Many have followed in her stiletto-heeled footsteps, yet there is, was and only ever will be one Marilyn Monroe.
Amazing as it now seems, Hollywood’s greatest ever sex symbol enjoyed less than a decade at the peak of the acting profession.
The movies she made and the iconic images they contained, such as the billowing skirt from The Seven Year Itch, remain staples of popular culture.
Andy Warhol turned her image into pop art, but Marilyn’s ‘15 minutes of fame’ made an unprecedented impact.
Music was another gift she left the world, and this collection of songs reminds us she could do much more than merely look good