Namhlanje kukhunjulwa iminyaka engama-90 yokuzalwa kwenye yeentsomi zaseHollywood ezingenakuphikiswa, uNorma Jean Baker, owaziwayo phantsi kwegama lakhe UMarilyn Monroe. Elinye lamabali athi inkulungwane yamashumi amabini isishiyile kwaye ibengezela kumdlalo bhanyabhanya, ukuya kuthi ga kwinqanaba lehlabathi lengoma. Ukongeza kubuhle bakhe obuqaqambileyo, ukuza kuthi ga kulo mhla siyamkhumbula ngenye yeempawu ezazimele ukumela umculi kakuhle: ubume bakhe bendalo, ubutsha bakhe kunye nokuthobeka kwakhe kunye nokuphatha kwakhe ngesidima kumajelo eendaba nakwimithombo yeendaba.
Ibikwiliso lenkanyamba nanamhlanje, iyaqhubeka nokuba sele isishiye ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-50. Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe omangalisayo, kuye kwavela iingcinga ezininzi ezambuza ngesini sakhe, i-IQ yakhe, ubudlelwane bakhe noKennedys, kunye neemeko zokusweleka kwakhe, nangona kunjalo kukuvuka kwakhe kobuchwephesha okumbangela ukuba afe.ukungafi kunye nento eyenza luphawu lobugcisa, kunye ne icon yobugcisa kunye ne-aesthetics. Namhlanje sikhumbula ifoto yakhe, i Uthotho olumnyama, yambatha isandla somfoti uMilton Greene kwaye yaba ngowona msebenzi wakhe ubalaseleyo. Ukulandelelana kwemifanekiso esikhulelisa ubuncwane begcisa, kwaye ithiwe thaca kwimvelaphi emnyama ecetyiswayo elahlekileyo kwaye ngokungathandabuzekiyo inika umlinganiswa ophambili ngamandla amakhulu namandla. Kwaye ukuba, inqanaba elikhulu lalingeyomfuneko, imeko-bume enkulu, kunye nobukho bukaMarilyn obunokubakho umphumo omangalisayo, nabu ubungqina. Nangona namhlanje siqokelele ukhetho lweziqwengana ezenza le ngqokelela mihle, apha unokufikelela kwifayile ye- uthotho olupheleleyo.
