Marilyn Triple Bill
She's a sex symbol, a starlet, she's blonde and she's beautiful - it could only be Marilyn Monroe. Celebrate the screen siren's style, talent and charisma on Sky Movies Classics this August!Born Norma Jean Baker in 1962 in LA, the future Hollywood icon struggled through life in orphanages and foster homes until her break - the famous 20th Century Fox screen-test that came at the age of 24.
Niagara was her first big budget movie, and as her career continued to skyrocket, the actress became more secure in her abilities to manipulate the PR machine that surrounded her persona.
Naked pictures were printed in Playboy magazine, and Monroe gladly admitted that they were genuine - and thus added another arrow to her bow - serious sex symbol!
"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." - Marilyn Monroe.
Married three times, to James Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, Monroe's personal life became as interesting as her on-screen characters.
On August 5th, 1962, Monroe was found dead at her home in Los Angeles. Many questions remain unanswered about the circumstances and the mystery lives on...
Saturday 30th August7.30pm Niagara
10. 50pm Some Like It Hot
