To this day, the identity of Marilyn Monroe's biological father has remained a mystery, even for the Hollywood icon who died in 1962 at the age of 36.
But now a French documentary promises to unravel this mystery.
In
Marilyn,
Her Final Secret
, director François Pomès decided to investigate using DNA analysis.
To do this, he sought the services of archaeo-geneticist Ludovic Orlando who worked from a hair from the star and a saliva sample belonging to the great-grandson of Charles Stanley Gifford, the star's supposed father.
Irrefutable
"Marilyn Monroe's hair was taken by the person who embalmed the body on the day of her death and we were able to draw up 22% of her genetic profile thanks to the DNA fragment found in the keratin", explained François Pomès to
Variety
.
“We spent years and many sleepless nights working to unlock this family secret.
The thing that touched me the most was seeing the reaction of the Gifford family who were overwhelmed by this irrefutable evidence.
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