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Marilyn Monroe
American actress
Also known as: Norma Jean Baker, Norma Jeane Baker, Norma Jeane Mortenson
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What did Marilyn Monroe accomplish?
What did Marilyn Monroe accomplish?
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What was Marilyn Monroe’s childhood like?
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How did Marilyn Monroe die?
Marilyn Monroe (born June 1, 1926, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died August 5, 1962, Los Angeles) was an American actress who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful films during the 1950s, and is considered a pop culture icon. Norma Jeane Mortenson later took her mother’s name, Baker. Her mother was frequently confined in an asylum, and Norma Jeane was reared by 12 successive sets of foster parents and, for a time, in an orphanage. In 1942 she married a fellow worker in an aircraft factory, but they divorced soon after World War II. She became ...(100 of 648 words)