MARiLYN MONROE By glsm Jun 1, 1926 Norma Jeane Mortenson born at LA General Hospital Mar 3, 1935 Norma Jeane's mother Gladys Baker (nee Monroe) taken into an institution Sep 13, 1935 Norma Jeane enters an orphanage in Los Angeles as orphan number 3463 Jun 26, 1937 Norma Jeane leaves the orphanage to live with Grace McKee Jun 19, 1942 Marries Jim Dougherty Apr 16, 1944 Started work atRadio Plane Munitions Factory Apr 18, 1946 First National Magazine Cover("Family Circle") Jun 29, 1946 First time mentionedin a Hollywood gossip column Jul 17, 1946 First interview at 20th Century Fox with Ben Lyon Jul 19, 1946 First screen testfor Fox Aug 2, 1946 Applied to Blue BookModeling Agency Aug 26, 1946 First studio contract with Fox; changedher name to MarilynMonroe Sep 13, 1946 Granted a divorcefrom Jimmy Dougherty Mar 9, 1948 Signed contract withColumbia Pictures Dec 31, 1948 Met Johnny Hyde, her agent, who dedicated himself to promoting her Aug 15, 1949 Started shooting " A Ticket to Tomahawk" Oct 28, 1949 Sign contract with MGM for role in "The Asphalt Jungle" Apr 7, 1952 First "Life" magazine cover" Jun 26, 1953 Left prints outsideGrauman's Chinese Theater Sep 13, 1953 First television appearance on "TheJack Benny Show" Jan 14, 1954 Married Joe DiMaggio at San Francisco City Hall Oct 5, 1954 Officially separated from Joe DiMaggio Nov 6, 1954 Honored at Hollywood party at Romanoff's Dec 31, 1954 Formed Marilyn Monroe Productions Jun 1, 1955 Premiere of "The Seven Year Itch" Feb 9, 1956 Press conference with Laurence Olivier to announce joint project, "The Prince and the Showgirl" Feb 25, 1956 Returned to Hollywood after one-year exile in New York Jun 29, 1956 Married Arthur Miller in Jewish ceremony Oct 29, 1956 Presented "The Prince and the Showgirl" to Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Command Film Performance Mar 7, 1960 Received Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy for "Some Like It Hot" Jan 20, 1961 Divorce from Arthur Miller granted Feb 23, 1962 Moved to Brentwood, CA home Mar 5, 1962 Won Golder Globe for World Film Favorite Jun 22, 1962 Appeared on cover of "Life" magazine for the last time Aug 5, 1962 Marilyn Monroe died in her Brentwood, CA home Aug 8, 1962 Funeral at Westwooed Memorial Park in Los Angelese, CA
