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Birth
Marilyn Monroe was born on July 1, 1926 with the name "Norma Jeane Mortensen" and then was baptized "Norma Jeane Baker" years later. -
Adoption
Monroe spent most of his growing up in an orphanage. In 1937 a couple, a family friend, took care of Monroe for 5 years. -
Marriage
In 1942, Monroe began living in the homes of foster parents where she was, for several times, forced to have sex. Monroe left school at 15 and married in 1942, to his 16 years old with Jimmy Dougherty. -
Monroe and Dougherty divorced
Monroe’s marriage started to ruin because she was focused on her career. -
She signed her first movie contract
With the movie contract, came the new look: she started calling herself Marilyn Monroe and dyed her hair blonde. -
She was part of John Huston's crime drama The Asphalt Jungle
The drama garnered her a lot of attention from the critics. -
She impressed audiences and critics with her performance in All About Eve
Her performance as Claudia Caswell impressed everyone. -
Monroe made a star-making turn in Niagara
She became one of Hollywood’s most famous actresses, starring as a young married woman out to kill her husband with help from her lover. -
She starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The performance emerged her as a sex symbol. The film was a hit and Monroe continued to find success in a string of light comedic fare. -
She married with Joe DiMaggio, a baseball player.
Her marriage only lasted nine months. -
She returned acting with the dramatic comedy Bus Stop
She performed a saloon singer kidnapped by a rancher who has fallen in love with her. She received mostly praise for her performance. -
Monroe starred in the comedy Some Like It Hot
She played Sugar Kane Kowalczyk, a singer who hopes to marry a millionaire in this humorous film, in which Lemmon and Curtis pretend to be women.
Earned her a Golden Globe Awards of “Best Comedy Actress” in 1959 for Some Like It Hot. -
She starred in The Misfits
Set in Nevada, this adventure drama features Monroe, who falls for Gable's cowboy but battles him over the fate of some wild mustangs. This was her last completed film. -
She was dismissed from Something’s Got To Give
She was dismissed for missing many days of filming and arriving late. -
Monroe performed “Happy Birthday Mr. President”, at John Kennedy’s birthday celebration
One of her most famous performances, Monroe performed "Happy Birthday" along with a specially written verse based on Bob Hope's "Thanks for the Memory". -
Death
Monroe died at 36 years, in 1962, in his home by sleeping pill overdose.
