Marilyn monroe profile
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Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (–)
"Norma Jeane" redirects here. For other uses, see Norma jean (disambiguation) and Marilyn Monroe (disambiguation).
Marilyn Monroe | |
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Monroe in | |
| Born | Norma Jeane Mortenson ()June 1, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, () (aged&#;36) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause&#;of death | Barbiturate overdose |
| Burial place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other&#;names | Norma Jeane Baker |
| Occupations | |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Works | List of roles and awards |
| Spouses | James Dougherty &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Joe DiMaggio &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Arthur Miller &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Mother | Gladys Pearl Baker |
| Relatives | Berniece Baker Miracle (half-sister) |
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Marilyn Monroe (MARR-ə-lin mən-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, &#;&#; August
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Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe | |
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Marilyn Monroe in | |
| Born | Norma Jeane Mortenson ()June 1, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, () (aged&#;36) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause&#;of death | Barbiturate overdose |
| Nationality | American |
| Other&#;names | Norma Jeane Baker |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Filmmaker, actress |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Known&#;for | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes () and The Seven-Year Itch () |
Marilyn Monroe&#;(born&#;Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, &#;– August 4, ) was an Americanactress, writer, model, singer and filmmaker. Famous for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters,&#;she became one of the most popular&#;sex symbols&#;of the s.[1]
Between and , she made 44 movies. Although she was a&#;top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $ million by the time of&#;her unexpected death&#;in
Early life
[change | change source]Norma Jeane Mortenson was born on June 1, at LAC+USC Medical Center in
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She was born as Norma Jeane Mortenson and had a hard childhood. She never met her father and never had a close relationship with her half-sister, while her mother, who suffered from psychological problems, was put in a mental institution in During her childhood years she went from one orphanage and foster home to another and was sexually abused. In order to avoid orphanages, at the age of sixteen she married the twenty-year old James Dougherty. While he sailed the Pacific as a marine, she worked in an ammunition factory in California. At the same time she was noticed by a photographer and thus began her successful career of a pin-up model, which is why she became a blond instead of a brunette. In , she began her acting career and changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. After a few smaller roles, she had her first bigger one in Ladies of the Chorus (). Afterwards she played several smaller but well-received roles in critically acclaimed films - The Asphalt Jungle () by John Hus