Marilyn Monroe
Also known as Norma Jeane Dougherty, Noma Jeane DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe Miller, Norma Jean Miller, Mėrilin Monro, Norma Jean Mortenson Miller, Norma Jean Mortenson Dougherty, Norma Jean Mortenson
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million by her death in 1962.
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Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model who became one of the most famous sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, known especially for playing comic "blonde bombshell" roles. Her cultural significance lies in how she embodied the era's sexual revolution and achieved major commercial success, with her films grossing $200 million during her decade as a top-billed star before her death in 1962.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1926
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 32
Top works
- Fragmentos
- Fragments
- Mârîlyn Mônroe Calendar 2022
- Goodbye Primadonna
- Let's Make Love
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1926
- Active to
- 1962
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Marilyn Monroe ( /ˈmærəlɪn mənˈroʊ/ MARR-ə-lin mən-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model . Known for playing comic "Blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2025) by her death in 1962.
Born in Los Angeles , Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage before marrying James Dougherty at the age of 16. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career, which led to short-lived film contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. After roles as a freelancer, she began a longer contract with Fox in 1951, becoming a popular actress with roles in several comedies, including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business, and in the dramas Clash by Night and Don't Bother to Knock. Monroe faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photographs prior to fame, but the story resulted in increased interest in her films.