Marilyn Monroe Research Paper Outline

Julia Hermeling

P.O.P. Outline - Marilyn Monroe

Mr. Oliver

Period # 5 Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, comedienne, singer, and model. She became one of the world's most enduring iconic figures and is remembered both for her winsome embodiment of the Hollywood sex symbol and her tragic personal and professional struggles within the film industry. Marilyn Monroe was born June 1st,1926 in Las Angeles, California. Her birth name was Norma Jeane Mortenson. She had a half sister but they weren’t close. She spent most of her time in and out of foster homes and orphanages because her mom, Gladys Pearl Baker, had devoted physiatric problems and eventually ended up in a mental institution. In Foster care, when she was 11,

She first started working in a factory job for a few years while her husband, Dougherty, was overseas serving in the military. While she was there, many photographers came in and took pictures of people at labor. The photographer absolutely loved Monroe’s image and thought she could be big someday. So, June 1945, she left her factory job for a modeling opportunity. Not many people know this but her natural hair color was a reddish brown. At first she was photographed with that color of hair but it wasn’t getting the attention the photographer wanted. Monroe ended up dying her hair the iconic blonde we all remember her for. Since her blonde hair was so bright it was very hard to maintain and keep the color looking good. She got her hair colored ever four to six weeks to maintain it. Her blonde color started to make her get recognized. In June 1946 she arranged a contract with an acting agency. Many people think that she has the perfect face shape, but for her to get there she had gotten plastic surgery on her nose and chin. Even though she knew that it would cause a lot of drama and controversy, she had taken the offer to appear on the front cover of the first Playboy magazine for five hundred

While others think of he successful acting career. For many years Monroe wanted to be an actress like Jean Harlow. Jean Harlow was one of the most famous female actors at that time. Although many people think that Monroe was so good at acting and she was such a natural, she actually suffered from pre-performance anxiety. But even with those struggles she still proved her skill by winning various honors and always attracting a large audience to her films. In February 1954 she was awarded with the “Most Popular Female Star” award. A few years later she won a Golden Globe for the Best Actor. Though she was in many movies over the years she had a few that were very famous. Some of those include “The Misfits” from 1961, “Some Like it Hot” in 1959, and “Gentleman's Prefer Blondes” in