Marilyn Monroe and Mental Illness By: Whitworth PSY 410 May 20‚ 2012 Marilyn Monroe and Mental Illness Marilyn Monroe‚ her given name Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ was born on June 1‚ 1926. The name Norma Jeane Mortenson was baptized as Norma Jeane Baker (Bio True Story‚ 2012). When Marilyn was born‚ during the 1920’s‚ single parenting was not regarded highly. Marilyn’s mother‚ Gladys Mortenson‚ named Marilyn after Norma Tallmadge‚ famous actor during the mid- 1920’s. Marilyn was born with no father
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Seymour 2 Marilyn Monroe was a very well known actor and model in the 1950’s. She began her career as a model before shifting into acting. Some of the movies she was most recognized for include “The Seven Year Itch”‚ “The Prince and the Showgirl”‚ “Bus Stop” and “Some like it hot.” “Some like it Hot” was her most commercially successful film. This movie was listed as the greatest American comedy film of all time by the American film Institute in 2000. She was awarded numerous awards including a
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couple grew apart. They hardly spoke to each other‚ and in 1944 they divorced. On July 23‚ 1946 she signed a contract with Twentieth Century-Fox Studios. She was given a new name‚ "Marilyn Monroe." Monroe from her mother and Marilyn from the actress Marilyn Miller. So began Norma Jeane’s career as Marilyn Monroe. She was dismissed as a contract player after two films‚ and then rehired in 1948. Her first serious acting job came in 1950 when she had a small but serious role in "The Asphalt Jungle" and
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Marilyn Monroe was not born into a famous life. It was at her job she got known. This was were her fame was created. Her first job was in a factory were military drones were made. It was there the photographer Davis Conover who was sent by the U.S. Army Air First Motion Picture Unit to take pictures of morale-boosting pictures of female workers. He was in stunned‚ amazed and in shock of her beauty and decided to ask her for
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Marilyn Monroe‚ a talented actress‚ model and singer was known for her effortless performances on screen her innocence‚ beauty and her iconic imagine‚ however had a tragic‚ controversial personal life. I. Early Life II. Career and Personal Life A. Career B. Personal Life III. Legacy It is no surprise that Marilyn Monroe’s tragic‚ early death was due to her troubled personal life‚ and that she was a talented actress‚ singer‚ and model whose life was ended much too soon.
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As sad as it is to believe today the fifth of August 1962‚ Marilyn Monroe has sadly passed away‚ at the age of thirty six. She was found in her bed. In her location 12305 Fifth Helena Drive‚ Brentwood California United States. The cause of her death was known to be an overdose of barbiturate. We will always remember her as one of the most popular hollywood stars. Yesterday her last day‚ was spent with publicist Patricia etc. Her death was officially ruled by a probable suicide by the Los Angeles
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Icon Marilyn Monroe was born 90 years ago yesterday Yesterday would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 90th birthday. She may still be the most legendary icon of Hollywood. She was a blonde bombshell that exuded innocence and sex‚ but her image masked a fragility that derived from her rough childhood‚ a childhood from which she couldn’t escape. Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ daughter of Gladys Monroe and Edward Mortenson‚ was born on June 1st‚ 1926 in a hospital of Los Angeles. She had a difficult childhood. When
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“Marilyn Monroe” (1926 - 1962) Popular Culture Legend Before Hollywood loved her… Probably the most celebrated of all actresses‚ Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Baker on June 1‚ 1926‚ in Los Angeles General Hospital‚ to Gladys Baker. Gladys had been a film cutter at RKO studios‚ but psychological problems prevented her from keeping the job and she was eventually committed
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Marilyn Monroe Blonde‚ glamorous‚ and yet iconic. The blonde bombshell‚ Marilyn Monroe is worthy of obtaining her legendary fame for setting the image of the eternal feminine. In many of her films she was portrayed as the “dumb blonde” yet off the silver screen she was an avid reader. Although many thought of her as a sexual joke she was actually just one glamorous star. Born as Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1st ‚ 1926 in Los Angeles‚ California. The soon to be Marilyn Monroe had twelve successive
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Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ June 1‚ 1926 – August 5‚ 1962)‚ was an American actress and model. Famous for playing "dumb blonde" characters‚ she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s‚ emblematic of the era’s attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade‚ her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.[1] She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.[2] Born and raised in Los Angeles
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