along with vulnerability. discipline. she stood up to the old hollywood guard. she said i m not going to take it anymore. up until the day she died she was a fighter. get out of here. of course, early death is a tragedy, but that doesn t overwrite everything that she achieved up until that point. she became the biggest movie star in the world. and she remains one of the most famous instantly recognizable women in history. excited fans gather on a san diego beach to watch marilyn munro shoot her first film in two years.