Marilyn Monroe: (1926 – 1962) American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, Her "dumb blonde" persona was used to comic effect in subsequent films such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953; How to Marry a Millionaire, (1953; and The Seven Year Itch. 1955. Remembered for The Prince and the Showgirl, 1957; Some Like It Hot, 1959; and The Misfits, 1961. A Black and white 1955 image of her, perfume bottle in hand, matted and framed as shown with her famous quote on the plaque.