Why Marilyn Monroe Is Still Iconic | Times Of India

Jun 26, 2022

Why Marilyn Monroe is still iconicSharvi Sharma

Alive in our hearts

Marilyn Monroe's life story never ended, as she is very much alive in our hearts and memories. It's been more than 60 years since her death, and she seems to have stardom that continues from generation after generation. Through her popular films, an icon of American pop culture, power with the successful films, publicity, modeling, and more; the undeniably gorgeous woman even created the culture for "the next Marilyn Monroe."

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Her look-alikes

Since Marilyn didn't settle for just any other film contract, directors and producers had to come up with their own versions of Monroe, in order to create publicity. Obvious enough, none of these challenges could compete with the original power-packed combinations of her intelligence, sensual elegance, innocence, and witty comedy.

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The famous biographies

There are more than 300 biographies written on Marilyn's vital significance to the American culture and entertainment industry. Through interviewing her close friends, associates, co-actors, and photographers, 'Legend: The Life and Death of Marilyn Monroe' by Fred Lawrence Guiles and 'Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe' by Anthony Summers are the best accounts of her life.

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The Feminist icon

Even though she was called out as a cheap sex object by an industry led by cis-heterosexual men, she decided to be the first woman to establish a movie production company of her own. Mind you, this 'Dumb blonde' was extremely intelligent- "It takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blond," she says.

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The most recognizable face

Who doesn't know Marilyn from the flirtatious picture of her billowing dress as she stands at a subway grate? Some probably don't even know the film it is from, do we? The reason is recognized by all of us is because it is more than just a beautiful picture- it depicts the story of a famous actress, who despite her fame had to fight for her rights.

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Everybody still desires to be her

From Lady Gaga and Madonna's efforts to look like her during their careers to Kylie Jenner's 2019 Halloween dress and now the infamous Kim Kardashian's Met Gala look where she wore the historic Marilyn dress- it's all about being fascinated by her. It was always that the women wanted to be her, and the men sexualized her to be with. The 'blonde Bombshell' is clearly still a superstar.

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Divine and magical

Monroe's fans considered her to be magical. They respected her for struggling so hard, rising up and becoming the biggest Hollywood star the industry has ever witnessed. She grew up in foster homes, never knew her father, and was always alone with her struggling mother's mental illness. On top of that, she even had a speech difficulty, and educated herself about the world of films!

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A tragic early death

One of the many things that we hate about her death, is the fact that Monroe passed away at the early age of 36. With age, celebrities' fame and influence start to fade away, however, her legacy is one that only becomes eternally more vibrant and beautiful.

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Ahead of the 'American dream'

Marilyn was always ahead of her time, from being a person who freely opened up about femininity and sexuality, to being an advocate and activist for the LGBTQ+ community. Her photographs are pertinently the favourites among the gay community, and drag queens; always fighting for the rights of the citizens.

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"No sex is wrong if there is love in it"

She quotes, “When two people love each other, who cares what colour or flavour or religion they are? It’s two human beings. It’s beautiful. Love is beautiful. It’s that simple.”

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