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  2. Marilyn Monroe - Wikipedia

    • Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2023) by the ti… See more

    BornNorma Jeane Mortenson · June 1, 1926 · Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    DiedAugust 4, 1962 (aged 36) · Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    SpousesJames Dougherty · (m. 1942; div. 1946) · Joe DiMaggio · (m. 1954; div. 1955) · Arthur Miller · (m. 1956; div. 1961)
    RelativesGladys Pearl Baker (mother) · Berniece Baker Miracle (half-sister)
    Life and career

    Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at Los Angeles General Hospital on June 1, 1926. Her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker (née Monroe), was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico to a poor Midwestern family who … See more

    Death and funeral

    During her final months, Monroe lived at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Her housekeeper Eunice Murray was staying overnight at the home on the evening of August 4, 1… See more

    Screen persona and reception

    The 1940s had been the heyday for actresses who were perceived as tough and smart—such as Katharine Hepburn and Barbara Stanwyck—who had appealed to women-dominated audiences during the war years. … See more

     
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