Who is Marilyn Monroe without her Beauty
Marilyn Monroe is a common household name during the 1950’s-1960’s. This actress and singer has a reputation from her adoring fans as an iconic sex symbol. Her beauty and innocent smile will remain known for generations to come. Although Monroe’s life appears to be glamorous, her childhood and Hollywood career were unstable and uncertain. Monroe is faced with many challenging obstacles in her life. Monroe’s story expands over so much more than just a pretty face. Marilyn Monroe’s childhood and Hollywood career are uncertain, unstable, and filled with controversy; however, she spends her life searching for love and admiration, when she does not accomplish that in life, she accomplishes it with her death.
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Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma Jean Mortenson on June 1, 1926 at 9:30am. Her place of birth was Los Angeles, California. Her mother is Gladys Pearl Monroe and her father is listed as Edward Mortenson. It has been noted that Marilyn believed that Edward was not her father, however there in no conclusive evidence to verify. She believed her father may have been Charles based on a photograph she was shown (Marilyn Monroe 1). Marilyn’s childhood is extremely unstable and challenging. Her mother Gladys suffers from severe psychiatric issues, which ultimately lands her in a mental institution. Gladys is not the only family member to suffer from mental illnesses. Marilyn’s great grandfather and grandmother do as well. Her grandmother, Della Mae Monroe Grainger ever …show more content…
The beautiful blond bombshell lands the cover of Family Circle magazine and the following month, is on the cover of Yank magazine during the spring of 1946. During 1947 Monroe starred in Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! and Dangerous Years. Monroe is released from 20th Century Fox during 1948 and signs with Columbia shortly after. While with Columbia, Marilyn stars in one film Ladies Of The Chorus, and then she is released from her contract. Marilyn, not currently signed with anyone is running low on money. She decides to pose nude to supplement her income while she is currently out of work. Shortly after, Marilyn is resigned to 20th Century Fox. Marilyn makes three films during 1950: A Ticket to Tomahawk, The Fireball, All About Eve. Marilyn appears in a number of films after, however they are not memorable (Leaming 156-158). In 1953 Monroe is cast as an unfaithful wife, Rose Loomis in Niagara this is the film that made her a star. The film Niagara contains sexual content that is being campaigned against. The movie contains topics such as impotence, adultery, honeymooners and Monroe sexually singing a song called Kiss. This causes slight uproar with critics from the right-wing Daughters of the American Revolution (Woog 8). Fox however still releases the film but delays the release of the song Kiss. In 1952, Monroe stars in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes co-starring with Jane Russell. Monroe’s
She was a beautiful, talent, and was in the eyes of all media, which made her death even more breathtaking. Prescription drugs was her ultimate downfall, and led to her death. That August night she took forty Nembutal pills, which killed her. She was found face down on her bed holding the telephone that she used to previously talk to Peter Lawford. Lawford told investigators how her speaking was off and slurred, which proved that shortly after their call is when she died. Many may believe that Monroe’s death was a murder, but ultimately the evidence proves that her death was a suicide. Marilyn Monroe’s death shows us that even the person who seems to have it all, and the most glamorous life, still have day to day struggles. Sadly, Marilyn Monroe’s struggles caused her to take her life, but she still impacted thousands of people’s lives, and still does to this
Some Like It Hot, Gentleman Prefer Blondes, and The Seven Year Itch are just a few of the movies that the actress Marilyn Monroe is known for. However the life of the movie star was cut short when she died at age 36 from an acute barbiturate poisoning. It was suspected that Marilyn took her own life, however she could have just as easily been taken out by the Kennedy family to prevent her from spilling all the dirty secrets she knew because of her alleged affairs with John and Robert Kennedy. Monroe was murdered by the Kennedy family in order to keep her from revealing government secrets that she gained knowledge of during the affairs she has with John and Robert Kennedy, which she threatened to make public after both
Specific Stages of Erik Erickson’s Stage Theory greatly exemplify the deeply confused individual of Marilyn Monroe. The most predominant features of Marilyn Monroe’s personality can be explained by Erikson’s psychosocial stages of “Identity versus Role Confusion”, “Intimacy versus Isolation”, and “Generativity versus Stagnation” (Howard & Shustack, 2009, p. 134-139). During Marilyn Monroe’s most critical period of her life, childhood, she was neither exposed to a stable mother and father figure, nor a balanced environment. Those who did love her did not remain for long enough periods to have a substantial effect on Marilyn’s life. The closest mother-type present in her life, Grace McKee, did not possess the resources needed to raise a child and thus had to withdraw as permanent stature in Marilyn’s life (Learning, 1998, p. 64-76). Aside from Grace, Marilyn also never experienced the protection and love of a father figure, or arbitrary male in her life.
Arthur Miller’s experiences with women are depicted through their roles in his plays. He is quoted as saying “I like the company of women. Life is boring without them”. This is fitting because he married one of the most interesting women in American history. Marilyn Monroe is a notorious sex symbol because she was objectified during her time as an actress. Her blond hair and pretty face easil...
June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California Norma Jeane Mortenson was born. She never knew her father and her mother is Gladys Baker, Gladys has psychiatric problems and was placed into a mental institution. One of Monroe's earliest memories of her mother is Gladys trying to smother her with a pillow in her crib (“Marilyn Monroe.”). As she grew up, she spent most of her time in eleven foster homes and one orphanage. (“18 Things...Monroe.”). Until she was seven she was in foster homes until her mother got her back but soon after her mother was declared insane and had to go to a psychiatric hospital (Bradshaw, Lauren). While Monroe was in foster homes she was sexually
Norma Jeane Mortenson, most famously known as, Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. She was also known as Norma Jeane Baker in her youth. Her mother, Gladys Monroe Baker Mortensen, was a film-cutter at RKO Studios. Norma’s biological father was never identified. Her mother told her that her father looked like movie star, Clark Gable. Throughout Norma’s childhood, she pictured Clark to be her father. Almost immediately after birth, Norma’s mother became mentally ill and abandoned her, forcing her into a series of foster homes. Norma’s foster parents, Ida and Albert Bolender, were very strict and religious. Gladys paid $25 a month for Norma’s foster care. Despite her mother’s frequent visits, Norma didn’t view Gladys as her mother, rather as “the woman with red hair”. While having a rough childhood of almost being smothered to death at age two and raped at age six, Norma’s life only continued to become a living nigh...
Marilyn Monroe is an icon that is idolized by many and had a great impact on pop culture. She didn’t have the best childhood and had a lot of up and downs in her life. Marilyn Monroe was born in California in 1926. She was named Norma Jeane Mortenson after a popular actress at the time. Her mother Gladys Baker was mentally ill, so she had to put Monroe in foster care. She lived in a foster home until she was seven years old. She had two other siblings from her mother’s first marriage. She never met them because her mom’s first husband took them to live with him in Kentucky.
Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane Mortenson. A devious soul but a pure heart, a black past, but a bright future; she became one of the most idolized figures in society. Norma was definitely not born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and she never sugar coated her life to the media. She was straight forward which made her heavily known for her quotes such as “I learned to walk as a baby and I haven’t had a lesson since.” (Marilyn Monroe). This was the beginning to her life story as a hero. This may not seem inspiring or heroic to many by the lack of knowledge a person may have on Norma. In the depths of her quotes lay a deep, heartfelt life though. For this quote may seem sensational and comical to the ear, but Marilyn was transferred to many foster homes not really having a parent that would show her the way. What a good role model would do though, and what Norma courageously has shown society, is that when life knocks you down, get up and hit life back twice as hard. Norma Jeane Mortenson, married Jim Dougherty, and started working. Soon she created the character Marilyn Monroe, she dyed her hair blonde, wore short dresses, and she became the momentous and inspirational character that everyone saw through television, newspapers, and photos. She was one of the greatest actors, singers, and models of the nineteen forties and fifties. But like every hero they suffer and create their own demise. Jeane, Marilyn Monroe, is a shakespearean tragic hero, because like every hero she must fall.
Born as Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles General Hospital, her mother, Gladys, listed the fathers address as unknown. Marilyn would never know the true identity of her father.
Even though she has been deceased for more than fifty years, people today still are interested in Marilyn Monroe's childhood, love stories, and whether she died by suicide or not. ...
Marilyn Monroe was a deeply troubled woman and I believe that in applying a Psychoanalytic Perspective to her life, the first theorist that comes to mind is Erik Erickson and his stage theory of personality. In applying his theory we see that we can assess Marilyn’s personality through Erickson’s psychosocial stages of “Identity vs. Role Confusion” and “Intimacy vs. Isolation” (Friedman & Schustack 133-134). Marilyn’s childhood, the most critical time in any child’s life when any and all relationships are crucial to their healthy development proved to be the catalyst for her later problems in life as evident by the lack of any solid and
Norma Jean, most famously known as Marilyn Monroe was a famous actress in Hollywood that was one of the biggest sex symbols to come by in the 1900’s. Marilyn Monroe did not start out as an actress or one of the world’s biggest sex symbols, she began her career as a model. Monroe began work in a weapons factory in Burbank, California, where she was later discovered by a photographer. She was married to her first husband Jimmy Dougherty who was a marine. Jimmy had been deployed for some time and when he returned in 1946, Monroe had a fruitful career as a model, and she also changed her name from Norma Jean Baker to Marilyn Monroe in preparation for an acting career (Cinnamon,
Maslow’s Psychoanalytical perspective can be used to give an understanding of this part of Marilyn Monroe’s life. Maslow’s theory was developed and based on hierarchy of needs. Maslow wanted to know and understand what motivated people. His belief was that individuals are motivated to achieve certain needs (Feist & Feist, 2009). According to Maslow, Marilyn Monroe had some loving, belongingness needs and safety needs. Maslow believed that when people had their needs for love and belongingness in early years, they do not panic or feel devastated when they are rejected or denied of love. Whereas people who experienced love and belongingness in small doses, have stronger needs for affection and acceptance (Feist & Feist, 2009). This can be app...
Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Mortenson in Los Angeles on June 1st, 1926 to Gladys Baker. She was illegitimate, so the name Mortenson was assigned by the hospital. At twelve days old, she was taken away from her mother and placed in the care of Ida and Albert Bolender where she would remain for the next seven years. At the age of two, she was nearly smothered to death by a foster grandparent, and at the age of six Monroe was not the only foster child that the Bolender’s took in; there were often three of four other children in the household. During her seven years in the Bolender’s care, Monroe had 13 foster siblings come and go. The Bolender’s we...
Marilyn was born as Norma Jeane Baker on June 1 1926 (“Marilyn Monroe” Bio online) to Gladys Pearl Baker who was a film technician (“Marilyn” Scribner online). Marliyn never completely knew either of her parents as a young child. Marilyn’s mother Gladys suffered from extreme mental illnesses and couldn’t parent Marilyn as she should (Peterson online). Glady’s also never had a close bond to Marilyn’s father C. Stanley Gifford (Marilyn Grolier 170), therefore, Marilyn was never introduced to her real father (“Marilyn Bio online).”