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The Marvelous Marilyn Monroe - The former Norma Jean Baker was sensual and seductive, but with an air of innocence, and her alter-ego became one of the world's most adored sex symbols. Marilyn Monroe died alone by suicide, aged 36 on 5 August 1962. We remember her 50 years on.
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Classic beauty - In this undated publicity photo, Marilyn Monroe is shown in the first photo taken of her in the famous white dress from The Seven Year Itch.. (AP Photo/Courtesy Running Press)
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Iconic - In this 9 September 1954 file photo, Marilyn Monroe poses over the updraft of New York subway grating in Manhattan. (Matty Zimmerman, AP Photo)
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Golden Girl - In this undated publicity photo, Marilyn Monroe is shown wearing a knife-pleated gold lamé gown made from one complete circle of fabric. She wore this dress in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. (AP Photo/Courtesy Running Press)
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Million-dollar Smile - In this file photo, actress Marilyn Monroe smiles in a car after arriving tousled from an all-night plane flight from Hollywood to Idlewild Airport in New York. (AP Photo)
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The Girl Upstairs - In this 1955 publicity photo, Marilyn Monroe is shown as the girl upstairs in director Billy Wilder's The Seven Year Itch. The bombshell actress continues to be a successful celebrity brand even 50 years after she died.
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Pretty in Pink - In this 1953 publicity photo, Marilyn Monroe is shown on set in the film, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Monroe is probably best remembered for her comic turns in this film. (AP Photo/Courtesy Running Press)
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Cute in a cozzie - In this undated file photo, actress Marilyn Monroe is pictured mimicking Betty Grable's famous World War II pin-up pose. (AP Photo)
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Rising Star - In this March 1953 publicity photo, Marilyn Monroe receives an award from Photoplay magazine and is named "Fastest Rising Star of 1952". Her choice of attire overshadows the event. (AP Photo/Courtesy Running Press)
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"Happy Birthday, Mr President" - In this 19 May 1962 publicity photo, Marilyn Monroe arrives at Madison Square Garden to perform at a 45th birthday gala for President John F Kennedy. She is escorted by her former father in law, Isidore Miller. (AP Photo/Courtesy Running Press)
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