Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model and singer.
Prominent for playing comedic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s, early 1960s and was emblematic of the era’s sexual revolution.
Marilyn was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her movies grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2020) by the time of her death in 1962.
In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her sixth on their list of the greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Marilyn Monroe struggled with addiction and mood disorders, according to reports.
Marilyn Monroe Cause Of Death: How Did Marilyn Monroe Die?
On August 4, 1962, Marilyn Monroe died from an overdose of barbiturates at her Los Angeles home at age 36.
Further investigations revealed that She had 8 mg% (milligrams per 100 milliliters of solution) chloral hydrate and 4.5 mg% of pentobarbital (Nembutal) in her blood, and 13 mg% of pentobarbital in her liver.
The possibility that Monroe had accidentally overdosed was ruled out because the dosages found in her body were several times over the lethal limit.
Her death was ruled by the Los Angeles County deputy coroner Thomas Noguchi as a probable suicide.
A private funeral service arranged by Joe DiMaggio, Monroe’s half-sister Berniece Baker Miracle and her business manager Inez Melson was held at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery on August 8, 1862.
Monroe was later interred at Crypt No. 24 at the Corridor of Memories.