Marilyn Monroe’s Biography

Marilyn Monroe wasn't always her name was Norma Jean Mortenson. Her father was never around, therefore he was absent throughout her life. She also stuttered a lot in her life. She also had minor plastic surgery done. She attempted suicide in December 1950, after Johnny Hyde died. Now that you know more about Marilyn Monroe let's dig deeper into her life.

Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA. She had foster parents because her dad wasn't around and her mom was struggling. Her mom tried to take her back but she had suffered from a mental break down. She moved between different orphanage homes, that made her shy. At 16 years she married her neighbor, James Dougherty but later on they split up. The school she went to is Van Nuys High School, but she dropped out of high school. Later she went to University Of California and other acting schools. Now we can move in to her adult life since we talked about her early life.

She had three husbands in her lifetime. They were Arthur Miller, Joe DiMaggio, and James Dougherty. She made a contract with Twentieth Century Fox. Before her name was Norma but when she signed the contract Ben Lyon suggested the name Marilyn Monroe. She started getting little roles in movies but then in 1952 she got more bigger roles and then she became “Most Promising Actress”. But later she got fired because of her behavior. In August 5th, 1962 she was found dead with sleeping pills found next to her. Yes she did go to college, she went to University Of California and UCLA Extension. All in all, these are very important things that happened to Marilyn Monroe, now we can move on to how she contributed to society.

She was famous for her modeling, singing, and acting. Some of the movies she was in are There's No Business Like Show Business, The Misfits, Bus Stop, and lots of other good movies. She played sweet, naive, and innocent characters, which she was the first women to do that. She broke the barrier between feminine characters. Now you know a lot more about how Marilyn Monroe was a role model and how she's one of my role models and hopefully she can be yours too!

In conclusion, Marilyn Monroe was a great role model, a singer an actress and activist for women. Norma Jeane Mortenson was born on June 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, California and had foster parents almost her whole early life. Later  on she made a contract with Twentieth Century Fox. They recommend the name “Marilyn Monroe”. At first she got little roles in movies but in 1952 she got bigger roles. Later she got fired and in 1962 August 5th she was found dead with pills by her side. Marilyn Monroe was a very good role model because she broke barriers for feminine characters. Now that you know a lot more about Marilyn Monroe you can see why she's so famous.

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