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similar path of his namesake, Jackie Chan, the actor, (inset). Continued from page 3 movies such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Some Like It Hot. Her personal life included multiple marriages, issues with alcohol and drugs, and a mysterious, early death. Even though the late Marilyn Munroe of Hollywood fame spelled her name with an ‘e’ on the end, whereas Marilyn Munro of Scugog’s last name ends with an‘o’, both names are pronounced the same. There’s been a lot of teasing about her famous name over the years, but Marilyn is good-natured about it. When her husband Ross introduced her to people when they were young newlyweds, some men would take a step back, size her up and ask, ‘Where's the blonde hair?’ When the menfolk get talking about their wives, she said that Ross likes to brag that he has a celebrity at home. “You have to get a chuckle out of it,” Marilyn said. A homecare worker, Marilyn once had a client named Robert Young, the same name as the late actor popular for his wholesome roles in the TV shows Father Knows Best and Marcus Welby, M.D. 4 FOCUS - OCTOBER 2012 It was funny, Munro said, when she would buzz up to With their black hair and dark eyes, the two Jackie Chans have some physical resem- blance. “It’s a nov- elty sharing the same name, anda good conversation starter at parties” .. Jackie Chan her client’s apartment, and say over the speaker, ‘Marilyn Munro is here to see Robert Yor When she goes ba the health dinic to get her flu shot, a head doesn’t swivel” when her name is called. Everyone in the room wants to see what Marilyn Munro looks like, she said. People have often asked if this is her real name and if her VISA card is legitimate. Once when she was driving home from work, the police were stopping people on the road. When the police- man who checked her ID. saw her name, he was excited about introduc- ing her to a fellow officer by the name of Robert Redford. It was interesting meeting someone else who also shares a name with a well- known actor, she said. The Way We Were and The Sting were two of Redford’s hit movies. While the two Marilyns don’t have anything in common, the two Jackie Chans certainly do. To avoid confusion, let’s call Jackie Chan the beloved martial arts film star Chan, and let’s call his namesake Jackie Chan from Port Perry, Jackie.