Marilyn Monroe Essays

Marilyn Monroe By: Ashley Rugg Marilyn Monroe; who is she? If you don?t know her, you are going to find out all there is to know about her. If you do know her, you will find things you never knew about her. Childhood We?re going to start with her childhood. If you always believed her real name was Marilyn Monroe, you?re WRONG! Her real name is Norma Jean Baker, she was born June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Marilyn Monroe was almost smothered

John Santiesteban Professor Corbally English 101 2 January 2016 Marilyn Monroe Norma Jean Mortenson, otherwise known as Marilyn Monroe, had a breathy voice, personal charm, and bombshell looks. Little did she know in 1946, her beautiful voice and personality would be her rise to fame? Many people to this day are still die-hard fans of her movies, music, and beauty. But, few know what type of life she actually lived and the hardships that she went through to get to her climax and how she took her

Directors never thought Marilyn Monroe had what it takes to become a big actor, yet she proved them wrong. Marilyn Monroe was a famous actress who is known for her fashion and her flirty personality. She was always seen as a dumb, flirty blonde, who wasn’t anything more than her looks. Marilyn Monroe’s early life, career and accomplishments impacted the world by inspiring others to go against society's expectations and to work hard for your dreams no matter where you come from. Norma Jean Baker

Behind Marilyn Monroe's fame Many see Marilyn Monroe as just a dumb blonde and a sex symbol. I believe she had much more to her. She had a very interesting background and reasons to become the person she was. She was a controversial character and it’s hard to distinguish her personality from the characteristics she made up to protect herself from the public. So what made her the iconic star that she is? Marilyn Monroe’s birth name was Norma Jean Baker. She Was Born on June 1st, 1926, in Los Angeles

With her wet red lips and wiggling fanny, Marilyn Monroe was perceived as the sex icon of her age and recognized worldwide as the “sweet angel of sex”. Monroe “was manufactured by no one but herself, self-created from the start.” (35, Harvey) and with her originality, she remained as an indelibly admired figure. The role that made her this much recognized and helped her be one of the most desired women in world was her generic “dumb blonde” character. She was cast as this blonde woman who “[worries]

Marilyn Monroe was a star she accomplish a lot of things in her life. Even though she m a lot of mistakes she never gave up on what was importing to her. Growing up Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma jean June, 1,1926 her mother was mentally heal so Marilyn spent most of her life in foster care. At the age of 2 Marilyn was almost smothered to death by one of the foster kids. At the age of 6 she was rape. When she grew older the orphanages gave her a nickel a day to work in the kitchen

Murder? 55 years later, the death of one of the most famous American icons, Marilyn Monroe, is still a conspiracy. Marilyn Monroe (birth name Norma Jeane Mortenson) was born on the 1st of June, 1926 at the Los Angeles County Hospital. Marilyn never knew her father’s identity. Marilyn was placed in the care of a foster family, The Bolenders, as her mother Gladys Pearl Baker was mentally and financially unable to care for her. Marilyn was taken back into Gladys’ care when she was 7 years old as she eventually

Marilyn Monroe is known as one of the most popular sex symbols to men and women. Her role in presenting herself in a sexual way made her rise in fame and start her career in modeling and eventually acting in Hollywood. The fame brought massive attention towards her that she never actually received as a child, being that she mainly lived in orphanages and foster homes. Eventually the fame of her success became too much to handle and caused many battles in her life. She thrived at wanting to be perfect

BIOGRAPHY OF MARILYN MONROE Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Her original name was Norma Jean Mortenson. Her mother’s name was Gladys Barker and her father’s identity was not clear because her father was absence so she never knew real father. She never knew her father her mother was mentally health and Gladys had psychiatric problems which were paranoid schizophrenia after that she was placed in Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk in 1935. Marilyn Monroe was cope

For my leadership class project, I chose to do Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous female actress’s in the history of The United States of America. Marilyn Monroe was born June 1st 1926 in Los Angeles, California. She is one of America’s most known actresses, singers, and models. Marilyn mother was frequently held in a asylum most of Marilyn’s childhood. Marilyn’s father was never in the picture, so in Marilyn’s childhood she was kept in a orphanage, she had twelve adoptive

Marilyn Monroe once said “sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you.” She was right, she never got to complete her life or see who she truly was and how people look up to her. However she achieved a lot in her lifetime. Marilyn was born to the name Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926. (“Marilyn”) She had a good life until her mother became mentally unstable and gave her up for adoption

Marilyn Monroe was born June 1, 1929, in Los Angeles, at Gladys Pearl Mortenson (web.b.ebsocohost.com). Right after she was born her mother, Gladys, her mother, sent her to be cared for by Bolander Home,a foster family, sixteen miles away (web.b.ebscohost.com). Marilyn Monroe was in and out foster homes her whole childhood, so she really wasn't taught how to be a laby. The only thing she wanted was to be famous and be seen by many people. Gladys decides to remove Marilyn from the Bolander home (web

On August 5 1962, Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson was found dead in her home, but to this day her death is a mystery. There are many factors in Marilyn’s life that were hard for her to deal with, she never had a place to call home, she never knew her father, but there were some theories on who her father was, and her mother was never there for Marilyn due to her spending most of her time in a mental institution. Marilyn was a beautiful actress and model who was very successful with her

Marilyn monroe is a well known american actress also a model. She is one of the most popular ‘’sex symbols’’ in america. In 1950 marilyn monroe was one of the top billed actress her films reached to about 200 million dollars by the time her unexpected death came. Marilyn monroe was born june 1st 1926 in los angeles. Her mother is gladys baker and her father is martin edward mortensen . Marilyn also the birth name of norma jeane mortenson had a tough life she's been to multiple foster cares and has

Marilyn Monroe for some was the ultimate sex symbol and a pretty dumb blonde. However, she was actually suicidal and tried to ease her sadness with pills or drugs. The media took over for Marilyn’s battles with depression. Despite her smile on the front page of a magazine, Marilyn Monroe has been depressed since her childhood. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. She spent most of her childhood in 12 foster homes and in even one orphanage. She never

Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana “I don´t want expensive gifts; I don´t want to be bought. I have everything I want. I just want someone to be there for me, to make me feel safe and secure.” Princess Diana expressed this thought at some point of her life when she noticed that money did not mean everything in life. Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana lived at different times in different countries, but their lives had some surprising similarities, let´s mention some facts about their childhood; Also

“I want to be a big star more than anything. Its something precious” (“About Marilyn Monroe” 1). Marilyn Monroe started in life with a difficult childhood. Throughout her years, many of her dreams had been crushed and destroyed. One dream she never let go of was to be extraordinary in life. Despite struggles in childhood, early life, and adulthood, she kept becoming more successful. Marilyn Monroe started her life with many struggles and hardships in her childhood. She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson

American actress and model, Marilyn Monroe overcame a difficult life to become one of the world’s biggest and most enduring sex symbols. Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma Jeane Mortenson (later baptized as Norma Jeane Baker) on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California.1 Her mother, Gladys Baker Mortenson, developed psychiatric problems when Marilyn was just a child. Marilyn grew up not knowing for sure who her father really was.2 Her childhood was difficult. While growing up, she spent most of her

Marilyn Monroe was a famous actress and sex icon in the 1950s and early 1960’s until she eventually took her own life in 1962. Marilyn was a deeply troubled woman with a toxic childhood who found comfort in acting. All throughout her life Marilyn has been wronged by both men and women in the industry; she was often abused, exploited, and used. People only saw her as a shallow ‘Blonde Bombshell’, failing to see Marilyn’s strengths and complexities. Even after her death she is being continuously exploited

up around the death of Marilyn Monroe but many think she was murdered. To give background on the situation, Marilyn Monroe was a famous actor in the 1950s-1960s that died at the age of thirty-four years old from a drug overdose with 40 pills which left the cause of death as “ acute barbiturate poisoning ” . But many think that she was murdered because of various reasons such as jealousy, greed, and or for revenge. This is the conspiracy theory on the death of Marilyn Monroe. This conspiracy theory