Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was an American actress of the 20th century. Her sizzling screen presence and mysterious death at the age of 36 would make her a perennial sex symbol, and later a pop icon.

Further reading

• {{Book reference | Author=Victor, Adam | Title=The Complete Marilyn Monroe | Publisher=Thames and Hudson Ltd | Year=1999 | ID=ISBN 0500019789}} — An exhaustive and thorough A–Z look at the icon's life.
• {{Book reference | Author=Wolfe, Donald H. | Title=The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe | Publisher=William Morrow & Company | Year=1988 | ID=ISBN 0688162886}} — Argues for Kennedy connection to Monroe's death.
• {{Book reference | Author=Smith, Matthew | Title=Marilyn's Last Words: Her Secret Tapes and Mysterious Death | Publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers | Year=2004 | ID=ISBN 0786713801}} — Contains transcripts of Marilyn's therapy sessions.
• {{Book reference | Author=Giancana, Sam, and Giancana, Chuck | Title=Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America | Publisher=Warner Books | Year=1993 | ID=ISBN 0446364126}} — Mobster Sam Giancana's nephew and brother claim that Giancana had Marilyn killed (pp. 434–438).