Marilyn Monroe’s Final Interview Sets Release and Finds Her Embracing Sex Symbol Status: ‘I Never Had an Erotic Scene and Always Wanted to Test It Out’

May 8, 2026 7:30am PT Marilyn Monroe’s Final Interview Sets Release and Finds Her Embracing Sex Symbol Status: ‘I Never Had an Erotic Scene and Always Wanted to Test It Out’

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Marilyn Monroe‘s final interview with Life magazine editor Richard Meryman is set to be published for the first time in its entirety in the upcoming book “Marilyn: The Lost Photographs, The Last Interview,” which also includes never-before-seen images from her final photo shoot with photographer Allan Grant. The interview ran in print on Aug. 3, 1962. Monroe died the following evening of a barbiturate overdose. Her death was ruled a probable suicide.

In her final interview, excerpts from which are available on People’s website, Monroe spoke frankly about her status as an international sex symbol. The 36-year-old icon embraced the title and even wanted to act in more explicit scenes in movies.

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