I. Mon ‧ roe, James /mənˈrəʊ/ BrE AmE
(1758–1831) the President of the US from 1817 to 1825. He is known especially for the speech he made to the US Congress in 1823, called the Monroe Doctrine.
II. Monroe, Mar ‧ i ‧ lyn /ˈmærəlɪn, ˈmærɪlɪn/ BrE AmE
(1926–62) a US film actress and singer, whose real name was Norma Jean Baker. People still think of her as the most typical example of a ↑ sex symbol (=someone who represents society’s idea of what is sexually attractive). Although she was famous and successful, she was a very unhappy woman and she died after taking too many ↑ sleeping pill s . She is also known for having had a sexual relationship with the US president, J.F. Kennedy. Her films include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and ↑ Some Like It Hot (1959).