Norma Jeane Mortenson's My Story

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Norma Jeane Mortenson was born June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Marilyn Monroe was labeled a “sex symbol” but she was actually a unique woman. She is important because although she was labeled she never tried to change her appearance. She had a very intricate life. Marilyn wrote a book about herself, My Story. She died on August 5, 1962 and was found in her floor holding a wine bottle, she had overdosed on Barbiturate overdose.
Marilyn was born to an unstable mother and an absent father. As a child she lived in an orphanage. Her mother’s friend Grace was Marilyn’s appointed guardian. Grace’s husband “Doc” supposedly tried to sexually assault Marilyn so she moved in with her great-aunt. Her great-aunt Olive’s son tried to sexually

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