Marilyn Monroe's last day, August 4, 1962, involved meetings with a photographer about nude photos, phone calls, and an argument with her publicist, before she was found deceased early the next morning at her home from a barbiturate overdose, a tragic end to her life marked by insomnia and psychological struggles, with her body discovered by her housekeeper.
Monroe spent the day of her death, August 4, at her home in Brentwood. She was accompanied at various times by publicist Patricia Newcomb, housekeeper Eunice Murray, photographer Lawrence Schiller, and psychiatrist Ralph Greenson. At Greenson's request, Murray stayed overnight to keep Monroe company.
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Marilyn Monroe's purported last words, spoken to actor Peter Lawford hours before her death, were a poignant farewell: "Say goodbye to Pat, say goodbye to Jack (President Kennedy), and say goodbye to yourself, because you're a nice guy," before the line went silent. These words, reported by Lawford and documented in police investigations, conveyed her despondency and feelings of rejection, marking a tragic end to her final phone call before being found unresponsive the next morning.
Marilyn Monroe (MM) was an American actress who died from an overdose of sleeping drugs in 1962. This presentation reviews the history and management of the insomnia she suffered.
A woman who enjoyed her sleep, Monroe took between five and 10 hours of shut-eye a night in a wide single bed. On Sunday? “[It's] my one day of total leisure. I sometimes take two hours to wake up, luxuriating in every last moment of drowsiness,” she said in an interview with Pageant magazine.
Marilyn Monroe was more than a glamorous icon—she was deeply intelligent and loved literature and philosophy. She reportedly had an IQ of 168, even higher than einstein's estimated 160.
There's no single "saddest" death, but Robin Williams, Chadwick Boseman, Steve Irwin, and Freddie Mercury are consistently cited for their suddenness, impact, or tragic circumstances, with Williams' death by suicide after battling depression and Boseman's battle with colon cancer in secret being especially heartbreaking for fans. Other frequently mentioned deaths include Heath Ledger, Prince, Carrie Fisher, Betty White, Michael Jackson, and Brittany Murphy, often due to unexpectedness or personal struggles.
Aside from a brief period late in her career, Marilyn's weight was always between 117 - 120 lbs and her waist measurements pretty much never changed.
While her relationships with famous figures like John F. Kennedy Arthur Miller and Frank Sinatra added to her mystique it was DiMaggio who ultimately stood out as her greatest love.
Marilyn Monroe likely suffered from complex mental health issues, with modern analysis pointing towards Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), alongside historical diagnoses of Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness), anxiety, depression, and addiction, stemming from severe childhood trauma and abandonment. Her struggles included emotional instability, identity issues, impulsivity, intense mood swings, emptiness, and substance abuse, all consistent with BPD and ASD traits, though she was treated with medications for mood disorders during her life.
Both Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell were far older than their characters. In The Seven Year Itch, Marilyn Monroe's character — "The Girl" — is supposed to be 22 years old, but Monroe was 29 when the film was released. Incidentally, the film also premiered on the actress' birthday.
No, Marilyn Monroe never had children, but she desperately wanted them and suffered at least three miscarriages, possibly due to endometriosis, during her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller in the late 1950s. Her pregnancies ended in miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy, causing significant emotional distress and contributing to marital problems.
In "Their Last Suppers: Legends of History and Their Final Meals," author Andrew Caldwell states that on the night of her death, Monroe had a Mexican buffet delivered to her home, which consisted of gazpacho, meatballs, refried beans, veal parmigiana, layered taco dip, and chicken.
Joe DiMaggio had purchased two crypts in Westwood Cemetery for he and his famous wife, and while divorcing in 1954 sold his to Richard Poncher. The crypt Poncher bought was located directly above that which would eventually hold the remains of Marilyn Monroe (in 1962).
If Marilyn Monroe were alive today (in late 2025), she'd be around 99 years old, and while her bombshell image might have faded, many believe she'd still be an icon, perhaps evolving into a producer, activist (like Brigitte Bardot), or finding fulfillment in family, but likely facing challenges with her documented ...
Turns out Monroe might have made dying her pubic hair part of her regular beauty routine, too.
About Marilyn's childhood and adolescence, some biographies report a probable dyslexia and slight stutter (Spoto, 1993) which occasionally re-emerged in adulthood. She was described as a shy, submissive girl, who seemed not to get on well with her peers, daydreaming about becoming a star.
Along with this, Monroe took a multivitamin pill, a breakfast she believed doctors would be proud of. While her other meals were also paleo in nature -- raw carrots with steak, lamb chops, or liver -- she typically treated herself to a hot fudge sundae at the end of the day.
The number one killer in the world is cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, responsible for about one-third of all global deaths, claiming nearly 18-20 million lives annually, and remains the leading cause across all regions, according to WHO and World Heart Federation. While COVID-19 caused significant deaths in recent years, CVD has consistently held the top spot for decades, with increases seen globally, especially in younger populations.
In 2025, the world lost many notable figures, including Hollywood legends like Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, and Gene Hackman, musical icons such as Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, and D'Angelo, and prominent figures like architect Frank Gehry, director Rob Reiner, and even Pope Francis, marking a year of significant losses across entertainment, music, and public life.
The oldest living celebrity is often cited as Elisabeth Waldo, a violinist, composer, and conductor born in 1918, making her over 106 years old as of late 2024/early 2025, though specific lists update frequently; however, for actors, Eva Marie Saint (born 1924) and Ray Anthony (born 1922) are consistently among the oldest, with Anthony being one of the oldest male celebrities.
IQ scores above 200 are extremely rare and claims of a 400 IQ are classified as myths or exaggerations. Yes, Marilyn vos Savant is widely recognized as the person with the highest IQ ever officially recorded, with a score of 228 as listed in the Guinness World Records.
If we measure smarts by IQ alone, Marilyn edges out with a score reportedly five points higher than the famed physicist. Yes, that's right—Marilyn Monroe, often pigeonholed as the quintessential blonde bombshell, had an IQ of 165, surpassing Einstein's by a small but significant margin.
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Emmy Award winner James Woods is an Oscar-nominee and superstar has a whopping IQ of 180. While in high school, Woods was in a UCLA linear algebra course.