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Marilyn Monroe, Dead at 36

Marilyn Monroe, Dead at 36

August 1962: After her barbiturate overdose, medical attendants wheel out Marilyn's body from her home. According to Joe DiMaggio biographer Richard Ben Cramer, Monroe had days earlier accepted DiMaggio's proposal of remarriage.

In this photo: Marilyn Monroe

Photo: Keystone/Getty Images

Aug 09, 1962