Marilyn Monroe, a Hollywood icon and beloved star, passed away over fifty years ago, leaving behind a legacy that remains to this day.

Despite the official cause of death being ruled as probable suicide, many people still hold onto their own theories about what really happened on that fateful night in 1962.

Recently, actress Barbara Eden shared her thoughts on the matter, revealing what a friend told her about Monroe’s death.

Monroe was discovered dead inside her home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Los Angeles on August 5, 1962.

She was only 36 years old.

Eunice Murray, Monroe’s housekeeper, and psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Greenson were the ones who found her in her room, n^ked, with an empty bottle of pills nearby.

An autopsy later revealed that she had a fatal amount of sedatives in her system.

At the time of her death, Monroe was one of the highest-paid performers in the industry, highly sought-after by movie executives, and a major s** symbol with countless fans all over the world.

Her sudden death came as a shock to everyone.

One person who didn’t believe the official cause of death was Evelyn Moriarty, a stand-in for Monroe on movie sets.

Moriarty was also a stand-in for Barbara Eden on the TV show I Dream of Jeannie.

Eden recently spoke out about meeting Monroe and what Moriarty thought about the star’s untimely passing.

“Marilyn was over there doing wardrobe tests.

I’m standing there with [Evelyn], and Marilyn came out and [Evelyn] said, ‘Marilyn, I want you to meet my other star,’” Eden recalled.

After Monroe passed away, Moriarty confided in Eden that she never believed any of the news reports about what happened to her friend.

“Evelyn said, ‘She would never take her own life,’” Eden remembered.

She then shared her own opinion on the matter, stating that she believed Monroe’s death was an accident.

“I just feel it was probably an accident.

She wanted to get to sleep, and took too many [pills]… I hope that’s what it was.”

Over the years, there have been numerous conspiracy theories surrounding Monroe’s death.

Some people believe that because of her alleged affairs with John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, the well-connected Kennedy family had her killed and made it look like an accident.

It has also been claimed that they were worried she would eventually go public about the affairs.

In addition to Moriarty’s doubts about the official cause of death, Monroe’s housekeeper, Murray, announced two decades after her boss’s death that the attorney general visited her on the night she died and that they had an argument.

However, this statement has never been confirmed.

Barbara Eden has a personal connection to drug overdoses, as her own son passed away from one in 2001.

Her thoughts on Monroe’s death are just one of the many theories that continue to circulate to this day.

Regardless of what really happened, Marilyn Monroe’s legacy lives on, and she remains an icon of cinema and popular culture.

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