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25 Unbelievable Marilyn Monroe Facts That Even Her Biggest Fans Won’t Know

by Zack Walkter • Published July 18, 2017

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16. Reopened The Case

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The LA District County Attorney decided to reopen the case again in 1982. Unfortunately, they were unable to find any further evidence to support the conspiracy theories, so the case was closed again.

17. Second Marriage

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Many believe that Marilyn’s second husband, author Arthur Miller, wrote the play After The Fall about their marriage. The character of Maggie is believed to be based on her.

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18. Father

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Who Monroe’s father actually was was never discovered. She and her mother both believed him to be C. Stanley Gifford, but the man her mother was married to when she was born, Edward Mortensen, is listed on her birth certificate as her father.

19. Father Figure

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She also had a small obsession with her co-star in The Misfits, Clark Gable, who she saw as a father figure. When he passed away, she claimed to have cried for two days straight.

20. Friendships

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Ella Fitzgerald was banned from performing in the 1950s in Los Angeles. In order to try and get her a gig, Monroe worked her hardest, and eventually convinced a venue to host her as long as Monroe sat in the front row for each of the shows.

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