Drug-Related Suicides in California: Marilyn Monroe, Margaux Hemingway, Inger Stevens, Mike Lockwood, Lupe V Lez, Carole Landis, Richard Chase

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Marilyn Monroe, Margaux Hemingway, Inger Stevens, Mike Lockwood, Lupe Velez, Carole Landis, Richard Chase, Clara Blandick, Rachel Roberts, Kid McCoy, Marie McDonald, Joyce Jameson, Grant Withers, Mabel Stark, R. G. Surdam, Everett Sloane, Darby Crash, Gia Scala, James Leo Herlihy, Elizabeth Cooper, Philip Van Zandt, Richard Maxfield, Spencer Charters, Joan Tabor, Kenne Duncan, Vera Sisson. Excerpt: Marilyn Monroe (pronounced or, born Norma Jeane Mortenson but baptized and raised as Norma Jeane Baker; June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962) was an American actress, singer and model. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were well received. By 1953, Monroe had progressed to leading roles. Her dumb blonde persona was used to comedic effect in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Seven Year Itch (1955). Limited by typecasting, Monroe studied at the Actors Studio to broaden her range, and her dramatic performance in Bus Stop (1956) was hailed by critics, and she received a Golden Globe nomination. Her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, released The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a David di Donatello award. She received a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like It Hot (1959). The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a probable suicide, the possibility of an accidenta...