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Marilyn

American  
[mar-uh-lin] / ˈmær ə lɪn /
Or Marilynne

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Mary.


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“She was like the Black Marilyn Monroe that I’d never heard about before that movie,” Monét says of Dandridge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

One of Mackie's early assignments saw him sketch the dress that Marilyn Monroe wore when she delivered her breathy rendition of "Happy Birthday Mr President" to John F Kennedy in 1962.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The 93-year-old star of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and "The Exorcist" will play a fictionalised, ageing Marilyn Monroe in Maggie Gyllenhaal's short film "Flesh Impact".

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Denim maker Lee released a capsule collection inspired by archival photos of Marilyn Monroe wearing its Storm Rider jacket on the set of her last movie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The thought of Marilyn came to his mind.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

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