Marilyn Monroe, Born Norma Jeane Mortenson (Baptized

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Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson (baptized Norma Jeane Baker) (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was an American  actress, singer and singer and  model. model. She acted in over 29 films films  and starred in 15 of them. She won many  many awards awards  including three American actress, golden globes. In the  the 1950s  1950s she was a  a sex symbol across the western world. She is also known for her three failed failed  marriages  marriages to, in Dougherty,  baseball  baseball player   player  Joe DiMaggio and and   playwright  playwright Arthur Miller  order,   policeman  order, policeman James Dougherty,  In 1999  1999 she was ranked as the sixth greatest film star of all time by the American film institute.[1] The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of   barbiturates, barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a "probable suicide," the possibility of an accidental overdose, as well as the possibility of homicide, have not been

ruled out. In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth sixth  greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute.

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935  American rock and roll' roll's superstars. His 1935 - August 16, 1977) 1977) was one of first and most famous American  many movies. movies . fame lasted long after his death. He was also an  an actor  who starred in many  He was so popular that some people know him as only "Elvis". He is also referred to as "The King of Rock and Roll", or just "The king". Another tour was scheduled to begin August 17, 1977, but at Graceland the day before, Presley was found unresponsive on the floor  of his suite by fiancée,  fiancée, Ginger Alden, and attempts to revive the singer failed failed..[184] Death was officially pronounced at 3:30 pm at the Baptist Memorial Hospital. Author Samuel Roy has argued that Presley died "at a time when it could only help his reputation. reputation.""[185] Biographer Ernst Jorgensen has observed that when Presley died, "it was as if all perspective on his musical career was somehow lost." Any wish to understand Elvis Presley—his genuine abilities and his real influence—"seemed influence—"seemed almost totally obscured."[186] Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)[1] was one of the most famous and successful musicians of all time. He recorded the highest-selling album of all time, Thriller , in 1982. Thriller , which includes famous songs like "Beat It" and "Billie Jean", has sold 110 million copies worldwide. Jackson wrote other well-known songs such as "Bad", "Black or White", "Heal the World" and "Earth Song". He is known for popularizing dance moves such as the  the  robot  robot and the moonwalk . He had won numerous awards and broke many records. He is often cited as the biggest star since Elvis Presley.He is sometimes referred to as the world's [2]

greatest Jackson'sentertainer  personal .life was well known. He went to court  court in  in 1993 1993  and and  2003 because he was suspected for molesting children but ll,, the the  daughter  of Helen of Helen was found not guilty. He had plastic surgery to change his appearance. He was married to  to  Abbi Maxwe ll Steneker , before  in 1995 1995  and marrying  marrying nurse nurse  Debbie Rowe  Rowe later on. Jackson also owned a ranch r anch called Neverland, before divorcing her in  which he bought in  in 1989 1989  was sold in November  2008. 2008. He kept some rights to it, it is not known what property was given to him. into  cardiac Jackson was proclaimed dead on 25 June, 2009 at 2:25pm at the  the  UCLA Medical Center .[3] It is thought that he went into [4] arrest, which means his heart stopped. Angeles coroner confirmed coroner confirmed Jackson's death. death.[5] However, he stopped .  At 4:36 pm local time, the Los Angeles  was unresponsive by 12:15, even though he was not proclaimed dead at the time of hospital arrival, he already passed on by 1pm. Jackson died just two months before his 51st birthday. Rumors and news of Jackson's death broke web records causing a cyberspace traffic jam.The circumstances of his death and the grief which was experienced around the world were compared to the death of  [7][8] [8] Elvis Presley. w[6] His death gave Google, Twitter, Facebook, and Yahoo the most page views they have ever gotten. gotten.[7]  Jackson arrived at the hospital not showing any signs of life.

 JOHN LENNON MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English  English rock  musician, singer-songwriter ,  John Winston Ono Lennon,[1][2]  MBE  peace activist activist  who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of  The Beatles. Beatles. With  With Paul McCartney, McCartney,  author , and peace  Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful successful  songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and "wrote some of the most in  UK  singles chart history after   popular music in rock and roll history". history" .[3] He is ranked the second most successful songwriter in [4] McCartney..   McCartney arrival  at at  St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center , where it was stated that nobody could have lived Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival for more than a few minutes after sustaining such injuries. Shortly after local news stations reported Lennon's death, crowds the  Fernclif Fernclifff Cemeter Cemetery y in gathered at Roosevelt Hospital and in front of The Dakota. He was cremated on 10 December 1980, at the  Hartsdale, New York ; the  the ashes  ashes were given to Ono, who chose not to hold a funeral for him. John Kennedy

22 , 1963 1963)), also known as JFK , was the 35th  35th president   president of the United States John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, of America. He held office from  from  1961  1961 until he was  was assassinated assassinated  (shot dead) in  in 1963 1963.. opponent  Richard Nixon Nixon  in the 1960  1960  presidential presidential election. Kennedy was the Kennedy, a  a Democrat, Democrat, beat his Republican party opponent youngest president ever elected, the only Roman Catholic President and the only president to win a  a  Pulitzer Prize Prize.. [1] Events while he the American Civil Rights was in charge of America include the the  Cuban Missile Crisis, helping the building of the  the  Berlin Wall and the  movement.. Kennedy was  movement was assassinated assassinated  or murdered on November 22,  22, 1963 1963  in  in Dallas, Texas. Texas. His killer, Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested but was shot dead himself two days later, before there was a trial. trial. Because of this and many other reasons there are many conspiracy conspiracy  theories about Kennedy's death. Kennedy was a very popular president and still is today, ranking highly in public surveys  and opinion polls. polls.[2] surveys

Natalie Wood Carolina  while Wood did location work for the In September and October 1981, Wood and Wagner stayed in  in  Raleigh, North Carolina  Brainstorm.[15] Wood then spent most of November in California shooting interior scenes with Christopher  science-fiction film  film Brainstorm. [15]

Walken and other cast members on the  the  MGM MGM  lot in Culver City. The day after Thanksgiving, Wood, Wagner and Walken went on to Catalina Island for the weekend and on the night of November  Cove.. Also on board was the boat's skipper, Dennis Davern, who had worked 28 their yacht (Splendour  (Splendour ) was anchored in  in Isthmus Cove

 

for the couple for many years. Wood apparently tried to either leave the yacht or secure a  a dinghy  dinghy from banging against the hull when she accidentally slipped and fell overboard. A woman on a nearby yacht said she heard calls for help at around midnight. The cries lasted for about 15 minutes and were answered by someone else who said, "Take it easy. We'll be over to get you". you".[7] "It was [7] laid back," the witness recalled. "There was no urgency or immediacy in their shouts". shouts". An investigation by  by Los Angeles County coroner  Thomas Noguchi resulted in an official verdict of accidental drowning. Noguchi concluded Wood had drunk "seven or  eight" glasses of wine and was intoxicated when she died. There were marks and bruises on her body which Noguchi speculated could have been received as a result of her fall.[7] Noguchi later wrote that had Wood not been intoxicated she likely would have realized her heavy down-filled coat and wool sweater were pulling her under water and would have removed them them..[16] Noguchi also wrote that he found Wood's fingernail scratches on the side of the rubber dinghy indicating she was trying to get in. Wood was 43 at the time of her death and is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. Cemetery. JAMES DEAN

On September 30, 1955, Dean andfor hisamechanic  mechanic off fromDean Competition Motors, where they had preparedtohis 550  Spyder that morning sports car Rolf raceWütherich at Salinas, set California. originally intended to trailer the Porsche the Porsche 550 meeting point at Salinas, behind his new Ford Country Squire station wagon, crewed by Hickman and photographer  Sanford Roth, Roth, who was planning a photo story of Dean at the races. At the last minute, Dean drove the Spyder, having decided he needed more time to familiarize himself with the car. At 3:30 p.m., Dean was ticketed in in  Mettler Station, Kern County, for driving 65 mph (105 km/h) in a 55 mph (89 km/h) zone. The driver of the Ford was ticketed for driving 20 mph (32 km/h) over the limit, as the speed limit for all vehicles towing a trailer tr ailer was 45 mph (72 km/h). Later, having left the Ford far behind, they stopped at at  Blackwells Corner  in  in Lost Hills Hills  for fuel and met up with fellow racer  Lance Reventlow Reventlow.. Dean was driving west on  on  U.S. Route 466  466 (later  State Route 46) 46) near  Cholame , California Cali fornia when a black-and-white 1950 Ford student  Donald Turnupseed, attempted to take the Custom Tudor coupe, driven from the opposite direction by 23-year-old  23-year-old Cal Poly student fork onto  onto State Route 41  41 and crossed into Dean's lane without seeing him. The two cars hit almost head on. According to a story in the October 1, 2005 edition of the  the  Los  Los Angeles Times,[15] California Highway Patrol  Patrol officer Ron Nelson and his partner had been Robles  when they were called to the scene of the accident, where they saw a heavily breathing Dean finishing a coffee break in  in Paso Robles  being placed into an ambulance. Wütherich had been thrown from the car, but survived with a broken jaw and other injuries. Dean was taken to Paso Robles War Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 5:59 p.m. His last known words, uttered right before impact, were said to have been "That guy's gotta stop... He'll see us."[16] ERIC CLAPTON

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