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My public is growing up just as I am. After all, I'm not 19 anymore and if I stick with the sex bit, who will be paying to see me when I'm 50?

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Marilyn Monroe
Age: 36 †
Born: 1926
Born: June 1
Died: 1962
Died: August 5
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