The Seven Year Itch

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    That’s when she first started to think about changing her name. She never appeared in any movies in her first year at twentieth century and the contract never got redone. Then after appearing in a film for another company twentieth century gave Marilyn a seven-year contract. She appeared in 4 films in those seven years. After 1952 Marilyn appeared in 6 more films. Marilyn Monroe loved the fame but hated that she always got the part of the “dumb blonde”. She felt

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    Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model and singer who became a sex symbol and rose to prominence in the time period of 1946- 1962. Monroe rose to prominence for her role in movies, her marriage to Joe DiMaggio and the theories surrounding her death. However, it is beyond doubt that without Monroe`s affair with John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) she would not have been so prominent in American society. At the time, JFK was the President of the United States which is why the affair was so widely

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    Her mother, Gladys Baker, was a schizophrenic and mentally unstable, therefore, forcing her to live with a number of foster parents,. She spent up to two years at one time in an orphanage. She went to live with her mother’s friend, Grace McKee, at one point who let young Norma Jeane wear makeup and curl her hair and watch movies with her favorite actress Jean Harlow. After McKee married, Marilyn was sent

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    deaths of all time has to go to one of the top stories of the 1950’s. Marilyn Monroe “was the most celebrated woman in the world, a platinum-blonde bombshell who fought her way up from a troubled childhood to conquer Hollywood” (Baker et al. 1). As years pass, people still ask themselves what really happened to this platinum-blonde shell, was it suicide or murder? Such a question has been highly debated among both the public and modern investigators of the 21st century. Ms. Monroe’s dead body was

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    1 Influential person from the 1950’s was Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Her real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson. She was famous for playing a comic dumb blonde. She was looked as a sex symbol of the era’s attitudes towards sexuality. She was in a lot of popular movies such as “As young as you feel and Don’t bother to knock; she also signed contracts with Twentieth Century-Fox and Columbia Pictures. She made more movies and won a Golden Globe for Best actress. Unfortunately she

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    and is still an inspiration to many generations of women. Even after more than fifty years after her death, she still continues to be an unrivaled fashion and movie icon. Even though, Marilyn Monroe is not alive today, she still continues to influence today’s society by defying the typical “model” standard. Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Baker on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. During her early years she overcame many hardships. Marilyn's father deserted the family before her birth,

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    when she was found dead in her Los Angeles home? The aspiring actress was found face down on her bed, lifeless and naked. By her night table, empty bottles of medication were strewn. In one hand, she held a telephone. Investigators stated that the 36 year old died because of an overdose and was marked off as a suicide. The proposition that the death of Marilyn Monroe was a suicide is a fascinating mystery that can be supported by her dysfunctional family and her unfortunate lifestyle, her diagnosed

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    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 in 1942 at the age of only 16. Later on, Monroe became a model and due to her career divorced Jimmy in 1946. Monroe later signed her first movie contract, but didn’t gain

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    Marilyn Monroe turned into regarded and loved by means of many. She began her career as a version, made films, and turned into even a sex symbol. August 5, 1962, is a day many humans remember as it turned into the day Marilyn Monroe changed into observed lifeless in her domestic. Many human beings mourned that day and still do now. Her demise was reported suicide from an overdose of barbiturates, but until these days many data do not add up on the days earlier than and after her demise. At some stage

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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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