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Marilyn Monroe (/ ˈ m æ r ə l ɪ n m ə n ˈ r oʊ / MARR-ə-lin mən-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model.Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution.
The underlying publicity photograph that Warhol used as a basis for his many paintings and prints of Marilyn, and the Marilyn Diptych, was owned and distributed by her movie studio. Marilyn Diptych was completed just weeks after Marilyn Monroe's death in August 1962. Silk-screening was the technique used to create this painting. The twenty-five ...
Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress who appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1961. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After a brief career in modeling she signed short-term film contracts, first with 20th Century Fox , then Columbia Pictures , and appeared in minor roles for the first few years of her career.
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) created her stage name by combining her mother's maiden name with the first name of Broadway star Marilyn Miller. It became her legal name in 1956. A stage name or professional name is a pseudonym used by
The original version, which is in the key of E major appeared on John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and was released as a single in 1974. The lyrics of the song are a sympathetic portrayal of the life of Marilyn Monroe. The song's opening line "Goodbye, Norma Jean" refers to Monroe's real name, Norma Jeane (more commonly spelled Jean ...
James Dougherty (Marilyn's first husband): 1942-1946 Michael Ochs Archives - Getty Images Marilyn was just 16 years old when she tied the knot with James Dougherty, who was 21 at the time.
Misty Rowe is far from the first name to surface when recalling actresses who have played Marilyn Monroe, but she was, well, one of the first. ... Kelli Garner, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe ...
Now, Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold, a newly revised and redesigned edition of the photographer’s 1987 book Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation, spotlights more than 100 of her pictures of the actress.