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title: "Marilyn Monroe and Sydney Sweeney Are Related"
description: "The actresses are ninth cousins, once removed. They share a mutual ancestor, Ezra Perry (c. 1625–1689), who was an early English settler in Sandwich, Massachusetts."
author: "McKinley Franklin"
section: veterans-in-hollywood
published: 2026-10-25T13:33:18.067959+00:00
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publisher: "Valor & Ventures Media"
source: "Hollywood Reporter"
source_url: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marilyn-monroe-sydney-sweeney-related-ninth-cousins-1236724751/
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# Marilyn Monroe and Sydney Sweeney Are Related

*The actresses are ninth cousins, once removed. They share a mutual ancestor, Ezra Perry (c. 1625–1689), who was an early English settler in Sandwich, Massachusetts.*

## Article

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McKinley Franklin · Hollywood Reporter

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Originally published by Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marilyn-monroe-sydney-sweeney-related-ninth-cousins-1236724751/