Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Not Dumb

Her legacy as the dumb blonde character is not founded in truth. Monroe researcher Sarah Churchwell wrote of the actress "The biggest myth is that she was dumb. The second is that she was fragile. The third is that she couldn't act. She was far from dumb, although she was not formally educated, and she was very sensitive about that. But she was very smart indeed—and very tough."

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