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Marilyn Monroe: Trivia
- Childhood pictures show that Marilyn was born a blonde, but her hair turned "mousy" (brunette) as she grew up. She dyed her hair several different shades of blonde as an adult.
- The song Candle in the Wind (1973), which was written by Bernie Taupin and performed by Elton John, was about Monroe. In 1997, Elton John rewrote the song for Diana, Princess of Wales and performed it at her funeral.
- Unlikely fans included Albert Einstein, Ayn Rand, Jean-Paul Sartre, Edith Sitwell, and Vladimir Nabokov.
- Actor Colin Farrell has admitted that, as a child, he would put sweets under his pillow for Monroe when she came down to visit from heaven.
- When Prince Rainier III of Monaco was looking for a famous wife to marry, Marilyn was suggested. He married Grace Kelly, whose cache gave Monaco an additional aspect of fame.
- Marilyn's features are copyrighted to her estate, and are not allowed to be copied exactly.
- Her first screen test was shot by legendary cinematographer Leon Shamroy.
- The $200.00 check that Eunice Murray attempted to cash after Monroe's death is on display at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum at the old Max Factor Building in Hollywood.
- Hugh Hefner bought a crypt next to Marilyn for $85,000 and the other crypt next to her was sold for $125,000. There are no empty spots available near Marilyn.
- A myth that Marilyn was born with six toes resulted from the publication of photos taken by Joseph Jasgur in March 1946. The pictures were published in The Birth of Marilyn: The Lost Photographs of Norma Jean by Jasgur and Jeannie Sakol. Two pictures can be interpreted as showing six toes, although they can be explained as tricks of light. Since there is no corroborating evidence from other photographs or written records, the story is commonly dismissed as an urban legend.
- Marilyn was named Miss Artichoke in 1948.
- Marilyn had to wear two pairs of white underwear for the dress blowing up scene in The Seven Year Itch, as the director could see just a little too much.
- Director Billy Wilder (who made two movies with Marilyn: The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot) said that Marilyn had breasts like granite and a brain like Swiss cheese. Wilder has also said Marilyn was a genius, so one could say it was an on/off relationship.
- Was roommates with Shelley Winters.
- People rarely looked past the image Marilyn portrayed, but she was said to be quite intelligent - it was hidden behind her image as a dumb blonde with beautiful features. She herself always regretted not being able to continue with high school and wrote poems and was very much involved in literature.
- Celebrity photographer George Barris claims he took the last pictures of Marilyn. However, it was confirmed Allan Grant took the last pictures of Marilyn during her interview with Life magazine on July 7, 1962.
- Among the men Marilyn allegedly had affairs with: John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Milton Berle, Orson Welles, Howard Hughes, Alan Young, Sammy Davis Jr., Marlon Brando, Dean Martin, Clark Gable, Robert Mitchum, Yves Montand, Robert Wagner, Yul Brynner, Tony Curtis, and Elia Kazan.
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