Marilyn Monroe: Icon of Our Time

With a halo of blonde hair over her head, Marilyn Monroe stands tall as one of the most enduring icons of the 20th century even 60 years after her death. She started her career by playing ditzy characters in her initial films, but Monroe soon progressed to proving her mettle on screen with accomplished roles in films like ‘Bus Stop’, and her Golden Globe-winning role in ‘Some Like It Hot’. Her production company set off the collapse of the studio system monopoly in Hollywood, but her over-dependence on alcohol & prescription pills brought an abrupt end to her short-lived, yet ground-breaking career.