26The Seven Year Itch
In the famous 1955 movie, ‘The Seven Year Itch’, Marilyn Monroe’s character is never introduced or called by name and is simply credited as “The Girl.”
27. Marilyn Monroe once took reporters with her to New York and walked around unnoticed, but when she decided to turn her ‘magic’ on, she suddenly became mobbed by adoring fans who had recognized her.
28. Queen Elizabeth II and Marilyn Monroe met in 1956, when both were 30, at the premiere of “The Battle of the River Plate.” The Queen celebrated her 90th birthday on April 21, 2016, while Marilyn Monroe would have turned 90 on June 1.
29. Marilyn Monroe used to shave her face to exfoliate her skin.
30. In 1955, the Mocambo nightclub in West Hollywood wouldn’t book Ella Fitzgerald until Marilyn Monroe said she would take a front table every night Ella played, which launched the jazz artist's career. Ella also later in her career helped Marilyn become a better singer.
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31Monroe’s Endometriosis Diagnosis
Marilyn Monroe suffered from endometriosis, a condition that causes severe pain due to the uterine lining growing throughout the body. She had multiple surgeries for it and couldn’t carry any of her much-wanted pregnancies to term.
32. Marilyn Monroe’s signature breathy voice was a strategy to conceal her stutter.
33. Marilyn Monroe had synesthesia. Synesthetes can taste sounds, smell colors or see scents.
34. Marilyn Monroe was once a roommate with actress Shelley Winters and they made a list of men they wanted to sleep with. "There was no one under 50 on hers," Winters later said. "I never got to ask her before she died how much of her list she had achieved, but on her list was Albert Einstein."
35. Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Monroe was not a UK size 16, equating to the ‘curvy’ role model she is painted as, but ranged from a UK size 4-8. She had a 22-inch waist and wore a 36D bra.
