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The most iconic actress of the 20th century Marilyn Monroe's reputation and status remains almost untouched in the near on fifty years since her death. This is despite a relatively short acting career at least as far as starring roles is concerned and even fewer awards and nominations. Her reputation therefore relies more on her personna off screen and it is this that has enabled her star to continue shining brightly across the decades. Home Town Story One of Marilyn Monroe's earliest starring roles of her ten previous films she had been uncredited in four of them finds her playing the newspaper office receptionist Iris. The paper is run by Blake Washburn who has just been defeated in a bid for re election to the state senate and uses the paper to ruffle big business. The Marilyn Monroe Story One of the most iconic of all Hollywood stars Marilyn Monroe enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame and an equally abrupt end to her career. This documentary produced in the 1960s explores both the private and public life narrated by John Huston.
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