Marilyn Monroe facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe in 1952
Born	Norma Jeane Mortenson (1926-06-01)June 1, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	August 5, 1962(1962-08-05) (aged 36) Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Norma Jeane Baker Norma Jeane Dougherty
Occupation	Actress, model, movie producer, singer
Years active	1946-1962
Spouse(s)	James Dougherty ​ (m. 1942⁠–⁠1946)​ Joe DiMaggio ​ (m. 1954⁠–⁠1954)​ Arthur Miller ​ (m. 1956⁠–⁠1961)​

Marilyn Monroe was an American movie actress. In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth greatest female actress of all time by the American Film Institute. Her birth name was Norma Jean Mortenson and she was born on June 1st, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. She died from having too many drugs on the night of August 5, 1962, in Brentwood, California. She was married to baseball player Joe DiMaggio during 1954. She married Arthur Miller (a playwright) on July 1st, 1956. They divorced January 21th, 1961.

Movies

Marilyn Monroe became famous , starring in a number of hit movies during the 1950s and early 1960s. She also became famous for modeling for photographers and singing in her musical movies. One time, she sang "Happy Birthday" to the President of the United States John F. Kennedy. It turned out to be one of her last appearances.

Personal life

Marriages

The 16-year-old Norma Jeane married James Dougherty on 19th June 1942. After the wedding, he joined the navy. At this time, Norma met an army photographer, David Conover. She began a career as a model. She changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. She and Dougherty divorced on 13 September 1946.

Monroe married the baseball star Joe DiMaggio on 14th January 1954. The marriage lasted for nine months. She had met DiMaggio on a blind date, during the filming of the movie Monkey Business in 1952. The marriage was closely followed by the public. DiMaggio retired from baseball, and Marilyn became very famous. DiMaggio was sad that his career as a baseball star was ending, and was jealous of Marilyn for being admired. He spent most of his time watching television and Monroe found it boring. They separated on 31st October 1954. From 1961, they became friends again. DiMaggio said that he gave Marilyn a rose every week for 10 years.

Marilyn married Arthur Miller on 29th June 1956. She converted to Judaism. She had met him during the filming of As Young As You Feel in 1951. She was so happy with him and they tried to have children together. Mariyln had three miscarriages, because of her endometriosis. Miller wrote the screenplay for the movie The Misfits. The filming caused many problems between Marilyn and Arthur and they separated on 20 January 1961.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

in The Seven Year Itch (1955)

• 1951 Henrietta Awards: The Best Young Box Office Personality
• 1952 Photoplay Award: Fastest Rising Star of 1952
• 1952 Photoplay Award: Special Award
• 1952 Look American Magazine Achievement Award: Most Promising Female Newcomer of 1952
• 1953 Golden Globe Henrietta Award: World Film Favorite Female.
• 1953 Photoplay Award: Most Popular Female Star
• 1954 Photoplay Award for Best Actress: for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire
• 1956 BAFTA Film Award nomination: Best Foreign Actress for The Seven Year Itch
• 1956 Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical for Bus Stop
• 1958 BAFTA Film Award nomination: Best Foreign Actress for The Prince and the Showgirl
• 1958 David di Donatello Award (Italian): Best Foreign Actress for The Prince and the Showgirl
• 1959 Crystal Star Award (French): Best Foreign Actress for The Prince and the Showgirl
• 1960 Golden Globe, Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical for Some Like It Hot
• 1962 Golden Globe, World Film Favorite: Female
• Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 6104 Hollywood Blvd.
• 1999 she was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute in their list AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars.

Images for kids

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  Monroe as an infant, c. 1927

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  Monroe with her first husband, James Dougherty, c. 1943–44. They married when she was 16 years old.

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  A photo of Monroe taken by David Conover in mid-1944 at the Radioplane Company

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  Monroe in a publicity photo taken in 1948

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  Monroe in The Asphalt Jungle (1950), one of her earliest performances to gain attention from film critics.

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  Monroe with Keith Andes in Clash by Night (1952). The film allowed Monroe to display more of her acting range in a dramatic role.

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  Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

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  Monroe and Joe DiMaggio after getting married at San Francisco City Hall in January 1954

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  Monroe at the Actors Studio in 1961

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  Monroe's dramatic performance in Bus Stop (1956) marked a departure from her earlier comedies.

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  Olivier and Monroe

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  Monroe with Lemmon and Curtis in Some Like It Hot (1959), for which she won a Golden Globe

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  Monroe, Estelle Winwood, Eli Wallach, Montgomery Clift, and Clark Gable in The Misfits (1961). It was the last completed film for Monroe and Gable, who both died within two years.

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  Monroe on the set of Something's Got to Give. She was absent for most of the production due to illness and was fired by Fox in June 1962, two months before her death.

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  Monroe (third from left) posing with multiple actors on the filming set of The Exterminating Angel during her visit to Mexico in 1962, one of her last media appearances

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  Monroe in a publicity photo for Photoplay magazine in 1953

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  Left panel from pop artist James Gill's painting Marilyn Triptych (1962)