Question

An open book containing a portrait of this person is included in Audrey Flack’s series Vanitas. Several paintings of this person had a bullet shot through them by Dorothy Podber. An artist’s “Death and Disaster” series includes a “White” portrait of this person that sold for $41 million in 2014. A publicity photograph from the film Niagara was used for (10[1])a series of silkscreen portraits depicting this (10[1])person (10[1])in highly saturated, bright colors. (10[3])In the film (10[1])The Seven Year Itch, this person’s white dress is blown (10[1])upwards by a train passing underneath a subway grate. For 10 points, several Andy Warhol portraits depicted which cultural icon, who starred in films like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? ■END■

ANSWER: Marilyn Monroe [or Marilyn or Norma Jeane Mortenson; accept Shot Marilyns or Marilyn (Vanitas) or White Marilyn or Marilyn Diptych or Untitled from Marilyn Monroe]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason Lee (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Columbia J (DII)5910
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BLehigh A (UG)6610
Wade Rogers (DII)Fordham AColumbia A (UG)6710
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Bard A (UG)7210
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)NYU B7210
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Maryland B (DII)7210
Andrew YangColumbia BMaryland A (DII)7510
Jack Stuhlman (DII)Lehigh B (DII)NYU A (UG)8510

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY10100%0%10%71.80
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%67.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%100%92.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%8%71.17
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%74.78
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%65.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%71.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%64.11