Marilyn Monroe – Hollywood sex symbol
Marilyn Monroe was a huge sex symbol, and one of the 20th century’s biggest icons. During her film career she made 31 movies.
Norma Jean Baker (her real name) was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. She had an unhappy childhood in Los Angeles. Marilyn’s mother had psycho-logical problems and was eventually sent to a mental institution. Marilyn spent years moving in and out of orphanages and foster homes. It was in one of these foster homes at the age of nine that she was raped.
She got married on June 19, 1942 when she was only sixteen. Her husband, James Dougherty, joined the U.S. Merchant Marine in 1943. Marilyn took a job working at the Radio Plane Munitions Factory. It was there that photographer David Conover discovered her. By 1946, she’d already appeared on various magazine covers.
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