By Ajay Reddy: In her heyday, Marilyn Monroe was a tantalising dream — her talent extended far beyond just acting and her persona being equal parts mystique and enigma. And those who have researched her well and who have spoken to her associates and acquaintances say that from the very start of her career, she worked really hard with acting coaches and was determined to become a good actress. Marilyn even today, half-a-century after her tragic demise, lives on in the image she so effortlessly created for herself. She is also the unofficial benchmark for beauty, sexuality, vulnerability and stardom, all at the same time. A wave of Marilyn nostalgia is set to be triggered now by the television series Smash that is to be aired by NBC from February 6. The series centres on the process of creating a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, who history records as one of the greatest smash hits. As an actor, Marilyn is said to have had her faults but none so overwhelming as to take away anything from the wave she created with her fantastic presence on the silver screen. Source: Deccan Chronicle, Image: flickr.com
