Marilyn Monroe What do you think when you hear the word movie star? You probably think of a beautiful‚ young‚ very talented actress. When I hear the word‚ I think of Marilyn Monroe. Monroe was a Hollywood glamour with the glow and energy that interested the world. Dominating the age of movie stars to come‚ without a question‚ she is the most famous woman of the 20th century. Born as Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ she had a tough childhood growing up in foster homes and orphanages. But‚ she overcame
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April 26‚ 2013 Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ also known as Marilyn Monroe‚ was a great inspiration to many people. Though her life started extremely rough being bounced around from home to home as a foster child in Los Angeles‚ she made the most of it. Marilyn had a number of childhood problems‚ but she managed to toughen up and be strong for herself. She started working at an aircraft plant at sixteen and ended up marrying a man known as Daddy to her. They ended up getting a divorce in 1946 as she began
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Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He often changed his date of birth to « add mystery » but most people believe that he was born on August 6‚ 1928 in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. {Andy Warhol Pop art painter‚ Susan Goldman Rubin} His art reflected the rapidly changing American culture. When he was young‚ he was obsessed with fame‚ glamour‚ Hollywood stars‚ movies and painting. As he grew older‚ he transformed his obsessions into art and started his
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Marilyn Monroe a Misunderstood Icon Norma Jean Baker‚ more popularly known as Marilyn Monroe‚ was a quintessential actress‚ singer‚ model‚ and showgirl. Although famous for her Hollywood movies‚ songs and everlasting images which highlighted her signature beauty‚ there was so much more to Marilyn. She lived in an era where media only captured her physical appearance and this is how the public identified with her. The notion to see her was to know her is a false perception. In the words of Marilyn
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death‚" said art critic Henry Geldzahler to Andy Warhol in 1962 (Kamholz). From then on‚ Warhol commenced to bring the theme of death and to merge it with his already established themes of stardom and consumerism. In the same year‚ he completed his painting of Marilyn Diptych (1962) – shortly after Marilyn Monroe’s suicide. He painted Silver Liz (1963) when Elizabeth Taylor’s battle with pneumonia was ringing a tone of death at the height of her fame (Suâarez‚ 128). Subsequently‚ Warhol developed a
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neurological disorder‚ the young Andy Warhol found solace and escape in the form of popular celebrity magazines and DC comic books‚ imagery he would return to years later. (http://www.warholfoundation.org/legacy/biography.html) After graduation Andy Warhola attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University)‚ graduating in June 1949 with a degree in Pictorial Design and dropping the “a“ from his last name. On February 22‚ 1987 Andy Warhol‚ a millionaire at the age of 58
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On August 6‚ 1928‚ Andy Warhol was born as Andrew Warhola to Andrej and Julia Warhola in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. They were a working class family that stuck close to the roots and traditions of their Eastern European heritage. In 1934 Andy began attending the local Holmes School and took free art classes at Carnegie Institute (now the Carnegie Museum of Art). Andy had an amazing gift for drawing even from a very young age. In addition to drawing‚ Andy was fascinated by Hollywood cinema and spent
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and Andy Warhol were both very famous American artists and are pop artists. Although they both did pop art‚ they were known for different reasons and became artists in different ways. Keith Haring was a social activist and was known for his inspiring cartoon graffiti against drug addiction‚ diseases‚ etc. Some of his artworks are‚”Crack is Wack” and “Ignorance Equals Fear”. He died at the age 31 because of AIDS complications.On the other hand‚ Andy Warhol was known as a leading figure of pop art
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The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli I. In the novel‚ The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe‚ I acquired much new information. Primarily‚ vocabulary was challenging and required me to read more closely. For example‚ I learned idiosyncrasy is the characteristic or manner that is peculiar to an individual. Also‚ congenital means to have a specific character by nature. In addition‚ facts about historical people were mentioned in the book. For instance‚ John F. Kennedy had birthday
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“ I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful” Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Baker on June 1‚ 1926. Her mother’s name was Gladys Baker Mortensen. Baker being the name of her other two children and Mortensen the name of her last husband who disappeared just months after their marriage in 1924. Although Edward Mortensen was Gladys’ husband at the time of Norma’s birth‚ he was not her father. No one knows for sure who her father was‚ but it was believed that it was Gladys’
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