Marilyn monroe mini biography lessons

Historian: Marilyn Monroe was born to a single mother in in California. Her real name was Norma Jeane Baker. Her mother had mental health problems, and Norma Jeane lived with twelve different foster families.

When she was sixteen, she married a neighbor to avoid going into an orphanage.

How did marilyn monroe die

Historian: During the Second World War, men like Norma Jeane’s husband left home to help with the wareffort, while women like Norma Jeane worked in factories. A photographer working on a magazine story about female factory workers discovered her, and the story led to modeling work.

Historian: Eventually, Norma Jeane decided to make modeling and acting her main career, and she divorced her husband, changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, and began to work for the film company Twentieth Century Fox.

Historian: Monroe became very popular and performed in more important roles, developing an image as a “love goddess” and “dumb blonde.” She was briefly married to baseball player Jo