8 Showstopping Roles That Made Marilyn Monroe an Icon

Marilyn's then-husband, Arthur Miller, wrote the screenplay as a gift for his wife, and the beautiful divorcée Roslyn Taber became one of Monroe's most vulnerable, emotional roles. The black-and-white Western is a classic, and it gave Monroe the opportunity to show that she was so much more than a sex symbol. Unfortunately, it was also her last opportunity, as 1962's "Something's Got to Give" was never finished and "The Misfits" became her final role.