Marilyn Monroe: A Biography

Author: Bai Di
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Features: "Time" magazine once wrote that Marilyn Monroe's unique charm lay in the fact that she made men who were at a distance from her desire her. If there had been someone like me, a perceptive individual, they might have also done well. Through death, women who had previously resisted sexual attraction joined her plea—simple yet noble, the desire to be taken seriously. "Time" magazine in the United States once had a special issue on the 100 most influential people of the century, and Marilyn Monroe was included. She went from actress to icon to a licensed trademark, with only Elvis and James Dean being able to compete with her in market share. In this sense, she has transcended criticism, like Coca-Cola and Levi's jeans. How did a woman who committed suicide at the age of 36, having starred in only a few films, become an epic commodity? Films, photographs, and even the real Marilyn are unchangeable. Thus, a once-sexual symbol has become, to this day, alongside King of the Jungle, Coca-Cola, and Levi's jeans, a symbol of American culture. The greatest credit goes to the 60 years, especially the 40 years after her death, during which she was continuously described and used. Hollywood director Billy Wilder once had a brilliant remark to describe Monroe's camera presence: She had a relationship with the camera like fish to water, always eager to be in front of it.