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Since her death more than 60 years ago, fans have wondered if Marilyn Monroe had children and whether she wanted a family with any of her three husbands.

Iconic Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36 on this day in history, August 5, 1962. The actress was discovered face down and lying nude on her bed holding a telephone in one hand, according to History.com. Scattered throughout her room were empty pill bottles; the medication reportedly was prescribed to treat her depression, the same source recounted.

Bella Hadid tried on a classic Hollywood movie star look this week.The younger sister of model Gigi Hadid, 27, wore a fun white blonde wig with flirty little curls all around her face to resemble Some Like It Hot actress Marilyn Monroe, who died in 1962 at age 36.The 26-year-old Versace favorite - who was last seen as a brunette in a bikini - also left little to the imagination while going bra-free in a sheer white tank top that showed off her chest.  So 1950s: Bella Hadid tried on a classic Hollywood movie star look this week Similar: The younger sister of model Gigi Hadid wore a fun white blonde wig with flirty little curls all around her face to resemble Some Like It Hot actress Marilyn Monroe The man behind the marvelous mane was hair stylist Sam McKnight.Monroe was an actress best known for her movies How To Marry A Millionaire and The Seven Year Itch. She was famous for playing comedic 'blonde bombshell' characters and became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson in 1926 in Los Angeles and had a difficult childhood which would haunt her for the rest of her life.

Hours after being announced as a Golden Globes presenter on Tuesday, Ana de Armas was spotted leaving her Midtown Manhattan hotel in quite the leggy look.The Cuban 34-year-old - who relies on stylist Samantha McMillen - must have been wearing a tiny LBD and silver stilettos beneath the black Louis Vuitton trench coat she covered up in amid New York City's 50F-degree winter weather.Hairstylist Lona Maria Vigi coiffed Ana's signature brunette mane and make-up artist Mélanie Inglessis made sure she was ready for her close-up. Nice stems! Ana de Armas was spotted leaving her Midtown Manhattan hotel on Tuesday in quite the leggy lookThat same day, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that De Armas (born Caso) will serve presenting duties during the 80th annual Golden Globes, which air next Tuesday on NBC.Joining The Gray Man action star onstage The Beverly Hilton will be Ana Gasteyer, Billy Porter, Colman Domingo, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Natasha Lyonne, Nicole Byer, Niecy Nash-Betts, Quentin Tarantino, and Tracy Morgan.Ana is also nominated for the best actress in a motion picture (drama) trophy for her role as Norma Jeane Mortenson/Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik's unauthorized NC-17 biopic Blonde despite her accent and dismal reviews.

The life of Marilyn Monroe is one of Hollywood’s most enduring, intriguing and ultimately tragic stories, and it serves as the basis for Netflix’s film Blonde in which Ana de Armas stars as the beloved screen siren. Monroe passed away at age 36 in 1962, so those unfamiliar with the Some Like It Hot star’s tale will be wondering how Marilyn Monroe died.

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Ana De Armas talked about seeing herself as Marilyn Monroe for the first time in her upcoming film Blonde, where she portrays the iconic actress.On Friday, the Cuban actress told Today host Willie Geist about how she remembered the first time she looked in the mirror after being transformed into her character as the blonde beauty.‘Everyone in the room started crying; I can tell you that. It was very emotional.

Ana de Armas seemed to be inspired by classic Hollywood glamour when she walked the red carpet at the premiere of her new film Blonde.The 34-year-old actress actress was dressed for the premiere at Hollywood's iconic Chinese Theatre in a sizzling gold-and-silver halter dress with a plunging neckline reminiscent of icon outfits once worn by Marilyn Monroe, whom Ana portrays a fictional version of in the film, which is inspired by Joyce Carol Oates' classic novel of the same name.The film charts a version of the screen icon's rise to fame from her humble origins as Norma Jeane Mortenson to the superstar actress known as Marilyn Monroe, while taking dark detours through her history of substance abuse and the sometimes abusive relationships that men with power over her conducted. Blast from the past: Ana de Armas, 34, seemed to be inspired by classic Hollywood glamour when she walked the red carpet at the premiere of her new film Blonde.

Ana de Armas. As if the pre-released photos weren’t enough, fans finally get to see de Armas fully transform into Norma Jeane Mortenson, also known as Marilyn Monroe.  The black-and-white trailer opens with the big reveal of Marilyn (de Armas) as she comes out of her dressing room after someone knocks on her door.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Miami-based BTF Media and Loz Dos Studios, a Latinx production studio, are jumping on the Marilyn Monroe bandwagon, with a still untitled biopic in the works that promises an untold look at the iconic movie star’s Latina heritage and one of her final trips to Mexico. Details of the script are drawn from released FBI documents, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.The upcoming project will be another addition to the pantheon of film and TV projects that have proliferated through the years since Monroe’s untimely death in 1962, with the latest being Netflix docu “The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes” and the upcoming NC-17-rated drama “Blonde,” starring Ana de Armas, that is slated for release this year on the giant streamer.

In the seven years since it's been off the air, Smash has gone on to become a cult fan favorite of Broadway fans — so much so that on Wednesday (May 20), the cast of the NBC series is reuniting for a special live stream of their 2015 one-night-only show Bombshell in Concert to help raise money for the Actors Fund.Part of what makes Smash such a cultural phenomenon is the fictional musical at its center, Bombshell.