Today is the birth day of Marilyn Monroe, an American actress, model, and singer who was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California of the US. She was the heartthrob of cine goers in the 1950s and early 1960s. She was one of the all-time successful heroines in Hollywood motion pictures. On August 5, 1962, she died at the age of only 36 years and the cause of death was acute barbiturate poisoning. But it is still controversial whether it was a suicide or homicide.