Norma Jeane Mortenson was born June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Also known as Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn had a very rough childhood which started with her never knowing who her father was. She spent most of her childhood in foster homes because her mother was mentally ill and unsuitable to take care of a child after she tried to smother Marilyn with a pillow at the age of 2. In 1937 a close family friend and her husband decided t o take care of her for a few years. This very religious couple was paid $25 a week by Monroe’s mother. When the husband got a job transfer they could not afford to take Monroe with them. At 7 she was placed back into the foster home. By age 11 she was raped in that foster home. The only way out of the foster
