“I know that I will never be happy,” said Marilyn Monroe, once said, “but I know that I can be gay!” And in the years since Marilyn’s tragic death in 1962 at the age of 36, The National ENQUIRER has pieced together plenty of Marilyn’s romantic conquests of the same-sex variety. Before his death in 1984, her close confidante Peter Lawford said: “Monroe’s true orientation was toward women. Her three marriages disguised her real sexual identity. Her relationship with the Kennedys was as much about power and influence as it was about sex. With women, the affairs were more about sex and love.” Get the inside story on the secrets of scandalous Old Hollywood’s greatest screen legend, and click here for more stories about major stars who’ve sparked gay rumors…
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Another tape made public after the doctor’s 1979 death by former L.A. County Prosecutor John Miner, Monroe revealed: “Crawford had a gigantic orgasm and shrieked like a maniac.
Next time I saw her, she wanted another round...and I turned her down.”
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Not every starlet was so eager to fall into bed with Marilyn. Back in 1953, Betty Grable and Marilyn joined
Lauren Bacall for 1953's "How to Marry a Millionaire." Betty later went public about her co-star's love for women, saying Marilyn essentially stalked her — and added that the relentless pursuit was “sometimes scary!”
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But Marilyn did find true love in the arms of a woman, said Lawford. Acting coaches Paula Strasberg and Natasha Lytess (pictured) swept the young blonde off her feet. In 1950, Marilyn shacked up with Natasha — who, claimed Lawford, "gave her the kind of love she desperately needed, and didn't get from men!"
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Marilyn also told her close friend Ted Jordan that she was romantically involved with Natasha. "Why not?" she shrugged. "Sex is something you do with people you love. What could be wrong with a natural act?"
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"Some Like It Hot" legend also chased after 16-year-old Jane Lawrence, who ran her fan club. Marilyn's seduction of the cute young thing was carefully rehearsed. Marilyn, then 29, invited Jane to her apartment to help with some domestic chores.
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But it turned out that the fan-club president was no stranger to lesbian advances. Jane later said: "With the other girls, there was often a shyness and hesitancy — not the hunger and confidence Marilyn displayed!"
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With men, however, Marilyn never took charge! She portrayed her bedroom encounters with JFK as "a soldier doing her duty for America's commander in chief. He says, 'You do this' — you do it. He says, 'Do that,' and you do that. I have done some of my best acting convincing partners that I was in the throes of ecstasy!"
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Another tape made public after the doctor’s 1979 death by former L.A. County Prosecutor John Miner, Monroe revealed: “Crawford had a gigantic orgasm and shrieked like a maniac.
Next time I saw her, she wanted another round...and I turned her down.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Not every starlet was so eager to fall into bed with Marilyn. Back in 1953, Betty Grable and Marilyn joined
Lauren Bacall for 1953's "How to Marry a Millionaire." Betty later went public about her co-star's love for women, saying Marilyn essentially stalked her — and added that the relentless pursuit was “sometimes scary!”
But Marilyn did find true love in the arms of a woman, said Lawford. Acting coaches Paula Strasberg and Natasha Lytess (pictured) swept the young blonde off her feet. In 1950, Marilyn shacked up with Natasha — who, claimed Lawford, "gave her the kind of love she desperately needed, and didn't get from men!"
Marilyn also told her close friend Ted Jordan that she was romantically involved with Natasha. "Why not?" she shrugged. "Sex is something you do with people you love. What could be wrong with a natural act?"
The
"Some Like It Hot" legend also chased after 16-year-old Jane Lawrence, who ran her fan club. Marilyn's seduction of the cute young thing was carefully rehearsed. Marilyn, then 29, invited Jane to her apartment to help with some domestic chores.
But it turned out that the fan-club president was no stranger to lesbian advances. Jane later said: "With the other girls, there was often a shyness and hesitancy — not the hunger and confidence Marilyn displayed!"
With men, however, Marilyn never took charge! She portrayed her bedroom encounters with JFK as "a soldier doing her duty for America's commander in chief. He says, 'You do this' — you do it. He says, 'Do that,' and you do that. I have done some of my best acting convincing partners that I was in the throes of ecstasy!"
