Paula RamonAFP·1 Jun, 2026 11:32 PM4 mins to readHollywood celebrated Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday with tributes and an exhibit at the Academy Museum. Photo / Getty ImagesHollywood celebrated Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday with tributes and an exhibit at the Academy Museum. Photo / Getty ImagesHollywood wished a breathy “Happy Birthday” to Marilyn Monroe on Monday as Tinseltown celebrated 100 years since the birth of one of its most famous daughters.

More than six decades after her tragically early death, the city was awash with references to the bottle-blonde icon on what would have been