Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed explains the true life of Marilyn Monroe, giving the exclusive stories on what happened behind closed doors during her lifetime and why she lived the life she did. Marilyn Monroe, originally born Norma Jeane Mortenson did not live the traditional life like any other child. Her impact in history was brought up through the movie industry because she revolutionized the female image by being more revealing, therefore making her a “sex icon.” This book was written by Michelle Morgan, who is the president of the Marilyn Lives Society, a UK fan club, from 1991 to 2007. Michelle Morgan is also the author of Marilyn 's Addresses and is also a co-producer for a documentary called Gable: The Ties that Bind. Throughout
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In 1962, Marilyn was invited to The White House to perform for president John F. Kennedy birthday and sang her now famous “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” song. Marilyn was tied to many relationships throughout her life one in particular being the John F. Kennedy scandal. The John F. Kennedy scandal was one that hit the media with a splash because John F. Kennedy was known to be a womanizer and Marilyn was very known to be extremely flirtatious with men. Still until this day no one truly knows if their relationship was true or not, only Marilyn herself could tell us if it were true. Marilyn 's intimate relationships were not the only aspects that were rocky, her relationship with her mother was very unstable as …show more content…
Her mother had many problems of her own with not being able to care for her children nor herself. She was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for most of Marilyn 's life. Sadly Marilyn followed somewhat into her mother 's footsteps by also being admitted into a psychiatric hospital and being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Marilyn always seemed happy to everyone around her however that wasn’t the case when she was alone with herself. She dealt with depression along with her Borderline Personality Disorder all taking a toll on her life. Worst of all it probably cost her the life she dreamt of. The day Marilyn passed away was shocking yet everyone had seen this coming because of all the problems she had going on in her personal life. On television and films she was portrayed as happy and beautiful, however that just was not the case behind those sceneries. Yes Marilyn was beautiful and was an amazing icon for women but even the most beautiful people have the most darkest spirits. She always wanted to fit in and when she finally did it was sort of all too much for her and it ended with her not being able to handle it. On August 5, 1962, police found the body of Marilyn Monroe at her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, she was just 36 years old when she died. The doctors ruled her death as an
In 1962, Marilyn was invited to The White House to perform for president John F. Kennedy birthday and sang her now famous “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” song. Marilyn was tied to many relationships throughout her life one in particular being the John F. Kennedy scandal. The John F. Kennedy scandal was one that hit the media with a splash because John F. Kennedy was known to be a womanizer and Marilyn was very known to be extremely flirtatious with men. Still until this day no one truly knows if their relationship was true or not, only Marilyn herself could tell us if it were true. Marilyn 's intimate relationships were not the only aspects that were rocky, her relationship with her mother was very unstable as …show more content…
Her mother had many problems of her own with not being able to care for her children nor herself. She was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for most of Marilyn 's life. Sadly Marilyn followed somewhat into her mother 's footsteps by also being admitted into a psychiatric hospital and being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Marilyn always seemed happy to everyone around her however that wasn’t the case when she was alone with herself. She dealt with depression along with her Borderline Personality Disorder all taking a toll on her life. Worst of all it probably cost her the life she dreamt of. The day Marilyn passed away was shocking yet everyone had seen this coming because of all the problems she had going on in her personal life. On television and films she was portrayed as happy and beautiful, however that just was not the case behind those sceneries. Yes Marilyn was beautiful and was an amazing icon for women but even the most beautiful people have the most darkest spirits. She always wanted to fit in and when she finally did it was sort of all too much for her and it ended with her not being able to handle it. On August 5, 1962, police found the body of Marilyn Monroe at her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, she was just 36 years old when she died. The doctors ruled her death as an