![]() ![]() The circumstances of Monroe’s death have always been seen as the dark side of this luminous vision a cautionary tale of excess and addiction, to those who lust for the champagne-fuelled whirl of sex and glamour conjured up by those rumours of the Kennedys, Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio. ![]() Just how carefree she really was, however, is a longstanding cultural obsession that today arguably exceeds the interest in her film performances. Unlike her contemporaries Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds and Jane Russell, she has been crystallised as an image of perfection: a concoction of fluffy white blonde hair, sleepy-lidded eyes, and a dazzling smile that appears both seductive and carefree. One of the reasons why Marilyn Monroe remains such a potent and visible icon of beauty and glamour is because she never grew old in front of the cameras. ![]()
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