#189 Marilyn Monroe / Andy Griffith – 01 June 1926

Marilyn Monroe

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Marilyn Monroe (born June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s. In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth-greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. In the decades following her death, she has often been cited as both a pop and a cultural icon as well as the quintessential American sex symbol. Born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles, California. (d. 1962)

Andy Griffith

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Andy Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, television producer, Southern-gospel singer, and writer. He became better known for his television roles, playing the lead character in the 1960–1968 situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show and in the 1986–1995 legal drama Matlock. Born Andy Samuel Griffith in Mount Airy, North Carolina. (d. 2012)

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Griffith

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