it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn is a person who inspires me because she was a rags to riches story, but she was also compassionate and intelligent. Body Marilyn had a difficult life. Her mother dropped her off at an orphanage when she was just a few weeks old. Her mother would visit occasionally until she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Her mother then was hospitalized and Marilyn was deemed a warden of the state. She spent much of her childhood
Marilyn Monroe On August 5th, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home. According to history.com, "She was discovered lying nude on her bed, face down, with a telephone in one hand. Empty bottles of pills, prescribed to treat her depression, were littered around the room." This led the Los Angeles police department to believe that she took her sedative drugs to enforce a probable suicide. The police were not even sure that the case was a suicide, so why did they not investigate
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) rose to fame in the early 50’s after roles in Hollywood movies, and carried on to become a renowned and prolific actress, singer, model and sex symbol all over the world - Monroe was a more than just household name, but an icon. She experienced a turbulent childhood and due to having a mentally unstable mother, lived in foster homes for most of her youth. However Monroe rose through this and grew to become one of the greatest stars to ever grace the silver
Who was Marilyn Monroe? Marilyn Monroe was an inspiring, bright, and thriving woman who changed the lives of many people. Marilyn was born as Norma Jeane Mortenson and later changed her name as she became famous. She was born in Los Angeles, California on June 1st, 1926. Norma (Marilyn) was born not knowing her father and had many hardships throughout her short lived life. In Norma’s early life, she remembers her mother attempting to smother her with a pillow in her crib. When Norma was very young
Marilyn Monroe Norma Jeane Monroe, known as Marilyn Monroe, was an American actress, singer and model. Monroe appeared in numbers of films and she became famous for playing her significant role, dumb blonde. With her seductive persona, she became one of the greatest sex symbols of the 1950s. After her suicide at 36, she has remained one of ultimate sex symbols. Norma was born and raised in Los Angeles. She spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanages which means that she had loveless
fan base. Marilyn Monroe did maintain a huge following despite the unfortunate early life that she endured. Marilyn Monroe, a young, beautiful starlet, was noted not only for her acting ability but also her beauty, yet her life was filled with tragedy and ended in great sadness. Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma Jean Mortensen on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Marilyn Monroe overcame a difficult childhood to become one of the world’s biggest and most enduring sex symbols. Monroe would maintain
Norma Jeane Mortenson better known as Marilyn Monroe was born June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles California to Gladys Pearl Baker. Marilyn was later placed with foster parents Albert and Ida Bolender of Hawthorne, Californina, where Marilyn would live until she was seven. When Marilyn’s mother showed up at the Bolender home and demanded Ida give Marilyn back to her. When Ida refused, she dragged her to the yard and locked herself in the house and later came out with one of Albert Bolender's military duffel
Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was an early advocate for the civil rights. When going into an only whites club, they refused to book and African American singer Ella Fitzgeranald. Monroe got one of her favorite singers to personally call the club and tell them that she would be booked every night and sit in the front row. She led a committee for a sane nuclear policy. Marilyn Monroe had born in California at the general hospitals. Her birth name was Norma Jeane Mortenson. Norma began
Jessie Norman April 28, 2015 English 330 Dr. Little-Sweat Sharon Olds Research Paper Sharon Olds was born in San Francisco on November 19, 1942. She earned a BA at Stanford University and a PhD at Columbia University. Sharon Olds didn’t have an easy childhood. Her father was abusive and an alcoholic. As a child she remembers very vivid memories of being tied to a chair for hours by her father. Sharon Old’s mother apologized to her years later for the terrible childhood that Sharon had to grow up