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The provided text offers an extensive Wikipedia entry focusing on the life and career of Marilyn Monroe, the iconic American actress and model. It meticulously details her life chronologically, beginning with her childhood as Norma Jeane Mortenson and first marriage, through her rise as a pin-up model and breakthrough film years in the 1950s. The source covers her high-profile marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, her frequent conflicts with 20th Century-Fox regarding her contract and roles, and her efforts to be taken seriously as a dramatic actress. Finally, the text addresses her untimely death in 1962 from a barbiturate overdose, which was classified as a probable suicide, and explores her enduring legacy as a global pop culture and sex symbol.