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The Comparison Between Marilyn Monroe and Anna Nicole Smith
Anna Nicole Smith and Marilyn Monroe both had a rough upbringing, neither one of them having a solid father figure in their lives. Anna moved in with extended family, Marilyn was a foster child drifting from home to home. Both women dropped out of high school and married at a young age. Anna at 17, Marilyn at 16. Both marriages failed rather quickly. They then started their career as models for magazines and became the sex symbols of their time, both posing for Playboy.
Anna Nicole Smith paid tribute to Monroe on one of her covers while modeling for Playboy. They are self-made blonde bombshells who'd created new identities to become Hollywood stars. Anna Nicole Smith born with the name of Vickie Lynn Hogan, probably choose to leave this earth the same way her idol did. She was obsessed with that fact of her being just like Marilyn. Anna felt she was very similar to Marilyn and she felt as if they were alike. Apparently after studying Marilyn Monroe death she seemed to have plan out her death the same way. Anna Nicole Smith died from a prescription drug overdose on February 8, 2007. Just like Marilyn Monroe, she'd even taken chloral hydrate. Unlike her idol's, though, Smith's death was ruled an accidental overdose, but who believes it was accidental. Once she had even discussed being buried next to Monroe whenever she died. The lives and deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Marilyn Monroe I think if you’ll look a little deeper you’ll see some startling similarities perhaps even a conspiracy.
Although they had a very similar life the similarity in their death is what gets the most attention. Both women were dependent on their own vices. Anna with Vicodin and Marilyn with barbiturates and alcohol. These women used these drugs to escape from the reality of their daily lives. Marilyn was prescribed barbiturates because for her night terrors brought on by the sexual abuse she encountered in the many foster facilities. Anna had chronic pain and was prescribed painkillers. These women became addicted to the one thing that was meant to help them get though the day.
In their thirties, both women will fall at the hands of their own destruction. Some believe that were both suicides, at least that is what it looked like at the beginning. In both cases more investigating was done and many conspiracies brewed up. Monroe was said to have been killed by accident, JFK and many other suspects because of her affair with JFK and her rumored knowledge of the Mafia. Anna’s death was a suicide but it is questionable if the doctor “taking care of her” was doing their job or not. Anna was on several different medications and would sometimes forget that she took them, taking more than the dose expected. It was argued that all of her care-takers knew that Anna had somewhat of an addiction and two of them were charged with crimes associated with her death. But those charges were later dropped. Her lawyer was also charged with supplying Anna with the medications.
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Bibliography
"Death of Marilyn Monroe." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Nov. 2014. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
We used this source to find out when and where Monroe was found dead. It also shows us how old she was at the time of her death. Also facts about her recent medical history, and most recent prescriptions. This is also where we found the time line of the hours leading up to her death. Also the history of her mental state. She had suffered from psychiatric disturbance for a long time.
"Marilyn Monroe." Norma Jeane — — Crime Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
This source tells us about her funeral. It gives a detailed description of the actual event. Also it talks about the doctor the prescribed the medicine that Monroe overdosed on. And describes how fatal it could or could not be.
"Marilyn Monroe." Theories — — Crime Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2014.
N.p., n.d. Web.
This Source gave us history of her medical records. It tells us her death was ruled a overdose. Also it tells us the drugs that were actually found in her body, and gives theory to how they were put there. Although many search for who prepared and administered the drug. It is not out of possibility that the overdose was accidental.
"Prescription to Die." Anna Nicole Smith — : Celebrity Addiction — Crime Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
This source talks about Monroe’s status as a celebrity. Also about the number of credible people that claim that she had affairs with one or both of the Kennedy brothers. It also talks about how furious at JFK’s rejection of her she was. It gives good evidence to the suicide theory. And all how much she was able to scare the two brother.
"Who or What Really Killed Marilyn Monroe?" Metro Marilyn Monroe Death Conspiracy Theories Who or What Killed Marilyn Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
This source gave us information on Monroe's relationship with the Kennedy brothers. There is also a lot of information about how the mafia fits into the theory. They were believed by some to have been trying to frame the Kennedy’s.
