Marilyn Monroe

This Space it Dedicated to Marilyn Monroe. I believe that she is the most beautiful women on the face of the earth. She has inspired and touch many generations, Therefore I believe she desivers to be keeped alive in spirit. All are welcomed here, also feel free to post thoughts about her. Thanx~*~ She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1st of 1926 in Los Angeles,CA to Gladys Baker. Norma Jean never knew whos was her father & still to this day no one know who he is. Norma Jeane spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanages until 1937, when she moved in with family friend Grace McKee Goddard. Unfortunately that didnt last long, Grace had a husband to was transferred to the East Coast, Grace & her husband couldn't afford to take 16-year-old Norma Jeane with them. Norma Jeane had two chose to return into the orphanage or get married. She decied to get married to the 21-year-old neighbor Jimmy Dougherty, whom she had been dating for six months. Jimmy was sent to the Merchant Marines in 1944. Norma Jeane divorced Jimmy in June of 1946, and signed her first studio contract with Twentieth Century Fox on August 26, 1946. Soon after Norma made changes, she dyed her hair blonde and changed her name to Marilyn Monroe (borrowing her grandmother's last name).After that everything was History.~*~On the early morning of August 5, 1962, 36-year-old Marilyn died in her sleep at her Brentwood, California home. The world was stunned. Marilyn's vibrant spirit and beauty made it impossible to believe she was gone. During her career, Marilyn made 30 films and left one, Something's Got to Give, unfinished. She was more than just a movie star or glamour queen. A global sensation in her lifetime, Marilyn's popularity has extended beyond star status to icon.~To Read more on Marilyn Monroe Please vist www.marilynmonroe.com