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If you spend your life competing with business men, what do you have? A bank account and ulcers!
Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn Monroe
Age: 36 †
Born: 1926
Born: June 1
Died: 1962
Died: August 5
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Norma Jeane Dougherty
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Mėrilin Monro
Norma Jean Mortenson Miller
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Norma Jean Mortenson Di Maggio
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