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This was the date when Marilyn Monroe was born. Gladys Pearl Baker and Edward Mortenson, were the parents of her.
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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.
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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.
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In 1943, her husband left to join the Merchant Marines to participate in America's War effort. Shortly after this happened, they got divorced.
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In 1954, she married baseball star Joe DiMaggio. They had been friends of over two years
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In September 1954, she starred in The Seven Year Itch, which was released to widespread media interest.
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In 1955, she began her own movie production and began studying method acting.
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In this date, she died. The way she died was because of barbiturate overdose.
