Marilyn Monroe

mother's mental instability. Despite her troubled childhood, she managed to become a successful model and screen actress later in her life. Norma would change her name to Marilyn Monroe, and become one of the most famous stars of the 20th century. Her rise was rapid, but so was her downfall. She became increasingly unstable. Marilyn was under the influence of so many pills that she became notoriously unreliable and difficult to work with. Production on her final feature, Something's Got…

1957, Monroe starred in The Prince and the Showgirl with Laurence Olivier, who also directed and produced the film. She often didn't show up for filming and her unpredictable behavior on set created a tense relationship with her co-stars, the crew and Olivier. The film received mixed reviews and was a box office hit in Britain, but not as popular in the United States. The bad production was the backdrop for the 2011 film My Week with Marilyn, starring Michelle Williams as Monroe. In 1959, Monroe…

the twentieth century. Miller was an essayist and wrote creative American playwrights. Throughout his career he earned the Tony Awards for Best Play, Kennedy Center Honors, and several more. He is also famously known for his short marriage to Marilyn Monroe. Miller started as a young man with a dream and ended with a wonderful life, and several writings behind. Miller was born on October 17, 1915 in Harlem, New York to a family of immigrants. In the year of 1924 the Crash on Wall Street forced…

Hi, I’m Marilyn Monroe. I have the ‘dream life’, I’m a famous model and wealthy yet I’m slowly dying inside. All I do is smile for pretty pictures and put on a show for everyone. They don’t know what has been going on. It feels like I’m drowning with each click on the camera for photos. On a daily basis, people come up to me saying how blessed I am and how they wish they were me. Actually, they don’t want to be mentally disturbed, depressed, and not be able to show it. Fame is not all people say…

The Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe Fifty-five years have passed and one of the most iconic and well known women in history, Marilyn Monroe, has a death that is one of the US’s biggest mysteries. Monroe is known for her acting and modeling in the US. She has caught the attention of every man, woman, and child all over the world. Marilyn is one of the biggest faces of her industry and is considered as one of the most iconic women of all time. However her glamorous life has many dark…

In “Three Girls,” Oates uses the two NYU girl poets and Marilyn Monroe to display issues of society’s view of women during the 1950’s. The reader will be introduced to two girl poets in Strand Used Books, searching for their desired book as they routinely do. Both girl poets will later find themselves witnessing Marilyn Monroe in disguise. The reader may be led to interpret that this could have been Marilyn Monroe’s truest self and not what she was popularized for in media. The three girls…

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn was getting closer and closer to President Kennedy. There was certain occasions where she would meet up with Kennedy secretly while he was traveling the states. Marilyn and Kennedy had even spent a whole weekend together in Palm Springs, Florida. Marilyn had her own private line through the Justice Department where she could reach Kennedy. Gossip was already in the air from when Marilyn preformed for Kennedy on his birthday, so these rumors continued to rise the more time…

1950’s was known as the Golden Age of television in the United States. During this time beauty pageants, Barbie, and Marilyn Monroe were all popular in society. Beauty pageants gave families something to watch together. Barbie’s gave young girls something to imagine and play with. Marilyn Monroe became a famous icon in Hollywood as well as movies. Beauty pageants, Barbie, and Marilyn Monroe all exhibited characteristics which consisted of beauty and sexuality. Miss America pageants have been…

Merchant Marines (Owings, 2013). She felt as if Jim was abandoning her because he had wanted to join the military. While Jim was at sea working, Norma Jeane got a job that led to greater opportunities for her. She had also changed her name to Marilyn Monroe in order to give herself a better shot at being successful (Owings, 2013). Jim was not very fond of his wife working and being successful because he wanted a housewife. Norma Jeane was not willing to give up her budding career to be home…

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…