question: Which American actress and model (born in 1926) was featured in a selection of books that contain fictional stories of many famous people, but are based on biographical fact?
answer: Marilyn Monroe
context: Title: Doug Hayward
  Passage: Douglas Frederick Cornelius Hayward (5 October 1934 – 26 April 2008), was an English tailor, who dressed many famous people during the 1960s.  The inspiration for customer Michael Caine's characterisation of his role in the 1966 film "Alfie," he was also the model for client John Le Carre's Harry Pendel, aka "The Tailor of Panama."
  Title: Ōshū, Iwate
  Passage: Ōshū (奥州市 , Ōshū-shi ) is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.  s of 30 2017 , the city had an estimated population of 119,325, and a population density of 120 persons per km² in 44,924 households.  The total area of the city is 993.30 sqkm .  Ōshū is famous for its Maesawa Beef, numerous festivals, historic temples and shrines and Fujiwara no Sato, a theme park and movie lot based on the exploits of the Northern Fujiwaras in the 12th century.  Many famous people have claimed Ōshū as their home including Ichiro Ozawa, the long-time leader of the Democratic Party of Japan.
  Title: Hotel Monte Vista
  Passage: The Hotel Monte Vista is a famous and historic hotel located one block north of U.S. Route 66 in Flagstaff, Arizona.  The hotel was built in 1927 and is a centerpiece of the historic downtown district.  The hotel contains 73 rooms and suites on three floors.  Many famous people have spent the night at the Hotel Monte Vista, including: John Wayne, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Anthony Hopkins, Esther Williams, and Barbara Stanwyck.  There have been many alleged ghost sightings at the Hotel Monte Vista.  One of the sightings involves a "Phantom Bell Boy" that knocks on guests' doors in the middle of the night and will talk to the guest.  The hotel is located at 100 N. San Francisco Street.  It was also a filming location for the 1942 American romantic drama Casablanca.
  Title: The Secret Book of Gnomes
  Passage: The Secret Book of Gnomes is a series of books about Gnomes designed for children.  They contain fictional stories and guides about how Gnomes live in harmony with their environment, such as what a Gnome has in his first aid kit and how a Gnome's house is built.  The books were written by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet, though they have claimed that parts were written by a Gnome called David.  Those authors also created another series about Gnomes entitled The Gnomes.
  Title: Ferdinand Ward
  Passage: Ferdinand De Wilton Ward, Jr. (1851–1925), known first as the "Young Napoleon of Finance," and subsequently as "the Best-Hated Man in the United States," was an American swindler.  Ward caused the financial ruin of many people, including many famous people such as Thomas Nast and the former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, who had helped him start his banking business.
  Title: Marilyn Monroe
  Passage: Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress and model.  Famous for playing comic "dumb blonde" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and was emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality.  Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.  More than half a century after her death, she continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.
  Title: Marquise-Thérèse de Gorla
  Passage: Marquise-Thérèse de Gorla, also known under her stage name "Mademoiselle Du Parc" (1633 – Paris, 11 December 1668), was a French actress and ballet dancer.  She was one of the stars of the Molière's company.  She was also known for her love affairs and as an object of affection for many famous people.
  Title: Nicholas (novel)
  Passage: Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story is a children's fantasy novel by Anne Carroll Moore, first published in 1924.  The story follows eight-inch-tall Nicholas from Holland on a tour of the sights of New York and recounts his encounters with many famous people, fictional characters, and magical beings.  It includes many references to the children's literature of the time.  The novel, illustrated by Jay Van Everen, was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1925.
  Title: Coffee with... Biographies
  Passage: "The Coffee With..." biography series is a selection of books that contain fictional stories of many famous people, but they are based on biographical fact.  Some titles include "Coffee With Marilyn"(Marilyn Monroe), "Coffee With Groucho" (Groucho Marx), "Coffee With The Buddha", "Coffee With Hemingway" (Ernest Hemingway), and many more selections.  They are published by DBP Publishing Company.
  Title: Hanrahan
  Passage: O'Hanrahan is an Irish surname shared by many Irish people and descendants of Irish emigrants.  The name is most common in the area of the Shannon Estuary (counties Kerry, Limerick and Clare) in Ireland.  Through emigration the name has become fairly common in the USA, the UK and other countries to which the Irish emigrated.  Many famous people share this name as well.  The name was originally spelled "Ó hAnnracháin" and initially used in the Irish province of Leinster, where local nobles and kings with the name ruled.  Variations include Hanradhan and Hanraghan.  Many families within Ireland and those of emigrants from Ireland, of the Ó hAnnracháin family, Anglicised their names to "O'Hanrahan" or "Hanrahan".  Eochaidh, King of Leinster, an early monarch who fled to Scotland in exile in 540, was the first ruler to bear the surname.  The name originates from Anradhán, diminutive of the Old Irish word "ánradh", which translates as "warrior".  The family motto is "An Uachtar" which means "The Champion".
citations: Marilyn Monroe Coffee with... Biographies