Monroe, Marilyn,1926–62, American movie actress, b. Los Angeles as Norma Jean Baker or Norma Jeane Mortenson. Raised in orphanages after 1935 and first married at 14, Monroe, who began her career as a pin-up model, became a world-famous sex symbol and, after her death, a Hollywood ...
Marilyn Monroe was not married at the time of her death. Further, she had three ex-husbands (at least) and in all of what I have ever read, except for your comment here, no one has ever accused any of her former husband’s. Reply johnny clearskies January 5, 2016 at 3:08 am ...
years her ex-husband, joe dimaggio, had red roses delivered to her resting place. in a toxicology report by the los angeles county coroner's office, it was revealed that marilyn's death was due to acute barbiturate poisoning. eventually, accidental overdose was ruled out. the coroner ...
In 1945, when de Dienes first met Monroe, she was just an aspiring 19-year-old model and actress named Norma Jeanne Baker, who had recently separated from her husband James Dougherty. Her youthful innocence shines through in the early photos. Seen as a series, the transformation in her late...
Diana Dors. Considered by many to be England’s answer toMarilyn Monroe, Dors was boffo at the British box office — but her career across the pond never fully took flight (mainly due to an over-controlling first husband and other Hollywood politics, I’m sure). She passed away in 1984...
Marilyn Monroe For years people have requested that Marilyn be profiled on Find a Death. I’ve always refused because she is so well documented; just a quick online search will give you any information you could possibly want or need on this unfortunate woman. Since this week (August 2010)...
Decades after Marilyn Monroe's death, the film actress and model has remained one of Hollywood's greatest sex symbols with her eye-catching style, champagne blond hair, and breathless manner of speaking. Growing up Norma Jean Norma Jean Baker, better known as Marilyn Monroe, experienced a ...
The Asphalt Jungle(1950). That same year, she also drew attention for her work inAll About Eve, starring Bette Davis. Her true breakout performance, however, came inNiagara(1953), a thriller in which Monroe played an adulterous young wife who plots with her lover to kill her husband....
Marilyn Monroe died on August 5, 1962, yet she's remained an unforgettable icon for more than half a century. As with many pop-culture figures, some overly hyped aspects of Monroe's story — such as her reputation as a "dumb blonde" and the mystery around her death — have often overs...
In an attempt to avoid the stigma of illegitimacy, her mother had her baptized by Aimee Semple McPherson with the name of her first husband. Norma Jean's mother, Gladys Baker, had a history of mental illness. Norma Jean was passed from foster home to foster home. Some were loving, ...