Marilyn Monroe
Pin-up girl, Celebrity
1926 – 1962
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Who was Marilyn Monroe?
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with Twentieth Century-Fox.
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- Born
- Jun 1, 1926
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Marylin Monroe
- Norma Jeane Mortenson
- Marliyn Monroe
- Norma Jeane Mortensen
- Monroe, Marilyn
- Norma Jeane DiMaggio
- Norma Jeane Baker
- Norma Jeane Dougherty
- Marilyn Monroe Miller
- The Blonde Bombshell
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- James Dougherty
(1942/06/19 - 1946/09/13) - Joe DiMaggio
(1954/01/14 - 1954/10/27) - Arthur Miller
(1956/06/29 - 1961/01/20)
- James Dougherty
- Religion
- Judaism
- Pentecostalism
- Ethnicity
- Scottish American
- Norwegian American
- Scandinavian American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Van Nuys High School
- Actors Studio
- University of California
(1951 - )
- Lived in
- Los Angeles
- Hawthorne
- Compton
- Died
- Aug 5, 1962
Brentwood - Resting place
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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