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Famous Birth Today in History
Marilyn Monroe
Date of Birth
01 Jun, 1926
Date of Death
04 Aug, 1962
Age at time of Death
36 years
Cause of Death
Acute barbiturate poisoning
Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Marilyn Monroe's Quote's
Did You Know?
Before her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller in 1956, Monroe converted to Judaism, with actor-director Lee Strasberg giving her away during an intimate Jewish ceremony
Despite her "dumb blonde" image, Monroe was an avid reader and art enthusiast, with Spanish painter Francisco Goya being her favorite artist; she once said, "I know this man very well, we have the same dreams, I have had the same dreams since I was a child."
Joe DiMaggio was devoted to Marilyn even after their divorce. He even sent roses twice a week to her grave for 20 years.
Monroe's signature breathy voice was actually a technique she developed to overcome her childhood stutter during speech therapy.
She helped launch Ella Fitzgerald's career by convincing a prestigious nightclub owner to book the jazz singer, which opened doors for other black musicians in the 1950s.
Famous Death Today in History
Helen Keller
Date of Birth
27 Jun, 1880
Date of Death
01 Jun, 1968
Age at time of Death
87 years
Cause of Death
Natural causes
Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Helen Keller's Quote's
Did You Know?
Helen Keller was not born deaf and blind, but lost her sight and hearing at 19 months old due to an illness, likely scarlet fever or meningitis.
Keller was a prolific author, writing 14 books and hundreds of articles, despite her disabilities.
She was friends with many famous people of her time, including Alexander Graham Bell, Mark Twain, and several U.S. presidents, and she traveled to 39 countries as an advocate for people with disabilities.
She was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, graduating cum laude from Radcliffe College in 1904.
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