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Why Marilyn Monroe's Last Movie Was So Controversial
Marilyn Monroe's final movie, The Misfits, was also one of the most controversial of her career, but viewers may not know the reasons why. She was only 36 when she died in 1962 of an overdose of barbiturates at her home, ruled a probable suicide. The iconic star has since become a symbol of cinema, classic Hollywood, and even glamor. If Monroe had lived, she would have risen to even bigger heights — and likely appeared in an Alfred Hitchcock movie, given his penchant for blondes. Off-screen, her marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, as well as her looks and ditsy-blonde demeanor, were well-publicized by the press. The controversy of The Misfits was also well-known upon its release in 1961, but details are less familiar to audiences today.