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Marilyn Monroe
While her name will be remembered for years to come, it is unclear to many people why. This objective of this lens is to show that Marilyn Monroe truly had it all: brains, sex appeal and talent. Marilyn was and still is unique and years ahead of her time. If you take a little time to read what is written below, you might come to understand why the legend lives on.
10 Things You Probably Don't Know About Marilyn
That just may surprise you
- Marilyn was brought up by foster parents Albert and Ida Bolender until the age of seven. Marilyn wrote in her biography that she believed that Albert, her foster father was actually a woman. In total she had 12 sets of foster parents.
- Her family had a long history of depression. Marilyn's uncle and great-grandfather both committed suicide by hanging. Her mother was also forcibly institutionalized due to a breakdown.
- When she was 16, Marilyn married 21 year old James Dougherty in order to avoid being sent to an orphanage or to yet another foster home. She divorced him when she was 20.
- In 1947 Marilyn did a nude photoshoot. In 1953 the rights to the photos were purchased for $500 by Hugh Hefner for his first edition of Playboy. Marilyn became the first 'Sweetheart of the Month'. Later the name was changed to Playmate of the Month.
- Marilyn's great love was probably baseball giant Joe Dimaggio. When they were married, Joe was intensely jealous of the attention showered on Marilyn by men everywhere. When the "The Seven Year Itch", was filmed in New York, now famous promotional photos were taken on a subway ventilator outside the Trans-Lux Theater on 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Joe watched Marilyn's skirt fly up again and again, revealing her white panties before thousands of enthusiastic photographers and fans. Jealous Joe angrily stormed off. Later the couple had a huge fight in the hotel. Two weeks later they separated and eventually divorced.
- After their divorce, Joe Dimaggio rescued Marilyn from forced institutionalization at the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic (67th Street and York Avenue, NY City). For 20 years after her death he had a dozen red roses delivered to her crypt three times a week. He never remarried. It is claimed that Joe's last words were: "I'll finally get to see Marilyn"
- The FBI compiled a 34 page file on Marilyn, much of which hints that she was a communist sympathiser. Included are a visa application to visit the USSR as well as her relationships with people that the FBI believed were communist sympathisers. You can review Marilyn's FBI file by copying this link into your browser:
http://foia.fbi.gov/monroe/monroe1.pdf - Marilyn was a NOT a dumb blond bimbo. She was a savvy business woman. Fox, the movie studio she had a contract with was forcing her to do stupid, low level films that she hated. Marilyn broke her contract and fled Hollywood to study acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York. She set up her own production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions. She was such a huge box office draw, Fox agreed to her terms, giving Marilyn approval of the director as well as the option to act in other studios' projects. The first film under the new contract was Bus Stop, for which she received critical acclaim and was nominated for a Golden Globe.
- Over 40 years after her death Forbes.com compiled a survey titled "Highest-Earning Dead Celebrities," which compared the money the celebrities' estates earn annually from sales. Marilyn ranked 9th, as the only woman on the list.
- Hugh Hefner owns the burial vault next to Marilyn at Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California and intends to be buried there.
A Sexy 27 Year Old Marilyn Sings "Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend"
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Marilyn's Sad Childhood
Her mother placed her with foster parents Albert and Ida Bolender of Hawthorne, California, where she lived until she was seven.
Gladys returned to the picture when she bought a house and reunited with Marilyn. But a few months after they had moved in, Gladys suffered a breakdown and was forcibly removed to the State Hospital in Norwalk.
Marilyn had a half-sister, Berniece Baker Miracle. The girls did not learn of each other until Berniece was 19 and Norma Jeane 12. But once each did discover the existence of the other, they stayed in close contact--both before and after Norma Jeane became Marilyn. Bernice wrote a biography called "My Sister Marilyn" which was published in 1994 to critical acclaim. Marilyn left $10,000 to Bernice in her will.
Her mother's best friend, Grace McKee (later Grace Goddard) became her guardian. But after McKee married in 1935, Norma Jeane was sent to the Los Angeles Orphans Home (later renamed Hollygrove), and then to a succession of foster homes. Her foster sister Eleanor 'Bebe' Goddard became notorious for manufacturing and selling fake Marilyn memorabilia.
James Dougherty a 21 neighbor of Marilyn's married her weeks after she turned 16, so that Norma Jeane could escape the life of orphanages and foster homes.
The anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's Death August 5, 1962
Marilyn Monroe would have been 83 years old. She could still be alive today.
(Marilyn Monroe's Birthday is June 1, 2010)
Some of the most highly respected work by and about Marilyn
The Very Best of Marilyn Monroe
An Audio CD with the 20 best songs of Marilyn Monroe, including: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend, Happy Birthday, Mr. President, I Wanna Be Loved By You, My Heart Belongs To Daddy. This is a MUST for any Marilyn fan.
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Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection (The Seven Year Itch / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Niagara / River of No Return / Let's Make Love / Marilyn - The Final Days)
Includes some of her best loved movies: SEVEN YEAR ITCH, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, NIAGARA, RIVER OF NO RETURN, LET'S MAKE LOVE. Plus the documentary MARILYN: THE FINAL DAYS
Amazon Price: $31.49 (as of 11/29/2009)
The Marilyn Encyclopedia
Hardcover: 352 pages, described as the most comprehensive book about [Marilyn Monroe's] extraordinary life and legacy ever published. It contains photographs of Ms. Monroe that would earn this book an R rating if it were a motion picture.
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Marilyn: Her Life In Her Own Words: Her Life in Her Own Words : Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs
George Barris was collaborating on a book with Marilyn at the time of her death. He had photographed her extensively, and wrote this 176 page book which includes Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs.
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My Story: Illustrated Edition
Little known and long unavailable, this autobiography, written by actress and starlet Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), describes her early adolescence, her rise in the film industry from bit player to celebrity, and her marriage to Joe DiMaggio. In this personal account of a very public life, she tells of her first (non-consensual) sexual experience, her romance with the Yankee Clipper, and her prescient vision of herself as the kind of girl they found dead in the hall bedroom with an empty bottle of sleeping pills in her hand.
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This famous promotional photo for 'Seven Year Itch' sparked a HUGE fight with husband Joe Dimaggio.
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Don't Bother to Knock
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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There's No Business Like Show Business
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Some Like It Hot
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How To Marry A Millionaire
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River of No Return
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The Seven Year Itch
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The Prince and the Showgirl
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Let's Make Love
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A Nude Marilyn Monroe in a Pool Scene
From the movie: Something's Got to Give
* Due to her frequent absences, Marylin was fired from the movie on June 8, 1962. Fox later tried to rehire Marilyn, and she agreed. However, she died less than 2 months later and the movie was never finished, losing $2 million for Fox, at that time a very costly loss for a movie studio.
* Second, Marilyn did something no other Hollywood star had done before. She swam around in only a flesh-colored bikini bottom and did a photosession for journalist without the bikini bottom. This film documents Marilyn's beauty and sensuality even in the last years of her life.
My Favorite Quotes
Marilyn Monroe Autographed Memorabilia
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Marilyn Exposed
Candle in the Wind
by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something as more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
Candle In the Wind: Buy it!
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
This is, in my opinion, the best album that Elton John ever made. Just about every song is amazing. This album set up Elton's career. He made good music afterwards, but NOTHING compared to this album. Every Elton John fan should have it.
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What Do You Think About Marilyn?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byMarilyn is one of the greatest of all times. She is a legend.
marilyn says:
i wish she was here with me....she will always be in my heart dkjm
Posted October 19, 2009
Susan52 says:
I guess it's the legend that I admire, but I've learned a lot from this lens. Certainly she was great in many ways.
Posted April 23, 2009
Nicole says:
I think she was great. So beautiful and talented.
Posted March 13, 2009
Margo_Arrowsmith says:
She was much smarter than anyone gave her credit for. She just was born at the wrong time.
Posted November 10, 2008
KACIE says:
I LOVE MARILYN, MARILYN, ALL MY LOVE
Posted October 31, 2008
Marilyn is overrated
Great Memorabilia about Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe Collectibles: A Comprehensive Guide To The Memorabilia Of An American Legend
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Marilyn Monroe - Century Series
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Marilyn Monroe Photograph Collectible Coffee Mug
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Marilyn Monroe Playing Cards by Bicycle - Memorabilia Card Deck Game Set
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Marilyn Monroe - Collage Series
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The Mystery Surrounding the Death of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn's body was found in the bedroom of her Brentwood, California home by her live-in housekeeper Eunice Murray on August 5, 1962. She was 36 years old.
Her death was ruled to be "acute barbiturate poisoning" by Dr. Thomas Noguchi of the Los Angeles County Coroners office and listed as "probably suicide", but because of a lack of evidence, her death was not classified as "suicide".
However, there is much mystery and speculation surrounding her untimely death. There are many who believe that she was murdered.
Several people stated they observed Marilyn being secretly taken that night by ambulance to a nearby hospital before being returned again to her Brentwood home. Some claimed that Marilyn's body was then 'rediscovered' by Eunice Murray, and her psychiatrist several hours following the initial discovery of her body.
It was widely speculated that Marilyn had an affair with both Bobby and John Kennedy and that she was becoming very demanding, calling the white house very frequently. Many speculate that she was murdered to avoid an embarrassing scandal. Peter Lawford, an in-law of the Kennedys reportedly the last person to speak to her, was quoted that her final words were "Say goodbye to Pat (Lawford's wife), say goodbye to the president, and say goodbye to yourself, because you're a nice guy."
Jack Clemmons was the first police officer to arrive on the scene. He reported, "Marilyn was lying face down in what I call the soldier's position. Her hands were by her side and her legs were stretched out perfectly straight. It was the most obviously staged death scene I have ever seen. The pill bottles on her bedside table had been arranged in neat order and the body deliberately positioned. It all looked too tidy."
It is unlikely that the cause of her death will ever be solved.
An interview with Susan Strassberg
Author of "Marilyn & Me: Sisters, Rivals, Friends".
This is what differentiates her book from other biographies. Most biographers did not actually know Marilyn, but based their writing on reseach. However, Susan based her book on her many conversations with Marilyn.
Marilyn & Me: Sisters, Rivals, Friends (Paperback)
Buy Susan Strassbergs Biography of Marilyn Monroe
These personal recollections are underlined by the author's passionate quest to stand equal with Marilyn Monroe in her famous father's eyes. Virtually adopted into the Strasberg household at age 29, Monroe soon absorbed the special attention of acting coach Lee Strasberg and his self-abnegating wife, Paula. Susan, in her late teens at the outset, was at once fascinated, repelled, and cowed by the power of this unusual relationship which lasted until Monroe's untimely death. Her book, a mixture of autobiography, pop show biz history, and personal catharsis, is touching and disturbing. In this true insider's view, the central players and the "names" who touched their lives are not a happy lot. One is heartened, though, when Strasberg comes to positive terms with her experiences in a deeply reflective epilog. For circulating libraries.
- Carol J. Binkowski, Bloomfield, N.J.
Marilyn & Me: Sisters, Rivals, Friends
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A Great Gift for a Marilyn Fan: A Marilyn Monroe Poster
Flutesong, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean Art Poster Print by Paul Gasenhemier, 24x36
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Marilyn Monroe Poster Print, 24x37
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MARILYN MONROE JAMES DEAN SPEEDBOUND POSTER 24X36 #1394
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Marilyn Monroe (Ballet Dancer, 4 Poses) Movie Poster Print - 24" X 36"
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Marilyn Monroe Legend White Dress 24x36 Poster
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Marilyn Sings Happy Birthday To John Kennedy
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- prosperity66 prosperity66 Nov 5, 2009 @ 11:59 am
- That's a fantastic lens and homage to Marilyn Monroe. Although I would advise you to spice it up a bit with some special characters (bold for instance). Otherwise it's well done! Will feature it on my own Marilyn related lens.
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- Oct 9, 2009 @ 10:22 am
- I always thought Marylin was misunderstood. She died before I was born yet I've always felt connected to her. I just love her -:) Awesome lens for her, thanks.
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- Susan52 Susan52 Apr 23, 2009 @ 8:44 am
- Fascinating. I learned some things I didn't know about her. Also, it's interesting to me that she was around the same age as Shirley Temple (who turns 81 today). Since they worked in different movie eras, I never thought of them as being contemporaries. Such a sad loss of a sad, beautiful woman.
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- lakeerieartists lakeerieartists Apr 8, 2009 @ 11:30 pm
- Flying by. Blessed. :)
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- Signhappy Signhappy Jan 9, 2009 @ 9:54 pm
- Fascinating lens about a fascinating actress. 5 stars!
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