Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe (English: Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jean Mortensen, June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962), American actress, model and singer. Best known for her comedic roles as the "blonde chick," Marilyn Monroe was one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and became a symbol of the sexual revolution of the era. Marilyn Monroe became an A-list actress for only ten years, but she died in an accident in 1962. Her movies have grossed $200 million at the box office. She continued to be regarded as a major pop culture icon long after her death. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Marilyn Monroe one of the greatest legendary screen actresses of the Golden Age of Hollywood, ranking sixth. Marilyn Monroe was born and raised in Los Angeles, spent much of her childhood in foster homes and orphanages, and was married at the age of 16. In 1944, Marilyn Monroe joined the war effort and entered a factory. There she met a photographer and began a successful career as a pin-up model. The job led to two short-term film contracts with Twentieth Century Fox (1946-1947) and Columbia Pictures (1948). After a series of small roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in 1951. In the next two years, she starred in movies such as "The Cardamom Years", "Elixir of Love", "Clash of the Night", "No Knocking" and became a popular actress. After Marilyn Monroe became famous, the exposure of nude photos taken in her early years did not harm her career. On the contrary, the anecdote increased interest in her films. In 1953, Marilyn Monroe became one of the Hollywood stars with the most box-office appeal by starring in three movies. Among them, the noir film "Falling Water" showed her sexiness; the comedies "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Blondes" shaped her star image as a "silly blonde". Although she was instrumental in creating and managing her public image throughout her career, she remains frustrated that studios stereotyped and underpaid her. In early 1954, her career took a brief hiatus when she turned down a film project, but she returned to star in The Seven Year Itch (1955), which became one of the most successful films of her career. With the studio still unwilling to change the contract, Marilyn Monroe formed a film production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions (MMP), in late 1954.