Monroe

In the fifties and sixties, Marilyn was so popular that some Americans used to joke that they preferred 'Monroism' to Marxism.

Marilyn, however, was a complicated person. She went through a bad childhood and on attaining adolescence appeared nude on a calendar which caught the imagination of many advertising agencies as well as talent scouts.

She then appeared in a small role in MGM's 'The Asphalt Jungle' where her magnificent figure was exploited in more than one way. After that she only saw success and appeared in numerous films some of which left an indelible mark on her movie career.

Though your cultural correspondent has catalogued a number of her famous movies, he did not mention one of her best films "Niagura" a thriller in which she played against the versatile actor, Joseph Cotton. Marilyn Monroe's liaison with the Kennedy brothers and her broken marriages are widely discussed, but little is said about her being a bi-sexual. A recent film "Norma Jeane" a movie based on her life story shows a glimpse of her preference and dependency on a same gender companion.