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Born in Los Angeles, CA to Gladys Monroe and Edward Mortenson.
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Monroe marries family friend when she is 16. They are divorced by 1946.
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Monroe recieved the Golden Globe Henriette Award for World Film Favorite Female.
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Married to her second husband, famous baseball player DiMaggio. Divorced within the same year.
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Her hit movie Seven Year Itch is released.
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Married to third and final husband. The two were divorced by 1961.
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Monroe wins another Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical (Some Like It Hot).
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Her last completed film The Misfits is released.
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Monroe died of a barbiturate overdose and was found in her Brentwood home. Appeared to have been a suicide.
