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New Netflix<\/a> film Blonde<\/a> is certainly not a biopic in the traditional sense of the word.<\/p>\n Although the film is technically based on the true story of Marilyn Monroe \u2013 and does include several scenes which reflect real moments from her life \u2013 its actual source is Joyce Carol Oates\u2019s historical fiction novel of the same name, meaning not everything in the film really happened at all.<\/p>\n The film, unsurprisingly, ends with Monroe\u2019s death, and you may be wondering if this is one of the parts of the film that was depicted accurately.<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p> As is shown in the film, Monroe became addicted to prescription drugs, including barbiturates and amphetamines, and soon became dependent on them.<\/p>\n This is said to have begun while she was shooting John Huston\u2019s film The Misfits in 1960 \u2013 which was written by her then-husband Arthur Miller<\/a>.<\/p>\n During the shoot, production had to be paused for about a week while Monroe went to a hospital to detox, but she remained addicted and her eventual cause of death was given as a barbiturate overdose.<\/p>\n She was found dead on 5th August 1962, and according to many of her friends at the time, it was considered likely to have been an accident, rather than a suicide.<\/p>\nHow did Marilyn Monroe die?<\/strong><\/h2>\n