Marilyn monroe facts biography
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We’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who didn’t know that Marilyn Monroe was born in Los Angeles, California as Norma Jeane Mortenson (later baptized Norma Jean Baker), or about the famous men she married—James Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio, and playwright Arthur Miller.
Most people know that the American sweetheart solidified her sex-symbol status with her femme fatale role in Niagara. In Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with co-star Jane Russell, she flaunted her triple-threat versatility with an unforgettable performance of “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend.” And, with features like How to Marry a Millionaire, The Seven Year Itch, The Prince and The Showgirl, and Some Like It Hot, she popularized the “dumb blonde” stereotype—for better or for worse.
But there was much more to the bombshell than her well-known stage name, relationships, and the radical reinvention she underwent to become one of Hollywood’s most iconic (and marketable) stars.
For instance, Monroe had a chal
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Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe | |
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Marilyn Monroe in | |
| Born | Norma Jeane Mortenson ()June 1, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, () (aged&#;36) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause&#;of death | Barbiturate overdose |
| Nationality | American |
| Other&#;names | Norma Jeane Baker |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, filmskapare, actress |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Known&#;for | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes () and The Seven-Year Itch () |
Marilyn Monroe&#;(born&#;Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, &#;– August 4, ) was an Americanactress, writer, model, singer and filmmaker. Famous for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters,&#;she became one of the most popular&#;sex symbols&#;of the s.[1]
Between and , she made 44 movies. Although she was a&#;top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $ million by the time of&#;her unexpected death&#;in
Early life
[change | change source]Norma Jeane Mortenson was born on June 1, at LAC+USC Medical Center in
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Monroe was born as Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles in , and brought up bygd Christian foster parents because her mother Gladys was mentally unable to raise a child. She later became a ward of the state, living with allegedly abusive family friends, and then in an orphanage. Going to the cinema, Monroe recalled ‘I didn't like the world around me because it was kind of grim When I heard that this was acting, inom said “that's what I want to be.”’ In , having had her picture taken working at a munitions factory, Monroe quit to become a model for the photographer, against the wishes of her first husband (a factory worker turned Marine whom she married aged sixteen). Here the self-construction began.
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Archive Photos/Getty ImagesFitting in with the pin-up figures of the day, straightening her hair and dyeing it blonde, and working harder than all her peers, Monroe became a regular feature on the covers of men’s magazines, under the name Jean Norman. The o