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Marilyn was born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother was Gladys and her father was unknown.
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Marilyn lived in over 11 houses through foster care, when no homes were availible she had to stay at the Hollywood Grove orphanage in Los Angeles, California.
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"I want to be a big star more than anything, It's something precious"
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"If i had observed all of the rules, I'd never have gotten anywhere"
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"The body is ment to be seen, not all covered up"
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"I want to grow old without facelifts...I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face i have made"
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She was put into foster care after her mother's friend could no longer care for 7 year old marilyn.
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Marilyn got married to her first husband, Jimmy Dougherty.
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Marilyn met a Pin-up photographer and that was the kick-off to Marilyn's career.
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Marilyn appered in Yank magazine when she was discovered by a photographer named David Conover.
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She signed her first movie contract, the same year she had her first divorce.
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Marilyn sang for soldiers three days into her honey moon during the Civil War.
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She legally changed her name from Norma Jeane Mortenson to Marilyn Monroe.
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She helped a charity for kids with polio.
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Marilyn got work done on her chin and her nose.
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Marilyn won the Golden Globe for her performance in "Some Like it Hot".
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Marilyn and her husband at the time, Jim Doughrety had went through a divorce.
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She overdosed in her bed. It was known as an acute barbiturate poisioning.
