Marilyn Monroe Biography

Marilyn Monroe to this day is still one of the most recognized sex symbols of our time. She set the stage of what is was to be sexy. She created an image that is known around the world. (Marilyn Monroe, 2010). She is known for her movies and for her promiscuous love life. She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California (Marilyn Monroe Biography, 2010). She was born to a mother who had severe psychiatric problems and an unknown father. Her mother was institutionalized for her psychiatric problems and Marilyn was put in foster care (Marilyn Monroe Biography, 2010). She bounced around in foster homes until age 16 when she married her first husband Jimmy Doughtery (Marilyn Monroe Biography, 2010). This was not a marriage of love, it was a marriage to avoid going into another orphanage. The marriage did offer a stable relationship, one which she never had growing up. However, after their first year Jim got called up to serve in the South Pacific during World War II. The marriage ended in 1946. She chose her career over being a housewife.

Marilyn wanted to do something more with her career so she began to take classes to improve her skills as an actress. She signed her first contract with Twentieth Century Fox on August 26, 1946 and decided to dye her hair blonde and change who she was to who she wanted to become. Introducing the birth of “Marilyn Monroe”; she had innocence about her, but also the sexual prowess that caused quite a stir in 1950s Hollywood. This new look is what ended up putting her on the map to being a living legend.

It took Marilyn a few years, of doing small bit parts in movies, but she worked hard and managed to get noticed by the public and the studios. During this time Playboy la...

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...ble suicide.” (Litman1996). She had obtained prescriptions for sleeping pills, and had taken enough pills to kill anyone, and had then started calling people to tell them she was in deep trouble. This could be considered a “self-inflicted death, where the risk is high but also a good chance for a rescue. (Litman1996). In the past there had been other attempts, but help had come in time. This time ended up being fatal and she was died at the age of 36 years old.

Marilyn Monroe was a beautiful and talented person, it’s a shame that her life came to end when she was so young and at such a high point in her career. “The curves, blonde hair, and enigmatic pout were part of Marilyn Monroe’s glamorous yet wistful appeal. Together with her films this has made her an American legend.” (Unknown 36) She is now the most written about film star in history and it’s obvious why.