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marilyn monroe

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Mon⋅roe

[muhn-roh]
–noun
1. Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
2. James, 1758–1831, 5th president of the U.S. 1817–25.
3. Marilyn (Norma Jean Baker or Mortenson), 1926–62, U.S. film actress.
4. William Smith (Bill; “The Father of Bluegrass”), 1911–96, U.S. musician, singer, and songwriter.
5. a city in N Louisiana. 57,597.
6. a city in SE Michigan, on Lake Erie. 23,531.
7. a town in SW Connecticut. 14,010.
8. a city in S North Carolina. 12,639.
9. a town in S Wisconsin. 10,027.
10. Fort. Fort Monroe.
11. a male given name.
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Monroe, Marilyn Originally Norma Jean Baker. 1926-1962.  
American actress noted for her roles in movies such as Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Misfits (1961) and for her tragic death.
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Monroe, Marilyn

A twentieth-century American actress who became the leading sex symbol of the 1950s. While still in her thirties, she died of an overdose of sleeping pills. Among her best-known films are The Seven-Year Itch, Bus Stop, and Some Like It Hot.

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