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June 1, 1926
In Los Angeles, Cali
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Marilyn Monroe married James Dougherty when she was just a teenager, still named Norma Jean Baker. James was a retired Los Angeles police detective and died while they were still married at the age of 81.
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She was an American actress and model. Famous for playing “dumb blonde" characters, and she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s.
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Marilyn was featured in the first ever LIFE magazine cover.
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Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio and they were divorced only 274 days after they were married. Marilyn then accused Joe of "mental cruelty" in their divorce files.
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She was born with the name Norma Jeane Dougherty, and didn't change her name legally to Marilyn Monroe until 1956, even though shes been known by Marilyn to the public since 1946.
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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller married in 1956. The marriage lasted five years, until they divorced in 1961 because Arthur couldn't withstand her "self destructive behavior".
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Motherhood was Marilyn's biggest dream, and she fell into a deep depression after losing her baby.
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Marilyn was fired from Fox due to a breach of contract, but later she was resigned.
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Marilyn’s biographer Norman Mailer claimed the star had at least 12 abortions - all before she was 29. But there are no medical records to support this.
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On August 5, 1962 she was found nude in bed, with her hand still on the phone; she had taken 50 sleeping pills at the age of 36. There was 36.8 mg of chloral hydrate, and 4.5 mg of nembutal in her blood system.
