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Marilyn Monroe Biography (1926-1962)

Born Norma Jean Mortensen, June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, CA; died of drug overdose August 4, 1962, in Brentwood, CA; daughter of Gladys Pearl Baker (a film cutter); married James Dougherty (an aircraft worker), June 19, 1942 (divorced, 1946); married Joe DiMaggio (a professional baseball player), January 14, 1954 (divorced, 1954); married Arthur Miller (a playwright), July 1, 1956 (divorced, January 21, 1961).

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

June 1, 1926

Los Angeles, California, United States

Death Details

August 4, 1962

Brentwood, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Appearances
• The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947.
• Girl friend two, Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948.
• Evie, Dangerous Years, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948.
• Grunion's client, Love Happy, United Artist, 1949.
• Peggy Martin, Ladies of the Chorus, Columbia, 1949.
• Clara, A Ticket to Tomahawk, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
• Dusky Ledoux, Right Cross, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950.
• Polly, The Fireball, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
• Claudia Caswell, All About Eve, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
• Angela Phinlay, The Asphalt Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950.
• Roberta Stevens, Love Nest, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
• Joyce Mannering, Let's Make it Legal, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
• Iris Martin, Hometown Story, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951.
• Harriet, As Young As You Feel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
• Annabel Norris, We're Not Married, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
• Streetwalker, O.Henry's Full House, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
• Lois Laurel, Monkey Business, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
• Peggy, Clash By Night, RKO Radio Pictures, 1952.
• Nell, Don't Bother to Knock, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
• Lorelei Lee, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
• Rose Loomis and song performer, Niagara, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
• Pola Debevoise, How to Marry a Millionaire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
• Vicky, There's No Business Like Show Business, Twentieth Century- Fox, 1954.
• Kay Weston, River of No Return, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954.
• The Girl, The Seven Year Itch, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
• Cherie, Bus Stop, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
• Elsie Marina, The Prince and the Showgirl, Warner Bros., 1957.
• Sugar Kane and song performer, Some Like It Hot, United Artist, 1959.
• Amanda, Let's Make Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
• Roslyn Taber, The Misfits, United Artist, 1961.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "Honolulu Trip," The Jack Benny Program, CBS, 1953.
• Person to Person, CBS, 1955.
• Writings
• (With Ben Hecht) My Story (autobiography), Stein and Day (New York City),1974.
• Marilyn Monroe in Her Own Words (previously published interviews), compiled by Roger Taylor, Delilah, 1983.

Further Reference

Books:

• Contemporary Authors, Volume 113, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1985.
• Douglas, Carole Nelson, editor, Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, Forge, 1997.
• Ebersole, Lucinda, and Richard Peabody, editors, Mondo Marilyn, St.
• Martin's Press (New York City), 1995.
• Guiles, Fred Lawrence, Legend: The Life and Death of Marilyn Monroe, Stein and Day (New York City), 1984.

Periodicals:

• Entertainment Weekly, fall, 1996, p. 52.
• Listener, December 4, 1975.
• Newsweek, November 10, 1986.
• New York Times Book Review, December 17, 1986.
• People, August 10, 1987.
• Rolling Stone, December 5, 1985.

Electronic:

• Official Website of Marilyn Monroe, http://www.cmgww.com/marilyn/marilyn.html.