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Marilyn Monroe was born
She was born on June 1st, 1926. She was born Norma Jane Mortenson -
She married her neighbor Jimmy Dougherty
They married a little bit after Marilyn turned 16 but he soon left and they split up after -
Marilyn's first big break
She was working when a photographer named David Conover noticed her and he was struck by her beauty and he started using here in many photographs. -
She changed her name
She decided to change her name from Norma Jane Baker to her grandma's name Marilyn Monroe. Around this time she got her first movie and she starred in other movies but they were lowkey. -
She got known to the public
All the roles she was in started to get famous and the public started to recognize her. She became iconic for fashion and glamour in Hollywood. -
She re-married
She got re-married to a baseball player named Joe DiMaggio a close friend of hers for 2 years and she was the biggest star in Hollywood but her contract left her paid less than other stars and she didn't want to be a basic blonde bombshell, soon her suspended her contact with 20th century but they agreed with her and they started to give her a higher pay . -
She divorced
She divorced Joe due to problems in their relationships and she soon started dating Arthur Miller and she married him but to marry him she had to convert to Judaism and the relationship was made fun of and one of the names were "Egghead Weds Hourglass." -
Problems in her relationship
Media people wanted her to end her relationship but she didn't want to and the FBI got into it and they started investigating her relationship. Around this time her health started getting bad and she suffered from a disease called "Barbiturate addiction" and she started getting depression. She was also invited to the White House by JFK to sing. Her health started to affect her schedules and stuff in her life. -
She passed away
Marilyn Monroe passed away from an overdose on August 5th, 1962. She died at age 36.
