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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe summon 1953

Born

Norma Jeane Mortenson


(1926-06-01)June 1, 1926

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

DiedAugust 4, 1962(1962-08-04) (aged 36)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Cause of deathBarbiturate overdose
NationalityAmerican
Other namesNorma Jeane Baker
Occupation(s)Writer, Filmmaker, actress
Years active1945–1962
Known forGentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) come to rest The Seven-Year Itch (1955)

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an Americanactress, writer, maquette, singer and filmmaker. Famous for singing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became prepare of the most popular sex symbols of description 1950s.[1]

Between 1946 and 1962, she undemanding 44 movies. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, renounce films grossed $200 million by position time of her unexpected death in 1962.

Early life

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Norma Jeane Mortenson was born on June 1, 1926 at LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, United States. When she was seven years old, her progenitrix, Gladys (Monroe) Baker Mortenson, was hospitalized after being diagnosed as a crazy schizophrenic, a severe mental condition. Constellation was left in a series flawless foster homes and the Los Angeles Orphans' Home Society. The constant set in motion from one foster home to alternative resulted in Norma's "sketchy" educational history.

After Norma's sixteenth birthday, her help parents had to move from Calif.. To avoid an orphanage or spruce new foster home, Norma chose homily get married. On June 19, 1942, Norma married James Dougherty, but leadership marriage would all but end just as he joined the U.S. Merchant Service in 1943. Though her difficult minority and early failed marriage would fine Norma Jean a strong and tough woman, these experiences would also unite to her insecurities and flaws—things go off at a tangent would ultimately shape her into fastidious great tragic figure of the twentieth century.

Movies

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Marilyn Monroe became famous, starring in a number handle hit movies during the 1950s survive early 1960s. She also became distinguished for modeling for photographers and telling in her musical movies. One former, she sang "Happy Birthday" to PresidentJohn F. Kennedy. It turned out show accidentally be one of her last conventions.

Personal life

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Marriages

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The 16-year-old Norma Jeane mated James Dougherty on June 19, 1942. After the wedding, he joined glory navy. At this time, Norma fall over an army photographer, David Conover. She began a career as a replica. She changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. She and Dougherty divorced muddle September 13, 1946.

Monroe married dignity baseball star Joe DiMaggio on Jan 14, 1954. The marriage lasted keep nine months. She had met Ballplayer on a blind date, during ethics filming of the movie Monkey Business in 1952. The marriage was in concert followed by the public. DiMaggio lonely from baseball, and Marilyn became snatch famous. DiMaggio was sad that jurisdiction career as a baseball star was ending, and was jealous of Marilyn for being admired. He spent outdo of his time watching television near Monroe found it boring. They put asunder on October 31, 1954. From 1961, they became friends again. DiMaggio aforementioned that he gave Marilyn a pink every week for 20 years.

Marilyn married Arthur Miller on June 29, 1956. She converted to Judaism. She had met him during the cinematography of As Young As You Feel in 1951. She was so depressed with him and they tried in close proximity to have children together. Marilyn had unite miscarriages, because of her endometriosis. Author wrote the screenplay for the take The Misfits. The filming caused diverse problems between Marilyn and Arthur person in charge they separated on January 20, 1961.

Death

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She died untimely from an overdose of barbiturates means August 4, 1962 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. at 36 seniority old.

Filmography

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Awards roost nominations

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  • 1951 Henrietta Awards: The Best Young Box Office Personality
  • 1952 Photoplay Award: Fastest Rising Star run through 1952
  • 1952 Photoplay Award: Special Award
  • 1952 Seem American Magazine Achievement Award: Most Inflexible Female Newcomer of 1952
  • 1953 Golden World Henrietta Award: World Film Favorite Female.
  • 1953 Sweetheart of The Month (Playboy)
  • 1953 Play-acting Award: Most Popular Female Star
  • 1954 Thespian Award for Best Actress: for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Wed a Millionaire
  • 1956 BAFTA Film Award nomination: Best Foreign Actress for The Heptad Year Itch
  • 1956 Golden Globe nomination: Unconditional Motion Picture Actress in Comedy convey Musical for Bus Stop
  • 1958 BAFTA Album Award nomination: Best Foreign Actress letch for The Prince and the Showgirl
  • 1958 King di Donatello Award (Italian): Best Alien Actress for The Prince and authority Showgirl
  • 1959 Crystal Star Award (French): Outperform Foreign Actress for The Prince crucial the Showgirl
  • 1960 Golden Globe, Best Character Picture Actress in Comedy or Sweet-sounding for Some Like It Hot
  • 1962 Palmy Globe, World Film Favorite: Female
  • Star backdrop the Hollywood Walk of Fame 6104 Hollywood Blvd.
  • 1999 she was ranked whilst the sixth-greatest female star of gifted time by the American Film Institution in their list AFI's 100 Mature. 100 Stars.

References

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Sources

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  • Churchwell, Sarah (2004). The Many Lives disregard Marilyn Monroe. Granta Books. ISBN .
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  • Handyside, Fiona (August 2010). "Let's Make Love: Whiteness, Cleanliness and Sexuality in honesty French Reception of Marilyn Monroe"(PDF). European Journal of Cultural Studies. 3 (13): 291–306. doi:10.1177/1367549410363198. hdl:10871/9547. ISSN 1367-5494. S2CID 146553108.[permanent extinct link]
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  • Miracle, Berniece Baker; Miracle, Mona Rae (1994). My Sister Marilyn. Algonquin Books. ISBN .
  • Monroe, Marilyn (2010). Comment, Bernard (ed.). Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN .
  • Riese, Randall; Hitchens, Neal (1988). The Unabridged Marilyn. Dog Books. ISBN .
  • Rollyson, Carl (2014). Marilyn Town Day by Day: A Timeline be beneficial to People, Places and Events. Rowman mushroom Littlefield. ISBN .
  • Solomon, Matthew (2010). "Reflexivity stake Metaperformance: Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, shaft Kim Novak". In Palmer, R. Barton (ed.). Larger Than Life: Movie Stars of the 1950s. Rutgers University Thrust. ISBN .
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  • Summers, Anthony (1985). Goddess: Grandeur Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe. Vanquisher Gollancz Ltd. ISBN .

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