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Otis Elmer Monroe died.
After not leaving the hospital for 9 months, Otis, Norma's (Marilyn) grandfather died. -
Della Monroe Grainger married Charles Grainger.
Date unknown. -
Gladys, Della's daughter, is pregnant.
From here, Gladys decides to live with her mother's neighbors, The Bolenders. -
Norma Jeane is born.
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Della leaves to find Charles Grainger in Borneo.
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Della returns from Borneo.
Specific date unknown. -
Della attempts to smother Norma.
As Della's psychosis worsened and in a fit of rage, she attempted to smother Norma Jeane. -
Della checks into a mental hospital.
Della died nineteen days later. -
Gladys and Jasper Baker married.
Gladys was only 14 years old but her mother, Della, swore she was 18. -
Norma turned 11 years old.
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Norma got bullied.
While Norma attended school, she frequently was tormented because of her height. -
Norma began to develop.
Norma borrowed a friend's sweater and it showed off her newly developed breasts. The boys at school oggled and she became known as the MMM girl. -
Grace Goddard begins to show Norma off.
Grace would bring Norma to studios, and get her hair and makeup done up. -
Gladys was institutionalized
Gladys had a nervous breakdown -
Norma began dating a 21 year old while she was 13.
Marilyn started dating a boy who was much older than she was. This is when she really started to understand how attractive she was and how much she liked to show it off. -
Period: to
1909
