I. Mon‧roe, James /mənˈrəʊ/
(1758–1831) the President of the US from 1817 to 1825. He is known especially for the speech he made to the US Congress in 1823, called the Monroe Doctrine.

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II. Monroe, Mar‧i‧lyn /ˈmærəlɪn, ˈmærɪlɪn/
(1926–62) a US film actress and singer, whose real name was Norma Jean Baker. People still think of her as the most typical example of a sex symbol (=someone who represents society’s idea of what is sexually attractive). Although she was famous and successful, she was a very unhappy woman and she died after taking too many sleeping pills. She is also known for having had a sexual relationship with the US president, J.F. Kennedy. Her films include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Some Like It Hot (1959).

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