Famed actor Marilyn Monroe was only 36 years old when she died at the height of her career in 1962. According to History, Monroe was found in bed in her Los Angeles home in the early morning hours on Sunday, August 5, by her housekeeper, Eunice Murray, who was staying at the residence overnight. Murray reportedly found Monroe lying face down, nude, with a telephone in one hand and empty pill bottles scattered around the room. The coroner later declared that the “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” star had died of an overdose of barbiturates — medication prescribed to treat her depression.
According to the Independent, Monroe’s psychiatrist, Ralph Greenson, came to her house around 4:30 p.m. the previous afternoon for a therapy session. After the session was over, she allegedly asked Murray to stay overnight to keep her company. Monroe later received a phone call from actor Peter Lawford, who quickly became alarmed as she sounded intoxicated and depressed. According to Lawford, she told him, “Say goodbye to Pat, say goodbye to the President, and say goodbye to yourself, because you’re a nice guy.” At the time, Lawford was married to Patricia Kennedy, the sister of then-President John F. Kennedy.
Monroe’s death also took place one year after her divorce from famed playwright Arthur Miller.
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