This year, the legendary Marilyn Monroe would have blown out her 100 candles

On June 1, 2026, fans gathered at the Chinese Theatre (Hollywood) to celebrate the birthday of the late Marilyn Monroe.

Born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles (California), the actress would have turned one hundred this year. A symbolic date that allows an entire microcosm of admirers to come together, revive memories and, for one day,  keep the myth alive.

For the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, the centenary of Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Baker, is the perfect opportunity to pay tribute to the cinema icon with an exhibition entitled "Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon". On the program? A display of rare objects (including the satin pink dress worn in Gentlemen Prefer Blonds and film screenings, offering viewers a glimpse of the star's career and a more intimate look at her life.

A perfect setting for this frame narrative, since it was here that the beautiful Marilyn Monroe, a candid blonde in her films and a feminist icon in life, left the imprint of her feet and hands in 1953.

In addition, exclusive photographs, the star's personal effects and the script of an unfinished feature film ("Something's Got to Give") are being auctioned in a special sale entitled "100 years of Marilyn".

Tragic disappearance and eternal inspiration

It was on the night of August 4 to 5, 1962, that Marilyn Monroe, then aged 36, suddenly disappeared. Drug overdose, suicide, assassination... speculation about her death is rife. Officially, the actress died of severe barbiturate poisoning.

Although her career on the silver screen lasted only 17 years, Monroe remains an eternal source of inspiration in the world of cinema and far beyond Hollywood's borders. In 2023, as the Belgian media RTBF recalls, she was still ranked 12th in the Forbes ranking of disappeared celebrities generating the most income ($10 million), ahead of the famous physicist Albert Einstein.