Which famous American would have turned 100 years old this week?

Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926, and would have turned 100 years old this week. After a difficult childhood spent in foster homes and orphanages, she reinvented herself as Marilyn Monroe and became one of the biggest movie stars of the 1950s. Known for films such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch, and Some Like It Hot, Monroe became an international symbol of Hollywood glamour. More than six decades after her death in 1962, she remains one of the most recognizable icons in history.