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Marilyn Monroe, who would have turned 100 today, left behind a legacy that’s quietly transforming children’s lives in London—despite her own battles with mental illness and a turbulent childhood. She bequeathed 75% of her estate to acting coach Lee Strasberg and 25% to psychiatrist Dr. Marianne Kris, a pioneer in child psychoanalysis who directed those funds to worthy psychiatric causes. Kris eventually passed Monroe’s gift to the Anna Freud Centre, a 75-year-old institution that trains therapists and treats trauma, war, and domestic abuse in children. Born into instability and raised amid mental health struggles, Monroe’s empathy and foresight ensured her personal pain became a force for healing. Even as legal battles over her image rights caused financial ups and downs, the Anna Freud Centre continues its vital work—with royal support—proving how a star’s tragedy can become a beacon of hope.

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