Marilyn Monroe Research Paper

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe, one of the most respected and beloved woman of America. But what was the true life of this American idol? Her early life was one that led many hardships, her middle life consisted of the uprising of her fame, and during the last months of Miss Monroe’s life she was beaming with success and beauty. But before of all the success and fame, there was a young girl, named , Norma Jean Mortenson.

Norma Jean Mortenson was only twelve days old when her mother put her into a foster home because she did not want to add to the stress of being a parent. But, Normas mother wanted to take her back for she didn’t want her young daughter to grow with no mother figure guiding her. Unfortunately, this idea would not work out

and Norma, again let down by her mother, would be put into an orphanage. Norma was always upset, feeling like she was not loved by her immediate family and never would be. There, at the orphanage, she would be raped by a lodger. This sent her into a spiraling depression.

Fortunately, Mortenson meets a nice young man named Jim and falls in love with the tall, attractive young man.

Norma marries at sixteen and becomes Norma Jean Baker. Her husband, being in the United States Navy, brought her to a new place far from home. Norma received a job at a RadioPlane factory to help contribute to her husband. Mrs. Baker never took part in the stay at home mom idea, for she wanted to be apart of the working class. There a photographer, taking photos of women contributing to the war efforts, saw her effortless beauty. Marilyn started to be known around the small town and little did she know, she would be the biggest sex-symbol in American history. The young nineteen-year-old was discovered and got offered to go to Blue Book Modeling Agency in L.A. and changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, a perfect stage name that fit her personality perfectly, she divorced her husband, and set off to Los Angeles, California for the opening of her career. The brunette beauty was persuaded to go blonde in hopes of making her more successful in the world of beauty and Hollywood. This idea was a success and landed Marilyn a job as a Fox Starlet for Twentieth Century Fox. With her most important job yet, Marilyns career skyrockets. At first she was

starring in small movies and not so popular shows. Marilyns nude photos were leaked. This led to the set off of her career , she started to get noticed by major movie producers and was growing into to hearts of Americans all around the country as the infamous sex symbol we all know and love today. Marilyn got married to playwright, Arthur Miller . Unfortunately, the marriage would not continue because of the rumors of an alleged affair with John F. Kennedy. Marilyn would not let this upset her career, though. She starred in some of the most successful movies her her time like Niagara (1952), The Misfits (1960), and Some like it Hot (1959). Unfortunately, two months after the suspension of the production of “Something's got to give” (1961) Marilyn’s life would be cut short. On August 5th, 1962, at the age of 36, she died of a barbiturate overdose, a possible suicide. This led to the morning of the whole United States as the woman so loved, beautiful, successful, and talented died so early. But that was never the end of Marilyn for her legacy would live on until the end of time and serves as a symbol for American HollyWood.
The life of this great American icon was taken too soon. From her humble beginnings of Norma Jean, to a HollyWood box office star, to a timeless beauty she has captivated fans for over 60 years. She is an American pop-culture legend whose popularity seems as strong today as it was when she was alive.