Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I waenganui i te 1941 me te 1958, i tuhia e Monroe ngā tauira me ngā tuhinga mō ngā kiriata e rima anake me ngā raupapa pouaka whakaata. I whakaingoatia ia mo te Academy Award mo te Korero Pai mo tana mahi tuatahi, me Billy Wilder, i te 14th Academy Awards
i te tau 1942 mō te kiriata, "Ball of Fire". Ko tana tohu tuarua mo te Oscar mo te korero pai mo "The Affairs of Susan", i tuhia e László Görög. I mate ia ki Sawtelle, California.