James Dean V. Marilyn Monroe

  • Marilyns Modeling Career Begins

    Marilyns Modeling Career Begins
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    Fame to Death

  • Marilyn and her husband divorce

    Marilyn and her husband divorce
    While overseas, Marilyns husband sees pictures of her modeling while a ship member is gawking at her apperence. Marilyn recieves letters from her husband telling her that she need to quit her modeling job when he returns, instead when he returns she divorces him.
  • Marilyn Monroe signs with Twentith Centry Fox

    Marilyn Monroe signs with Twentith Centry Fox
    Ben Lyon, a exceutive producer of Twentith Centry Fox, saw potential and was impressed by Marilyn and offered her a 125 dollar contract, but did not like her real name (Norma Jean) and advised her to change it to Marilyn Monroe.
  • Marilyn Recieved Her First Movie Role

    Marilyn Recieved Her First Movie Role
    Her first movie role as a telephone operator in The Shocking Miss Piligrim. She also recieved other different roles in movies in the year of 1947.
  • Her Contract With Twentith Centry Fox Expired, She Was Unemployed.

    Her Contract With Twentith Centry Fox Expired, She Was Unemployed.
    After her contract expired, she began to model for photographers again.
  • For Her Role In The Asphalt Jungle, Marilyn Recieved Great Reviews.

    For Her Role In The Asphalt Jungle, Marilyn Recieved Great Reviews.
    Since she recieved reat reviews, her agent was able to talk Twentith Century Fox into giving Monroe a 7 year contract.
  • James Dean Is Featured In A Pepsi Commercial

    James Dean Is Featured In A Pepsi Commercial
  • James Dean Plays The Apostle in Father Peyton's TV Theator

    James Dean Plays The Apostle in Father Peyton's TV Theator
  • James Dean gets a job on CBS radio

    James Dean gets a job on CBS radio
  • James Dean first role in a movie.

    James Dean first role in a movie.
    The summer of 1951, he also scored a part in Sailor Beware and Has Anybody Seen My Gal.
  • James Dean gets a job on a TV game Beat the Clock

    James Dean gets a job on a TV game Beat the Clock
  • Marilyn's First Apperence on the Cover of Life Magizine

    In Life Magizing, it told of Marilyns childhood and past.
  • James Dean Lands His First Head Role On Brodway

    James Dean Lands His First Head Role On Brodway
    He lands his first role which is names See the Jaguar. The production is showed on December first and then is closed three days later. Although the show was canceled, James Deans acting was given a good review.
  • Marilyn Monroe recieved her first major role in Niagara

    Marilyn Monroe recieved her first major role in Niagara
    Marilyn played Rose Loomis in Niagara, who tries to murder her husband.
  • Marilyn Monroe Married Joe DiMaggio

    Marilyn Monroe Married Joe DiMaggio
    This was her second marriage.
  • James Dean Stars on Brodway

    James Dean Stars on Brodway
    James Dean Stars as Bachir in The Immortalist.
  • James Dean Signs a Contract With Warner Brothers

    James Dean Signs a Contract With Warner Brothers
    James Dean signs a contract with Warner Brother for the role of Cal Trask in East of Eden.
  • Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio Divorced

    Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio Divorced
    After a episode of Seven Year Itch, the couple had a fight, due to Marilyn having to stand on a subway grate where air would blow up her skirt.
  • The Warner Brothers Announce that James Dean will play..

    The Warner Brothers Announce that James Dean will play..
    The Warner Brothers Announce that James Dean will play Jim Stark in Rebel Without A Cause.
  • Marilyn Monroe gives out programs to a celebrity event James...

    Marilyn Monroe gives out programs to a celebrity event James...
    Marilyn Monroe gives out programs at a celebrity preview of East of Eden in which James Dean does not go to.
  • James Dean Begins to Shoot Rebel Without A Cause

    James Dean Begins to Shoot Rebel Without A Cause
  • Warner Brothers Extend James Dean Contract

    Warner Brothers Extend James Dean Contract
    James Dean renews his contract with Warner Brothers, and is schedualed to play Jett Rink in a movie version of Edna Ferber's novel, Giant.
  • Shooting of Giant Begins and Rebel Filming Ends 4 Days Later

    Shooting of Giant Begins and Rebel Filming Ends 4 Days Later
  • James Dean Is Killed In A Car Crash

    James Dean Is Killed In A Car Crash
  • Period: to

    Fame After Death

  • James Dean Does a 30 Second Highway Safety Commercial

    James Dean Does a 30 Second Highway Safety Commercial
  • Marilyn Marries Arthur Miller

    Marilyn Marries Arthur Miller
    This is Marilyns third marriage.
  • Marilyn Wins a Golden Globe

    Marilyn Wins a Golden Globe
    Marilyn Monroe recieves a Golden Globe for best actress in her movie "Some Like it Hot".
  • Marilyn Starts to Have Health Problems

    Marilyn Starts to Have Health Problems
    One of the doctors that Marilyn saw, Dr.Greenson, thought that Marilyn was on the road to addiction.
  • Misfits, The Last Film That Marilyn Completes

    Misfits, The Last Film That Marilyn Completes
    The last film that Marilyn completes is the Misfits. During the filming of the production, Marilyn was consuming alcohol and drugs which made working with her difficult. Once the film was complete, Miller and Monroe divorced.
  • Marilyn Is Invited To The Presidents Birthday

    Marilyn Is Invited To The Presidents Birthday
    Marilyn Sings Happy Birthday to the President.
  • Marilyn Dies

    Marilyn Dies
    Marilyn dies from a sleeping pill overdose.
  • Andy Warhol came out with several paintings as a tribute to...

    Andy Warhol came out with several paintings as a tribute to...
    Andy Warhol came out with several paintings as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. These paintings were based on a picture taken during her filming of Niagara.
  • A Stainless Steel and Marble Was Made In Rememberance To.....

    A Stainless Steel and Marble Was Made In Rememberance To.....
    A stainless steel and marble statue was made in rememberance to James Dean. The sculpture had James Dean favorite quote from the book "The Little Prince", and his birth and death date.
  • Madonna's Music Video For "Material Girl" Is Released...

    Madonna's Music Video For "Material Girl" Is Released...
    Madonna's music video for "Material Girl" is released, and Madonna dresses and imaitates Marilyn Monroe's 1953 performance of her song "Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend" from the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
  • Empire Magazine voted James Dean....

    Empire Magazine voted James Dean....
    Empire Magazine voted James Dean to be one of the hundred "Sexiest Stars" of film history.
  • United States Postal Service...

    United States Postal Service...
    The United States Postal Service issued a "Legends of Hollywood" and they created a James Dean stamp.
  • At The Intersection of Highways 41 and 46....

    At The Intersection of Highways 41 and 46....
    At the intersection of highways 41 and 46, where James Dean was killed in a car wreck, it is officially named "James Dean Memorial Junction".
  • A Twitter Was Made On Behalf Of Marilyn Monroe's Estate

    A Twitter Was Made On Behalf Of Marilyn Monroe's Estate
  • Marilyn Became the Face of Sexy Hair Products

    Marilyn Became the Face of Sexy Hair Products
  • Chanel Comes Out With a New Commercial

    Chanel Comes Out With a New Commercial
    This Commercial is a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. It uses a recording of one of her interviews taken before she died. They run through pictures and videos as the recording plays.