How Did Marilyn Monroe Influence Society

The downside to my position may be that of her mental state, or possibly that she was one of the most popular sex symbols of America in the 1950s. Marilyn Monroe was famous because she was an American actress, model, and singer. I believe she was more famous than most because of her ability to act well, her stunning looks, along with her attention grabbing angelic voice.

Marilyn Monroe started her acting career when she signed her first movie contract in 1946, the same year she divorced her first husband James Dougherty. This did not make her extremely famous until she played a small part in drama/crime The Asphalt Jungle. Although her acting was good, she did not prove her acting skills until she began to attract large crowds to watch her and winning a multitude of awards. In her movies she often played the role of an ignorant blonde, she also

stayed in character when she was approached by fans of her movies.

She was extremely famous because in the 1950s, actresses were only considered beautiful and not sexy.

She was one of the few actresses considered being sexy and this made her one of the biggest sex symbols in America. Ironically, she played as a dumb blonde but in all reality, she was very intelligent. She would often speak out about feminism, which made her hero for woman and some men, this pushed her more towards her journey to fame. What added on to her fame was she was the first celebrity to speak to the public about sexual abuse along with winning a large variety of awards for her acting, singing, and modeling.

As a model and an actress, she also struggled with them fame. She turned to drugs and alcohol to help balance her mood and the stress of being famous. Her struggle with alcoholism and drug addiction also contributed greatly to her fame, most people that know about her also know this is what caused her death. Marilyn Monroe died of a drug overdose, some say it was an accident and then some say she purposely took too much. She died at the age of 36 due to her drug addiction, this put the nation in

shock.

As expressed, Marilyn Monroe was the biggest sex symbol of America. She struggled deeply with being an alcoholic and also being an addict. She was very intelligent unlike the characters she often played in her movies. Marilyn Monroe was a feminist and often spoke out to the public about it which also contributed to her fame and the title of sexist model of her time. Although her childhood was rough, she became one of the most successful woman of her time in the 1950s. She started out with acting which progressed into modeling then she began to sing and act in her movies. She was known to have a great singing voice and known to be a great actor, with awards for acting and singing to prove it.