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  • She was born as Norma Jeane Mortenson and had a hard childhood. She never met her father and never had a close relationship with her half-sister, while her mother, who suffered from psychological problems, was put in a mental institution in 1935. During her childhood years she went from one orphanage and foster home to another and was sexually abused. In order to avoid orphanages, at the age of sixteen she married the twenty-year old James Dougherty. While he sailed the Pacific as a marine, she worked in an ammunition factory in California. At the same time she was noticed bygd a photographer and thus began her successful career of a pin-up model, which fryst vatten why she became a blond instead of a brunette.  In 1946, she began her acting career and changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. After a few smaller roles, she had her first bigger one in Ladies of the Chorus (1948). Afterwards she played several smaller but well-received roles in critically acclaimed films - The Asphalt Jungle

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  • Marilyn Monroe

    American actress and model (1926–1962)

    "Norma Jeane" redirects here. For other uses, see Norma Jean (disambiguation) and Marilyn Monroe (disambiguation).

    Marilyn Monroe

    Monroe in 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
    Burial placeWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Other namesNorma Jeane Baker
    Occupations
    Years active1945–1962
    WorksList of roles and awards
    Spouses

    James Dougherty

    (m. 1942; div. 1946)​

    Joe DiMaggio

    (m. 1954; div. 1955)​

    Arthur Miller

    (m. 1956; div. 1961)​
    MotherGladys Pearl Baker
    RelativesBerniece Baker Mi

    Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe in 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) and The Seven-Year Itch (1955)

    Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) 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 1950s.[1]

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