Marie Gicquel 10:17 a.m., May 05, 2022
Almost sixty years after the tragic disappearance of Marilyn Monroe, a documentary by Emma Cooper, available on Netflix since April 27, explores the gray areas around the death of the actress.
What exactly happened at the actress's on the night of August 4 to 5, 1962, the one where Marilyn died at barely 36 years old?
Icon of glamor, ultimate star of the 20th century, breathtaking actress... Sixty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe continues to fascinate.
His death, in August 1962, is today at the heart of a documentary film broadcast on Netflix since April 27:
The Marilyn Monroe Mystery: Unpublished conversations,
by Emma Cooper.
Marilyn Monroe, a stricken star
Did Marilyn die of a drug overdose?
Did she commit suicide?
Did she accidentally take too high a dose?
Was she even murdered?
The official version remains that of the overdose without determining whether it was the result of a voluntary or accidental act.
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One thing is certain: his myth is also fueled by his premature death.
"She died at the age of 36. She's a shattered star, if Marilyn Monroe had lived longer, I don't know if the myth would be as strong today", confides Olivier Lorquin, the president of the Museum. Maillol in Paris, who organized several exhibitions on the icon.
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