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Remembering Marilyn Monroe on her 100th birthday: ‘She was just Norma Jeane’

Nypost · · 609 words · By Cindy Adams
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Honoring Marilyn’s big 100 Today would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday.

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Techniques found 2
Topics 3

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What happened

Honoring Marilyn’s big 100 Today would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday.

Why it matters

Before The New York Post, I wrote such books as the as-told-to-me autobio of Lee Strasberg, who created the Actors Studio.

Common ground

So did her friend James Haspiel, who has written several books about her.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Pity 70% confidence
Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to pity helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Marilyn went for psychiatric treatments five days a week.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this claim.
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Claim 2: “she put a number on hers so that if they took it and called it, it was the city morgue.”
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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing wrongful convictions or her death) and do not mention a phone number trick involving the city morgue.
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web search NEUTRAL — This list of wrongful convictions in the United States includes people who have been legally exonerated, including people whose convictions have been ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wrongful_convictions_i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 11, 2025 · Ralph Greenson, broke into her locked bedroom through a window and found her lifeless body lying face down on the bed, clutching a telephone.Biography of celebrity police officer | Los …
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1468552790470240/posts/16534…
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web search NEUTRAL — began running in the direction of the suspect, pulling me and my alabaster Gucci blouse through the dirt and grass. By the time I got to my.
https://dl.icdst.org/pdfs/files3/88d861c3fc73c4af6651c73f9d5…
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Claim 3: “Today would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926. Therefore, June 1, 2026, would be her 100th birthday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress who appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1961. After a brief career in modeling she signed short-term film contracts, first with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_performances_and_award…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marilyn Diptych is a 1962 silkscreen painting by American artist Andy Warhol depicting actress Marilyn Monroe. Created shortly after Monroe's death in August 1962, the work consists of fifty repeated …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Diptych
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Marilyn Monroe" is a song written, produced, and performed by American musician Pharrell Williams. It features additional spoken vocals from British TV personality Kelly Osbourne. The song was releas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe_(Pharrell_Willi…
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Claim 4: “James Haspiel... has written several books about her.”
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Multiple web sources mention James Haspiel as a friend of Monroe who authored a book titled 'Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bizarro World (also known as Htrae, which is "Earth" spelled backwards) is a fictional planet appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Introduced in the early 1960s, Htrae is a cube-s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarro_World
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by F. Hugh Herbert, based on the novel of the same name by George Agnew Chamberlain. Released by 20th Century…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scudda_Hoo!_Scudda_Hay!
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2022 ... James Haspiel first encountered Marilyn in 1954 during the filming of The Seven Year Itch, and their connection flourished in 1955, when Monroe ...
https://www.facebook.com/TheMarilynMonroeCollection/posts/ma…
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Claim 5: “she spent a year in New York.”
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While one web source mentions her living in an apartment on East 57th Street and seeking refuge in the arts scene, there is no strong corroboration across multiple sources specifically confirming a 'one year' duration linked to a studio dispute in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Monroe played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image, but felt disappointed when typecast and underpaid by the studio.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 12, 2023 · She was living in an apartment on East 57th Street with playwright. Monroe sought refuge in the city's vibrant arts scene, meeting with writers ...
https://www.facebook.com/MarilynMonroe/posts/for-the-first-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · Marilyn Monroe confronted the pitilessness of the 1950s Hollywood studio system during her short career as an actor (1946-1962).
https://theconversation.com/marilyn-monroe-at-100-hollywood-…
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Claim 6: “an Abraham Lincoln painting was over her bed.”
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Multiple sources mention she had a framed photo or lithograph of Abraham Lincoln, specifically noting it was hung over her bed.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2025 · I made a big enlargement, had it framed, and sent it to her either for her birthday or Christmas. She hung that picture over her bed.
https://www.facebook.com/kabemayormanagement/posts/marilynmo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 16, 2017 · She also bought a lithograph of him — same image as the cover photo — which she hung above her bed. A smaller, framed picture was reportedly ...
http://historymysteryman.com/lincoln-marilyn-monroes-ideal-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 10, 2010 · For years, Marilyn gave her framed photo of Lincoln pride of place in her homes at Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills, at the Waldorf-Astoria suite ...
https://themarilynmonroecollection.com/marilyn-monroe-and-wa…
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Claim 7: “I know she lived on 57th Street.”
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Multiple sources identify 444 East 57th Street as Marilyn Monroe's former residence in New York.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 26, 2023 ... Marilyn's former home, decorated for the holidays. This is 444 East 57th Street in New York, today. She lived there with Arthur Miller, then ...
https://www.facebook.com/TheMarilynMonroeCollection/posts/ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 26, 2023 ... Marilyn's former home, decorated for the holidays. This is 444 East 57th Street in New York, today. She lived there with Arthur Miller, then kept the apartment ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Ve9T1v2_7/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 12, 2012 ... Marilyn Monroe came to New York in 1954 as she was filming the "Seven Year Itch" made famous for the scene where Marilyn's white dress is ...
https://paperweightethics.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/444-e-57t…
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Claim 8: “Her films grossed $200 million”
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Claim 9: “She told Ralph Roberts, her masseur, that not only was Robert Kennedy not her type, she called him puny.”
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Claim 10: “Lee Strasberg... created the Actors Studio.”
DISPUTED
The evidence explicitly states that the Actors Studio was founded in 1947 by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, and Robert Lewis. Lee Strasberg later became the director in 1951, but he did not create it.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American acting coach and actor. Born in Budzanów, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he immigrated to the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Strasberg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights located on West 44th Street in Hell's Kitchen in New York City. It is located in the former Se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actors_Studio
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Strasberg (born May 20, 1941) is the son of Lee and Paula Strasberg of the Actors Studio, and brother of actress Susan Strasberg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Strasberg
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Claim 11: “Here to film ‘The Seven Year Itch,’ she was at the St. Regis.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Marilyn Monroe stayed at or held press events for 'The Seven Year Itch' at the St. Regis Hotel in New York in 1954.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is a retired American actress. After studying under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Baker began performing on Broadway in 1954. From there, she was recruited by d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_Baker
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The St. Regis New York is a luxury hotel at 2 East 55th Street, at the southeast corner with Fifth Avenue, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The hotel was originally developed by…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? is an original stage comedy in three acts and four scenes by George Axelrod. After a try-out run at the Plymouth Theatre in Boston from September 26, 1955, it opened at…
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