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Did Marilyn Monroe Really Kill Herself? Reader's Digest August 5, 2020 There is no doubt that Monroe had been depressed. She had always struggled against the demands of her stardom and she relied on a regimen of psychiatric treatment and drugs to help her cope. She had recently been fired for constant lateness from her latest film for 10th Century Fox, and her many marriages—her high-profile husbands included baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller—had all ended in divorce. She told Lawford drowsily, "Say goodbye to the president " On the evening of August 4 1962, Marilyn Monroe telephoned Peter Lawford, the British actor who was also the husband of John F Kennedy's sister, Pat. Monroe's voice was strangely slurred, and she ended their conversation ominously. "Say goodbye to Pat," she told Lawford drowsily. "Say goodbye to the president and say goodbye to yourself because you're a nice guy." Hours later, the most enduring sex symbol ever to grace the American screen was found dead in her Los Angeles mansion, her graceful body lying face down and naked on her bed. Read Full Article »

Hi Beth, I saw this movie when it first came out in a movie theater with my girlfriend. I enjoyed the movie but must admit it's not one of my favorites. It fit the times ... remember a bar in Tallahassee with a picture of Faye Dunaway who briefly attended FSU ... she looked great ...

On August 4, 1967, a Warren Beatty film described by one critic as "part black comedy and part elegy," held its premiere. Bonnie and Clyde went on to be nominated for 10 Academy Awards and claimed two wins. The Hollywood Reporter's original review is below: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bonnie-clyde-review-1967-film-815295