Marilyn Monroe Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 5½ in |
Weight | 54 kg |
Date of Birth | June 1, 1926 |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Date of Death | August 5, 1962 |
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer who became one of the most popular s*x symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s. A major pop-culture icon, she was a top-billed actress for a decade and gained popularity by playing comic “blonde bombshell” characters. The American Film Institute ranked her 6th on their list of the greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood in 1999. Her film credits include All About Eve, Dangerous Years, Ladies of the Chorus, The Fireball, A Ticket to Tomahawk, Love Happy, The Asphalt Jungle, How to Marry a Millionaire, Love Nest, Home Town Story, As Young as You Feel, Let’s Make It Legal, We’re Not Married!, Clash by Night, Don’t Bother to Knock, O. Henry’s Full House, The Misfits, Monkey Business, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Niagara, Bus Stop, There’s No Business Like Show Business, River of No Return, Let’s Make Love, The Seven Year Itch, The Prince and the Showgirl, and Some Like It Hot.
Born Name
Norma Jeane Mortenson
Nick Names
MM, Marilyn Monroe, The Blonde Bombshell
![Marilyn Monroe poses for a modeling photoshoot](https://healthyceleb.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Marilyn-Monroe-modeling-photoshoot.jpg)
Age
Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926.
Died
Marilyn died at the age of 36 on August 5, 1962, in Los Angeles, California, United States after committing suicide with a barbiturate overdose.
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Marilyn went to the Emerson Junior High School (later known as Ralph Waldo Emerson Community Charter School) in Westwood. After completing her junior high school studies, she got enrolled at Van Nuys High School. However, she didn’t complete her high school studies there.
She also went to University High School in Los Angeles for secondary education.
Marilyn is also an alumnus of Actors Studio and Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Occupation
Actress, model, and singer
Family
- Father – Charles Stanley Gifford (1898-1965)
- Mother – Gladys Pearl Baker (Flapper and film negative cutter)
- Siblings – Bernice Baker (Older Half-Sister), Robert Kermit Baker (Older Half-Brother)
- Others – Albert Bolender (Foster Father), Ida Bolender (Foster Mother), Grace McKee Goddard (Marilyn’s Legal Guardian), Frederick Almy Gifford (Biological Paternal Grandfather), Elizabeth Easton “Lizzie” Tennant (Biological Paternal Grandmother), Otis Elmer Monroe (Maternal Grandfather), Della Mae Hogan (Maternal Grandmother)
Manager
Marilyn Monroe was discovered by Johnny Hyde who served as her first manager.
She was later represented by Norman Brokaw.
Instruments
Vocals
Net Worth
Her net worth was $10 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.
Build
Voluptuous
Height
5 ft 5½ in or 166 cm
Weight
54 kg or 119 lbs
Girlfriend / Boyfriend / Spouse
Marilyn Monroe had dated –
- Glenn Ford
- James Dougherty (1942-1946) – When her foster family was looking to move out of California, Marilyn had to be returned to the orphanage. The only way out was to get married. She just did that by getting married to her neighbor James Dougherty in June 1942 just after her 16th birthday. However, this marriage came to an end four years later as she found success as a model and wanted to become a movie star. Her husband had given her an ultimatum to either choose to be a star or a housewife.
- Roy Rogers (1946) – RUMOR
- Darryl F. Zanuck (1946)
- Johnny Hyde – After signing her up in September 1948, Russian-American agent Johnny Hyde started having a sexual relationship with Marilyn. However, she resisted his marriage proposals.
- Elia Kazan – Marilyn had an on-and-off affair with director Elia Kazan in the early half of the 50s.
- Porfirio Rubirosa – Marilyn is reported to have a short and steamy fling with Dominican diplomat Porfirio Rubirosa, who was particularly well known for his playboy lifestyle and possessing well-endowed manhood.
- Yul Brynner – Marilyn had a brief affair with Swiss actor Yul Brynner. When asked about their relationship, Yul didn’t denounce rumors of them being together. Moreover, their relationship was confirmed by his son years later. He claimed to have seen his father bring Marilyn home and used to find her clothes scattered on the floor the next day.
- Howard Hughes – During the production of the movie, Clash by Night, Howard sent a message to Marilyn asking her to meet him. His wife, Terry Moore, would later reveal that Hughes gave Marilyn a jeweled brooch worth $500. Also, Marilyn confessed to her voice coach, Natasha Lytess of having had a brief affair with Huges.
- Jorge Guinle (1947) – The billionaire Brazilian tycoon Jorge Guinle had an affair with twenty-year-old Marilyn in 1947. In 1962, he had flown to Los Angeles to escort her to the Venice Film Festival but on arriving in LA, he learned about her death.
- Barbara Stanwyck (1947) – RUMOR
- Anton LaVey (1947) – RUMOR
- Joseph M. Schenck (1947-1948)
- Ronald Reagan (1948) – Marilyn was introduced to the 40th U.S. President, Ronald Reagan in 1948 by director Phil Karlson. According to reports, he described her as sensational, and in reply, she stated that she was more sensational once you get to know her. They went out for a couple of months.
- Judy Garland (1948) – RUMOR
- George Jessel (1948)
- Eddie Fisher (1948) – RUMOR
- Howard Keel (1948)
- Milton Berle (1948) – Marilyn first met comedian Milton Berle while shooting for the film, Ladies of the Chorus. However, they didn’t start going out instantly as he was in a relationship with Adele Jergens.
- Fred Karger (1948) – Marilyn has often stated in her interviews that she considered Fred Karger, Columbia Picture’s vocal coach as her first love. Fred introduced her to classical music and fine literature. He also arranged for her to get her two protruding teeth fixed. She gifted him a gold watch worth $500. While they were dating, they were regularly seen at the seaside restaurants in Malibu and numerous nightclubs on the Sunset strip. Marilyn wanted to get married to him, but he turned her down saying that she wasn’t the wife and mother material.
- James Bacon (1948)
- Johhny Hyde (1948-1950)
- Mickey Rooney (1949)
- John Huston (1949)
- George Sanders (1949)
- Tony Curtis (1950-1960)
- Robert Wagner (1950)
- Claude Terrail (1951) – RUMOR
- Ray Nicholas (1951) – Marilyn started going out with eccentric director Ray Nicholas in 1951. She found his age and intelligence sexually arising. Her affair with Ray was hot and cold and for some years, he passed back and forth between Marilyn and her flatmate Shelley Winters.
- Marlene Dietrich (1952) – RUMOR
- Spyros P. Skouras (1952)
- Nico Minardos (1952) – Marilyn met actor Nico Minardos on the set of Money Business. Minardos was taking production classes at Twentieth Century Fox and she was shooting for her movie. She had reportedly asked a Greek friend to introduce them. Their relationship lasted for about 7 months and for some time, he lived with her.
- Joe DiMaggio (1952-1954) – It is reported that baseball legend Joe DiMaggio got infatuated with Marilyn after seeing her posing with Chicago White Sox player, Gus Zernial. He asked a mutual friend to arrange a date, which was set up at Villa Nova, an Italian restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. For the date, she arrived about two hours late but was impressed by his quiet demeanor and his aura. Despite being a spindly man, he dominated the room. On New Year’s Eve in 1953, he proposed to her and they got married a couple of weeks later in a quick civil ceremony in San Francisco. However, the problems were there from the start as she wasn’t happy with her acting career. Things worsened after she did a skirt-flying shoot for the promotion of The Seven Year Itch (1955). DiMaggio was among those 2000+ spectators at the event and he was furious. He waited for her in the room and gave her another sound beating, which led to her filing for divorce.
- James Dean – RUMOR
- Robert Mitchum (1953) – RUMOR
- Frank Sinatra (1954-1955) – Marilyn had a close friendship with singer Frank Sinatra and he was even present during her divorce from DiMaggio. After her divorce, she moved in to live with Sinatra so that she could recover emotionally. Their relationship was platonic until one morning, he found her standing naked in front of the refrigerator deciding whether to have grapefruit or orange juice. That morning he was cured of the impotency he was suffering from due to his alcohol abuse. However, despite their sexual relationship, he didn’t get serious about her as he was still in love with his estranged wife Ava Gardner. They remained close friends till her death and she even visited his resort just a couple of weeks before committing suicide.
- Milton H. Greene (1955) – RUMOR
- Marlon Brando (1955) – Contrary to the rumors, Marilyn didn’t have a decade-long affair with actor Marlon Brando. They had a brief affair in 1955. However, they remained close friends and he even accompanied her to the premiere of The Rose Tattoo.
- Arthur Miller (1955-1961) – Marilyn was introduced to playwright Arthur Miller in 1950 by director Elia Kazan. She started dating him in the spring of 1955. Initially, the relationship was kept secret as Miller was married and father to two children. She was infatuated with his intellect and loved listening to him and he loved lecturing her. However, she was reluctant to get married to him as she felt that she wasn’t right for him. Despite her misgivings, they got married in June 1956 in a private ceremony. In the summer of 1956, they traveled to London, where she was shooting for The Prince And the Showgirl. After the marriage, she was dismayed by his constant nagging and asking her how to act. He realized that she wasn’t what he had imagined. She even read his thoughts about it in his diary. In December 1958, she suffered a miscarriage and was told by doctors that she would never be able to bear children. They divorced in 1961. Miller would go on to write a play based on their marriage, in which he would create a cruel and humiliating depiction of her.
- Joan Crawford (1956)
- Brigitte Bardot (1956)
- Paula Strasberg (1956) – RUMOR
- Gianni Russo (1959)
- Dean Martin (1960)
- Paul Newman (1960)
- Yves Montand (1960)
- Peter Lawford (1960)
- Jerry Lewis (1961)
- John F. Kennedy (1961-1962) – The broad census is that Marilyn began her affair with former US President John F. Kennedy after having sung Happy Birthday to him in Madison Square Garden in May 1962. However, some sources claim that they had begun their affair in the ’50s when he was a senator. His brother Robert Kennedy was reportedly brought in to deflect attention from the then-US president.
- Robert F. Kennedy (1962)
![Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller in London in 1956](https://healthyceleb.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Marilyn-Monroe-and-Arthur-Miller-London-1956.jpg)
Race / Ethnicity
White
She had Welsh, English, and Scottish ancestry on her mother’s side. She also had Irish roots.
Hair Color
Dyed Blonde
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Disputed
Distinctive Features
- Platinum blonde locks
- A beauty mark on her cheek
- Voluptuous figure
- Breathless voice
Measurements
36-22-36 in or 91.5-56-91.5 cm
Dress Size
6 (US) or 38 (EU) or 10 (UK)
Bra Size
32D
Shoe Size
7.5 (US) or 5 (UK) or 38 (EU)
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Brand Endorsements
Marilyn Monroe has appeared in TV commercials for –
- Lux Soap
- Coke
She has also appeared in print advert campaigns for the following brands –
- Mikimoto limited edition legendary pearls
- Pabst beer
- Union Oil Royal Triton
- Glo-Westmore Make-up
- SexyHair’s Get layered Flash Dry Thickening Hairspray
Marilyn’s existing footage has been used in the TV advert for
- J’Adore Dior Parfum
- Snickers
- Chanel No. 5 Parfum
Religion
Marilyn considered herself Jewish Atheist after divorcing Arthur Miller.
Best Known For
- Being one of the most popular and enduring sex symbols of Hollywood
- Being one of the original pin-up girls
- Having starred in successful films such as The Seven Year Itch (1955) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
First Film
In 1947, she played Evie in her first-ever drama film Dangerous Years.
First TV Show
In 1953, she made her TV show debut in the CBS comedy series The Jack Benny Program.
Personal Trainer
Marilyn Monroe preferred doing her workouts in the morning. Just after she had brushed her teeth and washed her face, she would start her workout on the floor just beside her bed. The first exercise was a retro version of a dumbbell fly. She started with her arms at the spread-eagled position and raised them to point just above her head. She used a five-pound dumbbell and did 15 repetitions. She followed it up by doing the exercise in reverse for another 15 reps.
For the next exercise, she had her arms at 45 degrees from the floor. After that, she moved weights in a circle until she got tired. However, she didn’t enjoy outdoor sports such as tennis, swimming, and golf. But, she was one of the earliest Hollywood celebs to rely on yoga for physical fitness and mental wellness.
When it came to diet, she liked to mix two raw eggs in warm milk for her breakfast.
For the dinner, she used to embroil lamp chops or steak. Monroe used to have four or five raw carrots. She used to sate her cravings with hot fudge sundaes from Wil Wright’s ice cream parlor.
Marilyn Monroe Favorite Things
- Actress – Jean Harlow
- Actor – Marlon Brando
- Artist or Painter – Francisco Goya
- Hero – Abraham Lincoln
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Marilyn Monroe Facts
- Marilyn holds the distinction of being the first Playboy’s Sweetheart of the Month, which was renamed later as ‘Playmate of the Month’. The particular picture was clicked in 1949 but was bought by Hefner for $500 in 1953 for the feature.
- At the age of 18, she became a Christian Scientist. Over the years, she dabbled in a number of spiritual concepts including Anthroposophy before turning to Judaism in 1956.
- Marilyn was first discovered in late 1944 by photographer David Conover at the Radioplane Munitions Factory. Conover was sent by the US army to conduct a morale-boosting photoshoot of female workers.
- She was involved with many charities and was a regular presence at a number of children’s hospitals. The social cause charities she supported included the World Adoption International Fund, the March of Dimes, the Milk Fund for Babies, and Toys for Tots.
- Although she had an image of a “dumb blonde”, she loved reading in her free time. At the time of her death, she was reading Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and Captain Newman MD by Leo Rosten.
- After signing her up in 1950, her agent John Hyde got her two plastic surgeries done – first, he got the soft cartilage at the tip of her nose reshaped and got a chin implant thereafter.
- She was very comfortable with her nudity and used to parade naked among female studio employees such as wardrobe mistresses, hairdressers, and make-up artists.
- After Mary Pickford, she was the second woman in Hollywood to run her own production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, which she started in 1955 in association with photographer Milton Greene.
- For the only movie (The Prince and the Showgirl) produced by her company, she managed to sneak in a meeting with the writer, Terence Rattigan in New York, who had stopped on his way to Los Angeles to discuss his script with the director William Wyler.
- Monroe had a reputation for arriving late and not showing up for her shooting. This led to an increment of $1 million in the budget of Let’s Make Love and added another 28 days to the shooting duration.
- In 1953, the Advertising Association of the West declared her the most advertised girl in the world.
- In 1997, the Empire UK magazine placed her in the 8th spot in the “Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list.
- The Premiere magazine declared her the second Greatest Movie Star of all time with British-born actor Cary Grant in the 1st spot.
Disputed WTF! Lmao she’s straight
Her psychiatrist revealed after her death that she had an abnormal fear of her lesbian urges.