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Marilyn's Birthday
On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane was born in California, who would later become Marilyn Monroe. In her very short life, Monroe faced a poor childhood to become one of the biggest sex symbols of the world, and holds the title today, 53 years after her death. -
Childhood
Born as Norma Jeane Mortensen, one of the biggest Hollywood stars had a very troubled childhood. Her mother, Gladys, had developed serious psychiatric problems and interning daughter lived in orphanages. One of the memories that Marilyn had of her childhood was her mother trying to smother her with a pillow. -
Adoption
After going through various orphanages, a couple friend of Marilyn's family decided to adopt her, and remained with her for 5 years, but due to a job promotion, the couple had to move to the East Coast and Marilyn could not go along . -
Marriage
After returning to orphanages and being sexually abused, Marilyn decided to get married would be the solution to your problems. At 16 she married her boyfriend Jimmy Dougherty, left school and moved with him. After start working in a munitions factory, was discovered by a photographer and then began her modeling career. -
Divorce
In 1946, Marilyn divorced because it was spending more than a career to marriage, but that same year he signed his first contract for a film, which definitely changed her name and dyed her hair blonde. -
First Contract
Norma signed her first contract with Twentieth Century Fox on August 26, 1946, that was giving her $ 125 per week. -
Fame
But only in 1950 that the success came so thunderous. Your participation in the crime drama "The Asphalt Jungle" earned her a lot of attention from critics and also in 1950 she impressed everyone working in "All About Eve". -
Joe DiMaggio
On January 14, 1954 Marilyn married with the baseball player Joe DiMaggio. -
Another Divorce
Nine months after her marriage with Joe, they divorced. -
Arthur Miller
On June 29, 1956, Marilyn married the writer Arthur Miller. He wrote "The Misfits" especially for her, and this was the last movie Marilyn completed. -
Immortal
From there she met her career true success, earning a tribute to the "Best Actress in a Comedy" at the Golden Globe Awards 1959. The title Fri Symbol came with "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", then spawned "How to Marry a Millionaire", "There's no Business Like the Show Business" and "The seven year itch." -
Career
Marilyn suffered from anxiety before acting, and that made her late for many times for many recordings, which angered the directors and fellow actors who worked with her. She was once fired from a role by being late and missing too much for the filming! "The Misfits" was the last completed film that Monroe recorded, alongside Clark Gable, the man who once claimed to be her mother her father. At that time, around the 60's, the personal and professional life of Marilyn were tumultuous as her last -
Divorce with Arthur
The marriage of Marilyn and Arthur ended on January 20, 1961, same date that President Kennedy took possession. -
Dead and Legacy
On August 5, 1962, Marilyn was found dead at her home in Los Angeles with a bottle of sleeping pills next to your bed. Was confirmed dead by overdose, ruling out the possibility of murder. Rumors that Marilyn had an affair with President Kennedy or his brother Robert were frequent after her presentation for him on his birthday by singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President."
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