REPORTER: Actress Marilyn Monroe remains one of the best recognized movie stars in the world, 50 years after her death. Suzie Kennedy pays tribute to the actress by being a Marilyn Monroe impersonator for 14 years, acting in films and plays personifying the late star.
SUZIE KENNEDY: "She's the sort of girl that I want as my best friend because she's honest, she's sincere. She can be a pain, but then can't we all. I identify with that."
REPORTER: Monroe died from an apparent drug overdose at her Brentwood home. Fans and friends still gather at the iconic star's pink marble gravesite to remember her, who was 36 years old when she died in 1962. Greg Schreiner, who has one of the largest Monroe collections in the world, said it wasn't just about her style that made people love her.
GREG SCHREINER: "It's so unusual to see someone who's a beautiful person to have this need inside. You'd think they'd be perfect, that they'd be so happy. But there was this unrest inside of her that we're attracted to and equally men and women, which is unusual for someone who is a sexy blonde, you'd think only men would be attracted, but women loved her too."
REPORTER: Sunday, August 5, marks the 50th anniversary of her untimely passing. Roselle Chen, Reuters.
On the 50th anniversary of her death this archive footage gives a glimpse of the life of Marilyn Monroe.
