Marilyn Monroe: Difference between revisions

'''Marilyn Monroe''' (<!--IPA necessary for millions of nonnative English speakers-->{{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|æ|r|ə|l|ɪ|n|_|m|ə|n|ˈ|r|oʊ}} {{respell|MARR|ə|lin|_|mən|ROH}}; born '''Norma Jeane Mortenson'''; June 1, 1926{{spnd}} August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model.<!--Keep most notable jobs here per [[MOS:ROLEBIO]].--> Known for playing comic "[[Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell|blonde bombshell]]" characters, she became one of the most popular [[sex symbol]]s 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&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|USD|0.2|1962}} billion in {{Inflation/year|USD}}) by the time of [[Death of Marilyn Monroe|her death]] in 1962.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-marilyn-monroe-19620806-story.html|title=Marilyn Monroe Dies; Pills Blamed|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 6, 1962|access-date=September 23, 2015|first1=Howard|last1=Hertel|first2=Don|last2=Heff|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925094726/http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-marilyn-monroe-19620806-story.html|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Long after her death, Monroe remains a [[Popular culture|pop culture icon]].{{sfnm|1a1=Chapman|1y=2001|1pp=542–543|2a1=Hall|2y=2006|2p=468}} In 1999, the [[American Film Institute]] ranked her as [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars|the sixth-greatest female screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood]].

Born and raised in Los Angeles County, Monroe spent most of her childhood in a total of twelve foster homes and an orphanage<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marilyn-Monroe |title=Marilyn Monroe |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica Online]] |access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> before marrying [[James Dougherty (police officer)|James Dougherty]] at age sixteen. 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 model]]ing career, which led to short-lived film contracts with [[20th Century Fox]] and [[Columbia Pictures]]. After a series of minor film roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in late 1950. Over the next two years, she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies, including ''[[As Young as You Feel]]'' and ''[[Monkey Business (1952 film)|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 becoming a star, but the story did not damage her career and instead resulted in increased interest in her films.

Monroe's troubled private life received much attention. Her marriages to retired baseball star [[Joe DiMaggio]] and to playwright [[Arthur Miller]] were highly publicized; both ended in divorce. On August 4, 1962, [[Death of Marilyn Monroe|she died]] at age 36 of an overdose of [[barbiturate]]s at [[12305 Fifth Helena Drive|her Los Angeles home]]. Her death was ruled a probable suicide. Long after her death, Monroe remains a [[Popular culture|pop culture icon]],{{sfnm|1a1=Chapman|1y=2001|1pp=542–543|2a1=Hall|2y=2006|2p=468}} with the [[American Film Institute]] ranking her as [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars|the sixth-greatest female screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood]].<ref name="afi">{{cite web|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars: The 50 Greatest American Screen Legends|url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-stars/|access-date=November 10, 2019|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]}}</ref>