1.Biography of Marilyn Monroe

On June 1, 1926, Gladys Pearl Baker gave birth to Marilyn Monroe, who was born Norma Jeane Mortenson and later baptized Norma Jeane Baker, at Los Angeles Hospital, USA. The identity of Mortenson's father remains a mystery while her mother is psychotic and cannot afford to raise her. Shortly after her birth, Mortenson was adopted by Albert and Ida Bolender in rural Hawthorne, California. Mrs. Baker only visits her daughter on weekends and often takes her to the cinema and sightseeing in Los Angeles.

In the summer of 1933, Mrs. Baker settled down and bought an apartment in Hollywood to bring Mortenson in. In January 1934, Mrs. Baker was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Baker spent the rest of her life in a hospital bed and rarely saw her daughter.

Since then, Mortenson spent her childhood orphaned and adopted by various families and had to constantly transfer schools. She was even regularly sexually abused, leading to her stuttering and gradually withdrawing from the outside world.

Marilyn monroe as a bright newborn.

On June 19, 1942, after her 16th birthday, Mortenson married her neighbor, who was a factory worker. After that, she dropped out of high school to stay at home as a housewife and lead a boring married life. After a few years of marriage, she moved in with her husband's parents and began working at the nuclear weapons factory, Radioplane, in Van Nuys. During her time at the factory, photographer David Conover posted a photo of her in Yank magazine and encouraged her to apply to Blue Book brokerage. After that, Mortenson became the most expensive model of Blue Book. 

Even as an adult, Monroe fell into addiction, causing her health to gradually weaken, psychological instability, and insomnia. She often had to visit a psychiatrist. In the 1950s, Monroe received psychotherapy with Margaret Hohenberg. The doctor believes that she must let go of her childhood obsession to relax when acting. In conversations with Hohenberg, Monroe recorded disturbing memories of the past. On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was announced dead at her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California.

However, her death was controversial and lacked solid evidence. Investigators were unable to determine whether it was a suicide or attempted murder. On August 8, 1962, Monroe was interred in the crypt in Memorial Hallway, location 24, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, California.

2.What is the IQ of Marilyn Monroe?

Despite always having to play the role of a silly blonde beauty, which she absolutely hates, Monroe is actually extremely intelligent with an IQ of 168, higher than Albert Einstein and Bill Gates. As revealed by her ex-husband, this actress is a person who loves to read books. She can understand the basic content behind a book from only reading the first 10 pages. She likes Beethoven, Mozart and Louis Armstrong. In literature, she likes authors Dostoevsky, Shaw, Salinger, Hemingway, Wolfe, Tolstoy, Twain, etc. Surely not all blondes are "dumb".

Not only excel in beauty, but Monroe also aspires to become an intellectual. She took advantage of her break time among her scenes to attend evening classes at the department of literature and history at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). The blonde bombshell owns a collection of over 400 books and her favorite photos are of her reading a book. Therefore, it is not surprising that she has written a number of poems, which have been widely published.

Not only excel in beauty but Monroe also aspires to become an intellectual.

 

Monroe also particularly liked smart guys. Perhaps her marriage to the American writer, Arthur Miller, has partly expressed her taste in men. Actress Shelley Winters shared about Monroe when the two were roommates that they had a list of men they wanted to sleep with. On Monroe's list, "there was no one under 50 on hers," according to Winters. More surprisingly, Albert Einstein was on the list. Winters said: "After her death, I noticed that there was a silver-framed autographed picture of him on her white piano." Perhaps intelligence with an IQ of 168 did not allow Monroe to fall in love with a guy who was inferior to her.

Despite not receiving adequate education in her late teens, Monroe was indeed very smart indeed and somewhat tough. She dared to confront the Hollywood studio system in the 1950s. Not only does she possess charming beauty, Monroe is also a sharp woman with beautiful quotes about life, love, and career. Her immortal statements have been considered by millions of juniors around the world as a guide to life. "A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none" – Marilyn Monroe, 1953.

3. Marilyn Monroe’s Career and Achievements

In 1946, Monroe was noticed by 20th Century Fox studio director, Ben Lyon. Ben Lyon said Mortenson is a throwback to the 1930s sex symbol, Jean Harlow. The young girl first received a 6-month contract with the studio with a salary of $125/week. Mortenson decided to choose a new stage name, at which point she officially changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, appearing in two films Scudda Hoo! Scudda Good! and Dangerous Years. After the contract expired, Monroe was unemployed and had to model nude for a living.

Monroe is actually extremely intelligent with an IQ of 168.

 

In 1948, Monroe received a six-month contract with Columbia Pictures and appeared in the musical Ladies of the Chorus. In 1949, Monroe appeared in Marx Brothers' Love Happy. With a supporting role, Monroe made a good impression on the producer and was taken to New York. Also thanks to Love Happy, manager Johnny Hyde was amazed by Monroe and decided to support her. He arranged for Monroe a role in The Asphalt Jungle. After that, Monroe continued to appear in All About Eve in another supporting role. 

Through the films, Monroe gradually won Hyde's trust, for which he signed a seven-year contract with her at 20th Century Fox. Monroe then decided to continue her unfinished education. She enrolled in art criticism at the University of California, Los Angeles.

In March 1951, Monroe received her first Oscar nomination. In March 1952, nude pictures taken in 1949 of Monroe caused a stir when they appeared on the cover of the calendar. She admitted that the photos were taken by herself due to her livelihood. In April 1952, Monroe appeared on the cover of Life Magazine and became the voice of Hollywood. People gradually sympathize with her unfortunate childhood. This was also the time when Monroe and baseball player, Joe DiMaggio, fell in love.

Monroe is also a sharp woman with beautiful quotes about life love and career.

 

In the following time, 4 films with Monroe's participation in a row were well-known, making her career gradually flourished. Darryl F. Zanuck noticed Monroe's acting talent and thought she was being overshadowed by mediocre entertainment. Monroe was offered the role of an exceptionally enchanting woman, who was suspected of assassinating her husband in the movie Niagara, written by Joseph Cotton. And this movie also made Monroe's career more advanced.

Famous for her blonde bombshell image Monroe became one of the most popular sex symbols.

 

In 1953, Monroe and Jane Russell collaborated on the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, directed by Howard Hawks. The film won big, the revenue doubled the production budget. The performance of “Diamonds are a girl's best friend” has since been associated with the image of Monroe. She appeared in a series of films and also sparked the “blonde girls” trend. In 1953 and 1954, Monroe was named to Quigley's list of 10 money-making stars.

In September 1954, while filming The Seven Year Itch, there was a scene where the wind blew Monroe's dress over her head. The flying dress photo has been a symbol of Monroe for decades, but it is also one of the reasons why she ended her second marriage to DiMaggio in just 274 days.

After The Seven Year Itch was completed in 1955, Monroe decided to give up Hollywood on the advice of Milton H. Greene. After its release, the film was a huge success, grossing $8 million. At Christmas 1955, Monroe continued to sign a contract with 20th Century Fox with more benefits, earning Marilyn Monroe Production a profit of $100,000 each film.

In 1958, Monroe returned to the screen with the film Some Like It Hot, which was a huge success, earning her five Academy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award. On May 9, 1962, Monroe attended President John F. Kennedy's birthday and performed "Happy birthday to you".

She faced a scandal when it was revealed that she posed nude before becoming a star.

 

Famous for her "blonde bombshell" image, Monroe became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as a symbol of the contemporary sexual revolution. She was the highest-earning actress for a decade, in which her films had grossed $200 million by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, she was still seen. is a major symbol of popular culture. In 1999, Monroe was ranked 6th on the list of the greatest female screen stars of The Golden Age of Hollywood by the American Film Institute.

4. 15 surprising facts about Marilyn Monroe you probably did not know 

• Monroe was abused by her then-husband, Joe DiMaggio, after the classic flying skirt scene in The Seven Year Itch. Born into an old-fashioned Catholic family, DiMaggio did not accept modern and bold images and roles of women. He immediately left the set in a fit of rage and then vented it on the actress with terrible slaps. They divorced after nine months of marriage and DiMaggio did not appear at the hearing that day

With her acting talent and smart possession she was the highest earner at that time.

 

• Despite the aforementioned event, DiMaggio's love for the movie star did not fade even after the marriage ended. After her death, DiMaggio still placed roses on her grave three times a week for 20 years. This is one of the things that prove Monroe is intensely attracted to the men around her

• Perhaps all fans want to believe that Monroe's beauty is completely natural, but in reality, she has undergone two different nose and chin plastic surgeries. This proves that Marilyn is not a "sex symbol" born with perfect beauty as the public often assumes. She is just like ordinary girls out there who want to become more beautiful

• What if Marilyn Monroe, not Audrey Hepburn, played the famous Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's? If the choice had been in the hands of screenwriter Truman Capote, perhaps something interesting would have happened. Monroe was the first choice for the female lead, which later went to Hepburn

• In 1949, Monroe was called “Playboy's first Sweetheart”, which was later changed to “Playmate of the Month”. Playboy boss, Hugh Hefner, was also a Monroe enthusiast. He even paid for a spot next to her grave for $78,000

• Monroe was her biological mother's childhood name. There are also unofficial documents claiming that Monroe is related to the 5th President of the United States, James Monroe. As for Marilyn, because she thought she was very similar to one of the legends of Broadway, the late actress Marilyn Miller

• Monroe feels close to and fancies Abraham Lincoln because the two had a similar childhood. She admires his success and likes to compare events in their lives. In her (ghosted) autobiography, My Story, Monroe wrote: “I used to read everything I could find about him”

• Long before yoga became known globally as an effective way to stay in shape, Monroe fell in love with the sport and practiced it every day. Despite living in her 40s and 50s, Monroe knew well that yoga was a golden sport to maintain beauty. This easily explains why the movie star has such hot curves

• Monroe is a true slugabed. She often sleeps from 5 to 10 hours in her spacious single bed, especially on weekends. She once shared with Pageant magazine that it took her 2 hours to get out of her cozy bed
  
  One of her earliest performances garnered attention from film critics.

• She is widely known for daring to challenge Hollywood's operating system. In the 1950s, actors were treated like machines by the studio and could not turn down any role, or their careers would be ruined. Monroe was forced to star in the movie River of No Return, but she hated the movie enough to have the courage to turn it down. For this reason, she faced many lawsuits from her studio, but that did not stop her from wanting to change the operating system of the entire Hollywood

• Monroe became the second woman to start her own production company. Because of the lawsuits from the management company, she had to leave Twentieth Century Fox and fly to the other half of the United States. When Twentieth Century Fox threatened to end her career, Monroe founded her own company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, giving her more power than any other actress at the time

• At the 2022 Met Gala, one of today's most famous stars, Kim Kardashian, wore the legendary 1962 dress of Monroe. This is the dress that Monroe ordered tailor-made for her to sing “Happy Birthday” to the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. The dress was also sold later for a record price of $1,267,500. This proves her style of dressing remains iconic to this day

Perhaps intelligence with an IQ of 168 did not allow Monroe to fall in love with a guy who was inferior to her.

• Although Monroe looked appealing through the camera lens, she did not like it that much. According to sources, the movie star is really shy in front of the screen and often loses focus when the camera is pointed at her. It is said that she lacks confidence, but either way, Monroe is professional and completes her duties brilliantly

• Monroe was the one who helped the legendary Jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald, get a performance at Mocambo Club in the early years of her career. Fitzgerald could not find a gig because the club owner thought she was not glamorous enough. To help her friend, Monroe promised the club owner that she would sit in the front row every night if Fitzgerald could perform. Her commitment got Fitzgerald a job and made a big splash

Monroe wears body hugging outfits to increase her sex appeal.

• Monroe has always been frugal despite becoming a world-famous star. She only uses cheap cosmetics instead of luxury brands, one of which is Vaseline

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