She was the most famous woman on the planet - and one of the most controversial. But on August 4, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bed at home.
It seemed as though she had taken her own life after years of mental health battles and issues with substance abuse. The silver screen icon was discovered in the early hours of the morning by her housekeeper, Eunice Murray, who said she had "sensed something was wrong".
It was initially estimated she had died around five hours before her body was found and an inquest recorded her cause of death as probable suicide.
In the months leading up to her death, Marilyn had been beseiged by problems. Despite her huge success throughout the 1950s, Marilyn's final two films - Let's Make Love and The
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