“When you’re famous you kind of run into human nature in a raw kind of way. But she often found the trappings of fame difficult to deal with. She was an epitome of sensuality, beauty and effervescence and was naturally photogenic. She became an iconic figure of Hollywood glamour and fashion. These successful film roles thrust her into the global limelight. In 1943, her husband left to join the Merchant Marines to participate in America’s War effort. Marilyn became a housewife, but the couple were not close, and Monroe reports being bored. Just after her 16th birthday, in 1942, Monroe married her 21-year-old, next-door neighbour Jimmy Dougherty. The traumatic childhood made her shy and reserved. Her mother then tried to take back Marilyn, but she suffered a mental breakdown and Marilyn was moved between different orphanages and foster homes. For the first six years, Marilyn was brought up by foster parents, Albert and Ida Bolender in the town of Hawthorne, California. Her mother Gladys had a turbulent mental state and struggled to cope with bringing up her children. Her mother was Gladys Pearl Baker (née Monroe, 1902–84) Her father was unknown and she was baptised as Norma Jeane Baker. Monroe was born, Norma Jeane Mortenson, in June 1926. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.”
She is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in American culture. Monroe has become an iconic representative of fame and female beauty.
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) Model, actress, singer and arguably one of the most famous women of the twentieth century.
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