Marilyn Monroe

A detailed Summary of Marilyn Monroe

Many people said that Marilyn Monroe was a great

inspiration in their lives, but through my research, I found

out that she was everything but an inspiration. Throughout

my report, I will give you many facts about marilyn's rough

life and what she did to handle them.

Marilyn Monroe, AKA Norma Jean Mortenson/Baker,

was born at Los Angeles General Hospital at 9:39 am on

June 1st, 1926. The hospital in which she was born is

now the County University of Southern California Medical

Center. Marilyn was born an illegitimate child whose father

(Edward Mortenson) had deserted her mother (Gladys

Baker). However, her real father was Stanley Gifford who

left Gladys when he found out she was pregnant.

Her mother worked at the Consolidated Film Industries

lab as a cutter of negative film. She worked long hours, at

low pay, at a boring and tedious eyestraining job. Since she

was at her job most of the time, she had to pay others to

look after Marilyn. Sometimes she would only get to see her

mother only early in the morning or at night. It was enough

for any mom to have a nervous breakdown. All Marilyn

remembered was her mother being in and out of hospitals.

Marilyn's mother was working long hours at the film

tweny-one going on twenty-two. They dated for several

neighborhood on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Her name

Marilyn to spend her childhood in and out of foster homes.

dress was lovely, a sequined evening gown for her wear for

orphanage. Her mother's girlfriend had promised her that

Approximate Word count = 4657
Approximate Pages = 19 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: History

join now Save Paper

Saved Paper

Save your papers so you can locate them quickly!

"Thank You So Much!!! You have saved me once again!!!"
Jack M.
"With so many papers to chose from, I was able to get ideas to help me with all of my classes. Thank You!"
Brian P.
"I've used this site for the last 3 years to help me come up with ideas for my papers."
Sara J.
"I use this site every week to help me write my own papers!"
Rachel W.
"I love this site!!!"
Marie N.