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    Marilyn Monroe’s Biography “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”This quote was once said by the actress Marilyn Monroe, who became one of the world’s biggest and enduring sex symbols of the 1950s. Although Marilyn lived a short life, she faced many hardships throughout her childhood and later became well known all across the globe for her acting and modeling career. Till this day Marilyn is still known as one of the most beautiful

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    and a giant cake was wheeled out. On stage with Monroe by his side the President recklessly announced, “I can now retire from politics after having “Happy Birthday” sung to me in such a sweet wholesome way.” This was dangerous in front of a national audience however Kennedy felt that in the case of Marilyn Monroe it was best to hide in plain sight. However, “The Secret Service had specific instructions not to photograph President Kennedy and Marilyn together because it

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    Marilyn Monroe: Behind The Beauty America’s most known beautiful woman is Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn is recognized across the globe by her astonishing beauty. The blonde luscious hair, rosy red lips, curvy physic and million dollar smile make up the perfect American woman, Marilyn Monroe. Behind all her beauty is a determined, bright and successful woman. There is more to Marilyn Monroe than just her beauty , but the fact she overcame the many struggles in her childhood , her successful

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    Mortenson: Marilyn Monroe in the Making Marilyn Monroe is considered to be one of the biggest movie goddesses, and prime sex symbols to be alive in her time. Yet, she also wished to be known as more than just a pretty face, but as a serious, talented actress (Owings). She was born June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California with the name of Norma Jeane Mortenson and had endured a difficult childhood growing up. Despite living in an orphanage, and her mother Gladys Baker in and out of her life, Monroe managed

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    “If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.” ~Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe was a very unique and well-known person to a lot of people. She has a generous heart and strong independence. “You know, most people don’t really know me.” ~Marilyn Monroe. This quote is true for many people. We think we know who she is, but once you start asking questions you find things you never thought would be true. Never judge a book by it’s cover, “My dinners at home are startlingly simple. Every night,

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    Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Her first name was Norma Jeane Mortensen, but she has gone by Marilyn Monroe since 1946. She ended up legally changing it to Marilyn Monroe in 1956. Monroe’s childhood was definitely a challenging and difficult one as she was in foster care for most of it. She was sexually assaulted many times, and even said that she was raped when she was only eleven years old. She later dropped out of school and married her boyfriend, Jimmy Dougherty

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    A Marilyn Monroe Story: Then and Now The stunning Marilyn Monroe’s life has really been an interesting one. All of her motion picture films including The Seven Year Itch, which includes the famous scene where Marilyn is standing over a subway gate with her white summer dress flowing around her. That film also became a box office hit and is one of her well known movies still to this day. Marilyn got really famous for her work even though she came from a terrible background. Marilyn proved it doesn’t

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    Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was all that we ever needed, an inspirational woman. Although she died over 50 years ago, she is still as much as a role model to what she was to young women in 1962. When Marilyn was born Marilyn was born on the 1st of June 1926. Her mother was Gladys Baker and her father was Martin Edward Mortenson. Marilyn’s Death Marilyn died on the 5th of August 1962. It was unsure about how she died. Because of that there are three theories. The first theory is suicide. The cause

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    At age 36, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in the bedroom of her Los Angeles home on August 5th in 1962 by her housekeeper Eunice Murray. In a state of panic, Ms. Murray contacted Marilyn Monroe’s psychiatrist, Ralph Greenson before contacting the authorities. The corner ruled Ms. Monroe’s untimely death as a suicide. America had mixed feelings about Marilyn Monroe’s passing. Some argued that it was only a matter of time before this would happen, while others argued her death was more than met the

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    Actress and singer Marilyn Monroe were born as Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1960, in Los Angeles, California. Veiled from her famous life, she has a history of overcoming her painful childhood. Born without knowing her father, Norma lived a loveless, disrupted childhood, including two years in an orphanage. She had a half-sister who she was not close at all. By the times when the young Norma reached seven, her mother was hospitalized due to her severe mental conditions. She ended up in some foster

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