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Born: June 1, 1926
Norman Jean Baker, bettter known as Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Marilyn's mom was Gladys (Monroe) Baker Mortenson. When Marilyn was 7 her mom was hospitalized for schizophrenia, a severe mental condition. Which left Marilyn in several foster homes in the Los Angeles area.
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Foster Home's
When Marilyn was 7 she was sent back into foster care. In foster care she was said to have been sexually assaulted on several occasions. She was later said that she was raped when she was 11. The only was out of foster care and the life she was living was to get married.
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First Marriage
Marilyn Monroe's first marriage was to James (Jim) Edward Dougherty. She was just 16 and he was 21 at the time of this marriage. Their marriage was said to be a marriage of convenience. Jim and Marilyn were married in Westwood California. Jim and Marilyn were married in Westwood California. They got divorced 4 years later on September 13, 1946. http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/ss/Timeline-And-Marriages-Of-Marilyn-Monro http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-marilyn-monroe -
Modeling career
Marilyn's modelng career began in 1945 where she was discovered by photographer David Conover. The pictures of Monroe appeared in Yank magazine in 1945. In July 1946 20th Century Fox saw pictures of Marilyn and called her for a scren test. Her screen test was a sucess and 20th Century Fox offered her a 6 month contract in August 1946. http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/MarilynMonroe.htm -
The Asphalt Jungle
Her first serious acting job came in 1950 when she starred in the Asphalt Jungle which received favorable reviews. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards. Although she didn't have a big role in the movie she started to draw attetion and her acting career took off. http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/MarilynMonroe.htm
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Second Marriage
Marilyn's second marriage was to Joseph (Joe) Paul DiMaggio in January 1954. Marilyn and Joe were married in a civil ceremony at San Francisco City Hall. They spent their wedding night at the Clifton Motel in Paso Robles, California and honeymooned in Japan and Korea. Marilyn and Joe seperated on October 5, 1954. The divorce was cause because of a conflict of careers becoming final a year later. http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/ss/Timeline-And-Marriages-Of-Marilyn-Monro -
"There's No Buisness Like Show Buisness"
On May 29, 1954 Marilyn started filming there's no buisness like show buisness. Throughout the summer she was ill with bronchitis and anemia. For the first time, Marilyn began showing serious side-effects of the many sleeping pills she had been taking for the last few years
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Third Marriage
Marilyn's third marriage was to Arthur Miller on June 29, 1956. They were married in White Plains, New York. A few days later, on July 1, 1956 they had a Jewish wedding ceremony. In the time of their marriage Marilyn had two miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy. They announced their seperation on November 11, 1960. Marilyn and Arthur were divorced in Mexico on January 20, 1961.
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Marilyn & JFK
On May 19, 1962 in New York City 35 year old Marilyn Monroe sang happy birthday to John F. Kennedy. 15,000 men & women were there to watch this event. It was later rumored that Monroe and Kennedy had an affair.
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Marilyn's Death
Marilyn Monroe died on August 5, 1962 at the age of 36. She was discovered laying face down, nude, with a telephone in her hand in her home in Los Angeles. Empty bottles of pills, prescribed to treat her depression were littered around the room. LA police concluded that her death was “caused by a self-administered overdose of sedative drugs and that the mode of death is probable suicide.”
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