How would we view Marilyn Monroe if she had lived to be 90?

Had Marilyn Monroe lived, she would be 90 this year. As a new exhibition of rare photos opens, Suzanne Harrington looks back at her life and legacy – and imagines the star as a 90 year old.            

Had Marilyn Monroe lived, she would be 90 this year. But had she lived, would her image still shine quite so brightly in the public consciousness?

Or, over half a century after her death, does she remain a goddess within popular culture simply because she never got old, tired, or ordinary?