How Did Marilyn Monroe Influence The World

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She is one of the most known faces on earth. After over forty years after her death her life and death is still a question. She has one of the most recognized faces in the world.She has a big influence on the world still to this day and still to this day she is known and loved by many. There were many movies and shows she played in. She was a big “Sex Icon”. Marilyn Monroe has spread the word “wow” over the United States and Europe for over six decades. By gathering confidence as she grew older, Miss Monroe told America that she had a style and she wasn’t going to change it. From her platinum locks to her glamorous wardrobe, she set a standard for American beauty that no one else could match. Norma Jeane was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, california. Ever since Norma Jeane Mortensen was born, everyone already knew she was not your average little girl. When she was 4 years old she decided that she wanted her father’s last name, Baker. Norma’s mother was in the insane asylum when Norma was 6years old. She lived in approximately nine foster homes until she was 12, then she was sent to the local orphanage. She was almost smothered to …show more content…

In June of 1956 she married Arthur Miller. He wrote a The Misfit especially for his wife, Monroe co-starred with Clark Gable, Her childhood idol. During their marriage Monroe came across Miller’s notebook lying open. She looked at it and discovered that Arthur was disappointed in her. He feared that his own creativity would be threatened by this pitiable, dependent, unpredictable wife he had married.He regretted marrying her. Monroe told her friends that he also wrote ‘The only one I will ever love is my daughter.’ Though Miller could not recall having written that. That was something from which the marriage could not recover. Things went from bad to worse for Monroe during The Misfits. They separated in 1960 and divorced the following