found.

Top Cast

Marilyn Monroe headshot

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy headshot

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Jonathan Gilmore headshot

Jonathan Gilmore

Self (archive footage)

Joe DiMaggio headshot

Joe DiMaggio

Self (archive footage)

Robert Willoughby headshot

Robert Willoughby

Self

Steven Gaydos headshot

Steven Gaydos

Self

Douglas Kirkland headshot

Douglas Kirkland

Self

Arnold Newman headshot

Arnold Newman

Self

Tony Curtis headshot

Tony Curtis

Self

George Barris headshot

George Barris

Self

Peter Bogdanovich headshot

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Mickey Rooney headshot

Mickey Rooney

Self

Don Murray headshot

Don Murray

Self

Lawrence Schiller headshot

Lawrence Schiller

Self