

“I know it seems a bit woo-woo, but I think it informs the process because you are constantly trying to find out the truth about somebody who is no longer alive.”Įver since Monroe’s death from a barbiturate overdose at age 36 on August 4, 1962, many have searched for the truth about the enigmatic superstar. “I basically said, ‘Look, I’m going to make this film about you, and I hope I get it right’ - I find it quite helpful to have that conversation out loud,” Cooper says. to inform the late actress of her intentions. When documentarian Emma Cooper decided to embark on her latest project, The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes, the U.K.-based filmmaker made a pilgrimage to the icon’s grave in L.A.
