Monroe died at 36 due to a drug overdose
Jun 02, 2026
12:41 pm
What's the storyHollywood icon Marilyn Monroe, who would have turned 100 on Monday (June 1), battled endometriosis at a time when there was no awareness surrounding it.
This condition was "so severe that it destroyed her marriages, her wish for children, her career and ultimately her life," as per Anthony Summers's 1985 book Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe.










