's death was one that shocked the world. The starlet - real name Norma Jeane Baker - was just 36 when she was found dead in her bedroom at her Brentwood home in Los Angeles. She'd been found by her housekeeper who awoke in the early hours of the morning on August 5, 1962 with an overwhelming feeling that something was wrong.
An accidental overdose was ruled out by the coroner because of the sheer volume of drugs in her system. The cause of death was instead listed as 'probable suicide'. On what would have been her 98th birthday, we take a look at the harrowing scene.
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