TODAY'S TWD: CANDLE IN THE WIND

"Six Months Leave", a recent episode of 'Mad Men', took place just after the death of Marilyn Monroe. When the news of her death broke, many in the offices of Sterling-Cooper wondered why she would have killed herself when it seemed like she had everything going for her.

In time, the questions began to broaden as people wondered if somebody else was responsible for her death; that it was murder, not suicide. Among those suspected were the mob, Communists, her psychiatrist, and the Kennedys.

There are plenty of links out there that take a look at this. Here are just four of them.

NATIONAL LEDGER

"THE VOICE OF REASON"

COVER-UPS.COM

TRU-TV

In Toobworld, the evidence leans toward suicide despite how much all of these conspiracies lend themselves to the basic nature of the TV Universe. That's because of an episode of 'Quantum Leap', in which Sam leapt into the life of someone close to the movie star during her final days. (It was one of two episodes of the series in which producer Donald Bellisario wanted to showcase his personal beliefs as to what happened in these mysteries of History. The other episode was about Lee Harvey Oswald, and Bellisario believes he was a lone gunman, with no over-riding conspiracy behind him.)

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Toby O'B