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news France 24 En 2026-06-01

Marilyn Monroe's Enduring Relevance Celebrated on Her Centenary

On Marilyn Monroe's centenary, biographer Michelle Morgan discusses her enduring cultural impact, arguing that the actress was more complex than her 'dumb blonde' image, challenging Hollywood and societal limits.


Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Michelle MORGAN, Marilyn Monroe biographer. Author of The Seven Year Itch, and the Birth of an Unlikely Feminist. One hundred years after the birth of Marilyn Monroe, the actress remains one of the most recognisable cultural figures of the twentieth century. Yet, as biographer Michelle Morgan argues in this centenary interview, the enduring fascination with Monroe often obscures the complexity of the woman behind the image. Far from being merely the glamorous ...

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