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June 1, 1926
This was the date when Marilyn Monroe was born. Gladys Pearl Baker and Edward Mortenson, were the parents of her. -
June 1, 1926
Marilyn Monroe had a difficult childhood. On June 1, 1926 to a mentally unstable mother and absent father, she spent her childhood in a series of foster homes and an orphanage. -
June 19, 1942
She got married when she was 16 years old,a few days after her 16th birthday, in 1942, she married her 21-year-old, next-door neighbor Jimmy Dougherty. -
1946
In 1943, her husband left to join the Merchant Marines to participate in America's War effort. Shortly after this happened, they got divorced. -
1954
In 1954, she married baseball star Joe DiMaggio. They had been friends of over two years -
September 1954
In September 1954, she starred in The Seven Year Itch, which was released to widespread media interest. -
1955
In 1955, she began her own movie production and began studying method acting. -
August 5, 1962
In this date, she died. The way she died was because of barbiturate overdose.
