AKA Norma Jeane Mortensen

Born: 1-Jun-1926
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA [1]
Died: 5-Aug-1962
Location of death: Brentwood CA [2]
Cause of death: Suicide [3]
Remains: Buried, Westwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA

Gender: Female
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight [4]
Occupation: Actor, Model

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Some Like It Hot

[2] 12305 Fifth Helena Dr., Brentwood CA.

[3] According to a 1982 inquest led by Attorney General John Van de Kamp, "Based on the evidence available to us it appears that her death could have been a suicide or a result of an accidental drug overdose... It is possible that while her ingestion of a lethal quantity of barbiturates was voluntary, she may have been in such a state of emotional confusion that she lacked a clearly formed purpose." Speculation that she was the subject of murder was dismissed out of hand. See "Los Angeles Inquiry on Marilyn Monroe Rules Out Murder", Associated Press, 29 December 1982.

[4] Monroe describes a sexual liaison with Joan Crawford in audio recordings of her psychiatry sessions, released in 2006: "Next time I saw Crawford, she said she wanted another round. I told her straight-out I didn't much enjoy doing it with a woman. After I turned her down, she became spiteful."

Father: Martin Edward Mortensen
Mother: Gladys Monroe
Husband: James Dougherty (m. 19-Jun-1942, div. 13-Sep-1946, d. 15-Aug-2005)
Husband: Joe DiMaggio (m. 14-Jan-1954, div. 27-Oct-1954)
Husband: Arthur Miller (m. 29-Jun-1956, div. 24-Jan-1961)
Slept with: Robert F. Kennedy
Slept with: John F. Kennedy (unproven)
Slept with: Joan Crawford (unproven)
Boyfriend: Jorge Guinle (d. 2004)

    High School: Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA (attended one year, 1941)
    High School: University High School, Los Angeles, CA

    Golden Globe 1962
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6778 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)
    Sgt. Pepper Lonely Heart
    Converted to Judaism 1956
    Suicide Attempt 1950
    Rhinoplasty
    Appendectomy
    Miscarriage (ectopic pregnancy) 1-Aug-1957
    Drug Overdose 26-Aug-1960
    Nervous Breakdown 7-Feb-1961
    Abortion Jul-1962 (unproven)
    Coma 4-Aug-1962
    Autopsy by coroner Thomas T. Noguchi
    Norwegian Ancestry Paternal
    Risk Factors: Depression, Klismaphilia, Insomnia, Appendicitis

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Something's Got to Give (1962)
    The Misfits (1-Feb-1961)
    Let's Make Love (8-Sep-1960)
    Some Like It Hot (29-Mar-1959)
    The Prince and the Showgirl (13-Jun-1957)
    Bus Stop (31-Aug-1956)
    The Seven Year Itch (3-Jun-1955)
    There's No Business Like Show Business (16-Dec-1954)
    River of No Return (30-Apr-1954)
    How to Marry a Millionaire (5-Nov-1953)
    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (15-Jul-1953)
    Niagara (21-Jan-1953)
    O. Henry's Full House (19-Sep-1952)
    Monkey Business (5-Sep-1952)
    Don't Bother to Knock (18-Jul-1952)
    We're Not Married! (11-Jul-1952)
    Clash by Night (18-Jun-1952)
    Love Nest (10-Oct-1951)
    As Young as You Feel (2-Aug-1951)
    Home Town Story (1-May-1951)
    All About Eve (13-Oct-1950)
    The Asphalt Jungle (23-May-1950)
    Love Happy (3-Mar-1950)
    Ladies of the Chorus (22-Oct-1948)

Official Website:
http://www.marilynmonroe.com/

Rotten Library Page:
Marilyn Monroe

Appears on the cover of:
Life, 4-Apr-1952, DETAILS: Marilyn Monroe -- The Talk of Hollywood (photo by Philippe Halsman)
Confidential, Nov-1956, DETAILS: That Blonde Sharing Nick Ray's Pillow was MARILYN MONROE!

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