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June 1, 1926 Norma Jeane Mortenson born at LA General Hospital
1935 Norma Jeane's mother Gladys Baker (nee Monroe) taken into an institution
September 13, 1935 Norma Jeane enters an orphanage in Los Angeles
as orphan number 3463
June 26, 1937 Norma Jeane leaves the orphanage to live with Grace McKee
November 1938 Goes to live with "aunt" Ana Lower
June 19, 1942 Marries Jim Dougherty
April 1944 Norma Jeane starts work at the Radio Plane Munitions Factory
April 26, 1946 First national magazine cover in Family Circle
June 26, 1946 Photographed by David Connover for Yank magazine
July 17 1946 First interview at 20th Century Fox with Ben Lyon
July 19, 1946 First Screen Test for 20th Century Fox
August 26, 1946 First studio contract with Fox, Norma Jeane changed her name to Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn was after actress Marilyn Miller and Monroe was her mothers maiden name)
July 29, 1946 First mention in a Hollywood gossip column
August 2, 1946 Norma Jeane applies to Blue Book Modeling Agency
September 13, 1946 Divorce granted from James Dougherty
August 25, 1947 Fox contract not renewed, Marilyn is dropped by Fox
Feb 1948 Marilyn befriends mogul Joseph M. Schneck
March 9, 1948 Contract with Columbia Pictures
September 8, 1948 Dropped by Columbia
December 31, 1948 Meets Johnny Hyde, who dedicates himself to promoting her
May 27, 1949 Poses for photographer Tom Kelley-the nude calendar
July 24, 1949 First interview with Earl Wilson
August 15, 1949 Starts shooting A Ticket To Tomahawk
October 1949 Signs contract with MGM for role in The Asphalt Jungle
January 5, 1950 Starts shooting The Fireball
April 1950 Lands small but perfectly-formed part in All About Eve
December 10, 1950 Signs a new contract with Fox
December 18, 1950 Johnny Hyde dies
March 29, 1951 Presents an Oscar at the Academy Awards ceremony
April 18, 1951 Shooting starts on Love Nest
May 11, 1951 Latest six-month contract and Fox converted to seven year deal
September 8, 1951 First full length feature in Collier's magazine
March 1952 Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio go out on a first date
March 13, 1952 Nude calendar story broken to the public
April 7, 1952 First Life magazine cover
June 1, 1952 On her birthday she learns she is to be Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
August 31, 1952 Live radio debut
September 2, 1952 Grand Marshall at the Miss America pageant
October 4, 1952 Allegedly married Robert Slatzer
January 21, 1953 Niagara released, Marilyn is a star
March 9, 1953 Joan Crawford's prudish sensibilities offended as Marilyn picks up her Photoplay magazine award
June 26, 1953 Marilyn and co-star Jane Russell leave their prints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre
September 13, 1953 First TV appearance in "The Jack Benny Show"
October 1953 Meets Milton Greene at a party given by Gene Kelly
October 1953 Signed recording contract with RCA
November 4, 1953 How to Marry a Millionaire premiers
December 15, 1953 Marilyn fails to turn up for the first day of shooting on the Girl in the Pink Tights
January 4, 1954 Fox suspends Marilyn
January 14, 1954 Marries Joe DiMaggio at San Francisco City Hall
February 2, 1954 Honeymoon couple mobbed by fans in Tokyo
February 16, 1954 Marilyn starts ten-venue tour of the troops in Korea
September 15, 1954 Infamous skirt-blowing scene shot for The Seven Year Itch
October 5, 1954 Officially separates from Joe
October 27, 1954 First divorce hearing held
November 5, 1954 Joe and Frank Sinatra go on "Wrong Door Raid"
November 6, 1954 Agent Charles Feldman throws Hollywood party at Romanoff's in Marilyn's honor
December 31, 1954 Marilyn and Milton Greene form Marilyn Monroe Productions
January 7, 1955 Marilyn and Milton Greene hold press conference announcing the creation of Marilyn Monroe productions
January 15, 1955 Fox suspends Marilyn
February 1955 Meets and begins studying with Lee Strasberg
March 31, 1955 Rides a pink elephant at Madison Square Garden for arthritis benefit
April 8, 1955 Edward R. Murrow interviews Marilyn live on "Person to Person"
June 1, 1955 The Seven Year Itch premiers
October 31, 1955 Granted final divorce from Joe Dimaggio
January 4, 1956 Announcement of reconciliation between Marilyn and Fox studios
February 9, 1956 Press conference with Laurence Olivier to announce The Prince and the Showgirl
February 17, 1956 Performs bar room scene from Anna Christie at the Actors Studio, New York
February 25, 1956 Returns to Hollywood after more than one year away in exile in New York
May 3, 1956 Bus Stop starts shooting
June 3, 1956 Returns to New York after finishing filming of Bus Stop
June 29, 1956 Marries Arthur Miller in a civil ceremony
July 1, 1956 Marries Arthur Miller in a Jewish ceremony
July 14, 1956 Arrives in London to begin work with Olivier in The Prince and The Showgirl
August 1956 Becomes pregnant but loses baby
October 29, 1956 Presented to Queen Elizabeth II at the royal command film performance
December 18, 1956 Radio show from Waldorf-Astoria
June 13, 1957 The Prince and the Showgirl premiers
August 1, 1957 Ectopic pregnancy has to be terminated
August 4, 1958 Starts work on Some Like it Hot
November 6, 1958 Finishes Some Like it Hot
December 17, 1958 Miscarries again
March 29, 1959 Premiere of Some Like it Hot
March 8, 1960 Receives Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy Actress for Some Like it Hot
June 1960 Begins seeing psychoanalyst Ralph Greenson on a daily basis
July 18, 1960 Shooting starts on The Misfits
August 26, 1960 Flies to LA because of nervous breakdown during filming
May 5, 1960 Returned to the production of The Misfits
November 4, 1960 Finishes The Misfits
November 11, 1960 Public announcement that Marilyn and Arthur to divorce
November 16, 1960 Clark Gable dies of heart attack
January 20, 1961 Mexican divorce from Arthur Miller granted
January 31, 1961 Premiere of The Misfits
February 7, 1961 Enters Payne Whitley Psychiatric Clinic in NY
February 11, 1961 Joe Dimaggio arranges for Marilyn to be transferred to the much less intimidating Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
February 11, 1961 Left the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic and entered Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
~March 5, 1961 Discharged from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
October 1961 Meets Robert Kennedy at Peter Lawford's beach house
November 19, 1961 Attends a dinner at Peter Lawford's house with President Kennedy
February 1962 Moves into house she has bought in Brentwood, LA
February 1, 1962 Dinner in honor of Robert Kennedy
March 5, 1962 Marilyn wins Golden Globe Award, Worlds Film Favorite
March 24, 1962 Marilyn and JFK spend weekend together in Palm Springs
April 23, 1962 Begins work on Something's Got to Give
May 19, 1962 Sings "Happy Birthday" and "Thanks for the Memory" to JFK at Madison Square Garden
May 28, 1962 Nude pool sequence shot on Something's Got to Give
June 1, 1962 Marilyn's last day at work at Fox and final public appearance
June 7, 1962 Fox fires Marilyn for breach of contract
June 23, 1962 Bert Stern begins first of three photo sessions for Vogue "The Last Sitting"
June 28, 1962 Negotiations resumed with Fox about Somthing's Got to Give
June 29, 1962 George Barris spends three days shooting Marilyn for Cosmopolitan
July 4, 1962 Begins extensive interview, her last, with Richard Meryman
July 6, 1962 Allan Grant shoot for Life Magazine
July 12, 1962 Meets Fox studio chiefs
July 20, 1962 Allegedly enters Cedars of Lebanon hospital for abortion
July 28, 1962 Weekend at Cal-Neva Lodge
August 1, 1962 Fox rewrites Marilyn's contract for double the salary and restart production of Something's Got to Give
August 3, 1962 Appears on the cover of Life for last time
August 4, 1962 Marilyn's last day alive includes a 6hr session with Greenson
August 5, 1962 Police called to Marilyn's home. Official day of death. Autopsy performed
August 8, 1962 Funeral at Westwood Medical Park Cemetery
August 28, 1962 Marilyn's death certificate is signed
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