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Marilyn Monroe

FAMOUS AS: Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August
5, 1962)

was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a maor se! symbol,
starring in a number o" commercially success"ul motion #ictures during the 195$s and
early 196$s%
BIOGRAPHY

Marilyn Monroe was born in &ali"ornia in 1926% 'er real name was (orma Jean Mortenson%
)he didn*t ha+e a good childhood% 'er mother, ,ladys, had mental #roblems and she had to go to
a #sychiatric hos#ital% (orma li+ed in lots o" "oster homes and or#hanages% )he li+ed with ,race
Mc-lee, a "riend o" her mother% .ut her husband ra##ed (orma at the age o" 11 years old% )he
li+ed with /li+e .rrunnings,,race*s uncle, but one o" his sons abussed o" her too%

0hen she was 16 years old, she got married with James 1ougherty, a co# o" 21 years old%
2hey got married in 1934 and (orma dedicated hersel" to being a housewi"e%

1ougherty went to the Marina during the )econd 0orld 0ar and (orma went to li+e with her
mother5in5law (James*s mother) and she started to wor- into a munition "actory% 6n the "actory, a
#hotogra#her #ro#osed her to be a model% .ut James didn*t li-e the idea and (orma bro-e u# with
him%

(orma became to be a maga7ine co+er% )he went to some castings and got a minor character in
some "ilms as a waitress or tele#hone o#erator% At 1939, Marilyn signed a contract with 2wentieth
&entury 8o! and she acted in "ilms li-e9 We're not married, Don't bother to knock and Monkey

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business. (orma changed her name to Marilyn Monroe on 8ebruary, 1956% )he got married again
to Joe 1iMaggio, a baseball #layer, and that marriage only lasted nine months%

'er :dumb blonde: #ersona was used to comic e""ect in subse;uent "ilms such as Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes (1954), How to Marry a Millionaire (1954) and The Seen !ear "tch (1955)% <imited
by ty#ecasting, Monroe studied at the Actors )tudio to broaden her range% 'er dramatic
#er"ormance in Bus Sto# (1956) was hailed by critics and garnered a ,olden ,lobe nomination%
'er #roduction com#any, Marilyn Monroe =roductions, released The Prince and the Show$irl
(195>), "or which she recei+ed a .A82A Award nomination and won a 1a+id di 1onatello award%
)he recei+ed a ,olden ,lobe Award "or her #er"ormance in Some %ike "t Hot (1959)% Marilyn got
married "or the third time with Arthur Miller, a success"ul #laywrighter and screenwriter%
Monroe*s last com#leted "ilm was The Misfits (1961), directed by John 'ouston and co5starring
&lar- ,able, with a screen#lay written by her then5husband, Arthur Miller%

6t seems that she started to ha+e serious #roblems when she was shooting the "ilm by Marilyn
Monroe =roductions (1961)% )he got #regnant and she aborted s#ontaneously% )he became
addicted to alcohol and drugs a"ter she aborted% )ome #eo#le say that she died because o" drugs,
other #eo#le say that someone -illed her because she -new a lot o" ?ennedy*s business and
relationshi# with the Ma"ia%

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8amous #ortrait by artist Andy 0arhol


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P%RSONA& &IF%
Mrs% James 1ougherty, June 26, 1935
0orld 0ar 66%
)he was wor-ing in a munition "actory%


Monroe and Joe 1iMaggio when they married in
January 1953

Monroe #oses "or soldiers in ?orea a"ter a I)/ #er"ormance at
the 4rd I%)% 6n"% 1i+% area, 8ebruary 1>, 1953%


Jobert ?ennedy, Monroe and .od ?ennedy%

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller shortly a"ter their
marriage%

Monroe*s .rentwood home, <os Angeles, &ali"ornia (1992)





)he was a student at the Actors
)tudio
,reat actors o" all times li-e Marlon .rando
were her classmates in the Actors )tudio%
At the Actors )tudio, (ew Kor-



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MO'I%S
.illy 0ilderLs comedy M&on "aldas y a lo locoN %






With Ginger Rogers and Cary Grant in a trailer
for 1952's Monkey Business.



In The Prince and the Shogirl !195"#$
%onroe co&starred ith 'a(rence )li*ier$ ho
also directed the fil+. It as shot in ,ritain.

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!1955#


Perfor+ing ./ia+onds 0re a Girl's ,est
1riend. in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes !1953#

John 'ustonLs The Misfits. MonroeLs last "ilm%






%onroe in her final co+2leted fil+$ The Misfits















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PROFI&%
Born
3or+a 4eane %ortenson
4(ne 1$ 192-
'os 0ngeles$ California$ 5.S.
Died
0(g(st 5$ 19-2 !aged 3-#
,rentood$ 'os 0ngeles$ California$ 5.S.
Cause of death ,ar6it(rate o*erdose
Resting place Westood 7illage %e+orial Par8 Ce+etery$ Westood$ 'os 0ngeles
Other names
3or+a 4eane ,a8er
3or+a 4eane /o(gherty
3or+a 4eane /i%aggio
%arilyn %onroe %iller
Occupation 0ctress$ +odel$ singer$ fil+ 2rod(cer
Years active 19459-2
Notable work(s)
Niagara$ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes$ River of No Return$ The Seven
Year Itch$ Some Like It Hot$ The Misfits
Religion
Pentecostal !192-9195-#$
4(dais+ !195-919-2#
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Spouse(s)
4a+es /o(gherty !+. 1942< di*. 194-#
4oe /i%aggio !+. 1954< di*. 1954#
0rth(r %iller !+. 195-< di*. 19-1#
Signature


olden lobe !wards
olden lobe !ward for Best !ctress " #otion $icture #usical or Comed%
19-= Some Like It Hot
olden lobe for &orld 'ilm 'avorite( 'emale
1953
19-2
!') !wards
!')*s +,, Years---+,, Stars
1999

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