Marilyn Monroe biography / bio:

Marilyn Monroe, a 1950's classic movie star.   Marilyn gains celebrity status all around the world as a movie star, sex symbol and picture pinup girl. The biography below of Marilyn Monroe includes an early bio and a list of Marilyn's movies. Also ahead are Marilyn Monroe pictures from this 1950's teenagers saved movie magazine collection. Some of the pictures are very early. These pictures of Marilyn Monroe were put into scrapbooks during the 1950's, and these pictures have been restored. You can click on a picture to see a larger image.

 Birth Certificate info: Born, Norma Jeane Mortensen in L.A. Father, Martin Edward Mortensen. Mother, Gladys Monroe Baker. (Note: Norma Jeane grows up fatherless and uses her mother's last name, Baker). Gladys loses her job at a film lab and suffers a nervous breakdown; and is diagnosed as paranoid schizoophrenia. Norma Jeane spends her childhood in and out of 11 foster homes, and spends some time in an orphanage.Her mother's friend, Grace McKee, becomes guardian for both Gladys and Norma Jeane. At the age of 11 Norma Jeane lives with Grace and her husband Erwin Goddard. While staying with the Goddards, Norma Jean meets and then marries a next door neighbor, Jim Dougherty. Norma Jeane's husband is sent to sea duty, and she gets a job working at the Aircraft factory. While working she is photographed by an army photographer. She begins taking modeling jobs. In 1946 she quits her job at the airline factory to become a full time model. Norma Jeane and Jim Dougherty divorce, and she pursues a Hollywood acting career. She gets a contract with 20th Century Fox and changes her name to Marilyn Monroe. After several years of playing small parts in movies, her career begins to take off. In 1953, she stars in "How to Marry a Millionare", and becomes a movie star of celebrity status.Other marriages: Joe Dimaggio(1954), Arthur Miller(1956).On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home in Los Angeles. Cause of death: drug overdose.

Marilyn Monroe movies / films:

Movies: The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947); Dangerous Years (1948); Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!(1948); Ladies of the Chorus(1949); The Asphalt Jungle (1950); The Fireball (1950); Right Cross (1950); Love Happy (1950); All About Eve (1950); A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950); Let's Make It Legal (1951); Love Nest (1951); Hometown Story (1951); As Young As You Feel (1951); We're Not Married! (1952); Clash by Night (1952); O. Henry's Full House (1952); Monkey Business (1952); Don't Bother to Knock (1952); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953); How to Marry a Millionaire (1953); Niagra (1953); There's No Business Like Show Business (1954); River of No Return(1954); The Seven Year Itch (1955); Bus Stop (1956); The Prince and the Showgirl(1957); Some Like It Hot (1959); Let's Make Love (1960); The Misfits (1961); Somethings Got to Give (1962).

Note:  River of No Return is another best Marilyn Monroe movie