Marilyn Monroe

Norma Jean Mortenson was born

Jun 1, 1926

In Los Angeles
She was American

Love does not need to be perfect just needs to be true

Period: Jun 18, 1926 to Aug 5, 1962

She married James Dougherty

Sep 17, 1942

Her life changed when the magazine "Yank" offered her work as a model.

She changed her screen name to "Marilyn Monroe"

May 24, 1946

She signed a contract with 20th Century Fox

She divorced

Nov 10, 1946

After, she moved to Hollywood.

She sang her first song in a movie "Ladies of the chorus"

Sep 17, 1948

She posed nude for a calendar

Sep 18, 1949

She performed her first role in "The Asphalt Jungle"

Feb 19, 1950

She was proclaimed the most popular actress.

Sep 17, 1953

She married for the second time with Arthur Miller.

Nov 3, 1956

She started her own company the "Marilyn Monroe productions Inc."

May 15, 1957

She won the best actress Oscar award.

Jan 14, 1960

In the category of comedy or music with "Some like it hot"

She was admitted in hospital to mentally ill.

Jul 14, 1961

She won the favorite Oscar actrees award.

May 19, 1962

Marilyn Monroe was found dead.

Aug 5, 1962

She was found dead in her home in Los Angeles. She was discovered lying nude on her bed, face down, with a telephone in one hand.Empty bottles of pills, prescribed to treat her depression, were littered around the room. After a brief investigation, Los Angeles police concluded that her death was “caused by a self-administered overdose of sedative drugs and that the mode of death was probable suicide.”