Marilyn Monroe was a disaster. She could never hold it together and really, for reasons that aren't her fault. She was victimized as a child from sexual molestation in foster homes and having an absent mother and no father to identify, she became lost. Well that stuff shows up in her personality and her presence publicly. It even affected her work.
As much as it's a shame that she encountered so much, it's Audrey Hepburn who was just a class act. If there were problems going on, we'd never know it because she never became unglued publicly. She was beautiful and poised. I also loved the characters she played. Monroe just accepted the dumb chick roles because it was that or nothing, and dumb chick roles to me got boring, and offered nothing as something for women to look back on and say what a role model she was.
Monroe was more of a personal story, and when people say "oh she was so beautiful" it's usually because they aren't familiar with other beautiful actresses of the day. She's the image of the 50s, easily. But her fame was more about her problems. I like the fact that Hepburn was classy, and her personal life, no matter how easy or hard it was, wasn't in the forefront to make it everyone's business.
People seem to hail Marilyn as a goddess or something. Throwing around her quotes like "if you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best", which is basically saying "if you don't put up with my abuse, you aren't a real man."
Audrey was a fantastic human being all around. Not only do I think she is better looking, but she was also a brilliant mind. That just multiplies everything.
Audrey, she had all the features I desire in a woman... I'm also a fan of Marilyn, but not to the same extent.
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Marylin Monroe without makeup was nothing special and although she is a rather pitiable character she wasn't anything remarkable in that department either. Hepburn was both very pretty and had a good character.
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