raging sex icon, Monroe was the women who

personified Hollywood glamour. Born of the name

Norma Jean Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los

Angeles, California. Then soon baptized to Norma

Jeane Backer. Her mothers name was Gladys and

was practically dirt poor. Gladys spent most of her

life in mental hospitals, so Norma would have to live

with foster families. Norma would have stayed with

her father Edward Mortenson, but he was not the

right one to look after her, thought her mother.

Since her mother was always in and out of hospitals,

Norma would be in and out of foster homes. Her life

wouldn't seem to be the life of an upcoming movie

star. At age eight Norma was raped. In 1935 at age

nine she stayed in an orphanage until June of 1937,

the longest she had ever stayed anywhere.

Dying to have a better life, she thought that

marriage would help that. So on June 19, 1942 at 16

she wed Jimmy Dougherty. Norma dropped out of

high school, which wasn't uncommon at this time.

She began working at a aircraft production plant.

Within that next year she tried to commit suicide.

Jim entered the military so Norma decided to bleach

blond bombshell will always be in the Hollywood

was named to a top agency. Her pictures caught the

Author Miller. The film showed probably Monroes best

A month after the lawsuit, Marilyn Monroe was

affair or so, people like my Grandmother know her

difficulties, with her mental and physical health.

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