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Norma Jeane Mortenson born at LA General Hospital
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Norma Jeane's mother Gladys Baker (nee Monroe) taken into an institution
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Norma Jeane enters an orphanage in Los Angeles as orphan number 3463
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Norma Jeane leaves the orphanage to live with Grace McKee
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Marries Jim Dougherty
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Started work atRadio Plane Munitions Factory
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First National Magazine Cover("Family Circle")
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First time mentionedin a Hollywood gossip column
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First interview at 20th Century Fox with Ben Lyon
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First screen testfor Fox
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Applied to Blue BookModeling Agency
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First studio contract with Fox; changedher name to MarilynMonroe
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Granted a divorcefrom Jimmy Dougherty
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Signed contract withColumbia Pictures
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Met Johnny Hyde, her agent, who dedicated himself to promoting her
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Started shooting " A Ticket to Tomahawk"
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Sign contract with MGM for role in "The Asphalt Jungle"
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First "Life" magazine cover"
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Left prints outsideGrauman's Chinese Theater
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First television appearance on "TheJack Benny Show"
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Married Joe DiMaggio at San Francisco City Hall
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Officially separated from Joe DiMaggio
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Honored at Hollywood party at Romanoff's
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Formed Marilyn Monroe Productions
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Premiere of "The Seven Year Itch"
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Press conference with Laurence Olivier to announce joint project, "The Prince and the Showgirl"
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Returned to Hollywood after one-year exile in New York
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Married Arthur Miller in Jewish ceremony
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Presented "The Prince and the Showgirl" to Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Command Film Performance
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Received Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy for "Some Like It Hot"
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Divorce from Arthur Miller granted
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Moved to Brentwood, CA home
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Won Golder Globe for World Film Favorite
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Appeared on cover of "Life" magazine for the last time
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Marilyn Monroe died in her Brentwood, CA home
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Funeral at Westwooed Memorial Park in Los Angelese, CA