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Marilyn Monroe, photographed by George Barris on Santa Monica Beach, 1962. It would be her final photo session. Marilyn Monroe continues to fascinate us a century on, because we’re still trying to figure her out By Kim Morgan It’s July 13, 1962, and there’s Marilyn Monroe on the beach in Santa Monica with a curious expression. I’m looking at her right now. Her blond hair is mussed, her face resting on her hand. She’s wearing a wool, hand-knitted Cowichan-style cardigan, an item from her own w...