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History Daily

Saturday Matinee: History Uncovered

History Daily

Airship | Noiser | Wondery

History

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

On today’s Saturday Matinee: Marilyn Monroe’s place in history is likely fixed in part due to the mystery of her death. What really happened? Accident? Suicide? Murder?


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0:00.0

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0:03.7

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0:06.0

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0:20.5

When asked about the lyrics he contributed to the iconic Elton John song,

0:24.5

Candle and the Wind, Bernie Taupin said,

0:27.2

I think the biggest misconception about this song is that I was this rabid Marilyn Monroe

0:31.6

fanatic, which really couldn't be further from the truth. It's not that I didn't have respect for her.

0:36.0

It's just that the song could just as easily have been about James Dean or Jim Morrison,

0:40.5

Kurt Cobain, Sylvia Plath or Virginia Woolf. I mean basically anybody, any writer, actor,

0:46.1

actress or musician who died young and sort of became this iconic picture of Dorian Gray,

0:51.1

that thing where they simply stopped aging. It's a beauty frozen in time.

0:55.8

I believe Bernie, when he says that, except that song was about Marilyn Monroe.

1:00.4

She and her early death captured the public imagination like few others,

1:04.5

likely much more than James Dean, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Sylvia Plath or Virginia Woolf.

1:10.0

I mean Andy Warhol made portraits of both Marilyn and James Dean,

1:13.9

but which one can you see best in your mind's eye?

1:17.3

Marilyn's place in history is likely fixed in part due to the mystery of her death.

1:21.6

What really happened was that an accident, suicide or murder.

1:25.7

On today's Saturday, Matt and I, the podcast History Uncovered tries to sort through all of it.

1:30.6

History Uncovered explores the uncharted corners of the world,

1:33.8

bringing you surprising secrets about topics you thought you knew well to incredible stories

1:38.3

that didn't make the history books. I hope you enjoy. And while you're listening,

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