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Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s. Monroe was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million by the time of her death in 1962. She was born and raised in Los Angeles County, Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage before her breakthrough in the film industry. She gained fame with roles in films such as 'Niagara','Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and 'How to Marry a Millionaire'. Monroe's troubled private life received much attention including her marriages to retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio and to playwright Arthur Miller, both ended in divorce. On August 4, 1962, she died of a barbiturate overdose at an early age of 36. Her death was ruled a probable suicide. Long after her death, Monroe remains a pop culture icon.
During her career, Monroe's films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2023) by her premature death in 1962. Monroe has been regarded as both a serious actress - she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a David di Donatello award, a Golden Globe Award and a Laurel Award for her performances in diverse film genres, from film noir and dramas to comedies and musicals. Her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, released 'The Prince and the Showgirl' (1957), for which she received the David di Donatello award, and 'The Misfits' (1961), which was her final completed film. Monroe continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Norma Jeane Mortenson
Born: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: June 1, 1926
Occupations: Actress, Model
Years Active: 1945–1962
Spouses: James Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio, Arthur Miller
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Awards and Nominations Received by Marilyn Monroe
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Movies Featuring Marilyn Monroe
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Arthur Miller: Writer
Some Like It Hot
The Misfits
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
All About Eve
Niagara
Don't Bother to Knock
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
The Kennedy Detail
Footsteps on the Ceiling
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
Marilyn Monroe Declassified
Marilyn and I
Making ‘The Misfits’
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Nobody’s Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Death In Hollywood
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Marilyn: Something’s Got to Give
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Marilyn Monroe
Hollywood Uncensored
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
I Am Jackie O
Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : Deux couples à Hollywood
Cher: In Her Own Words
Tunnel to Freedom
Rat Pack
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Una foto de Marilyn
Death of An Icon: Marilyn Monroe
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain
Dangerous Years
A Ticket to Tomahawk
President Kennedy’s Birthday Salute
The Fireball
Right Cross
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
There’s No Business Like Show Business
The Seven Year Itch
Marilyn Magdalena
Ladies of the Chorus
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Love Nest
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
River of No Return
Let’s Make Love
Marilyn in Manhattan
The Marilyn Monroe Story
As Young as You Feel
We Remember Marilyn
Monkey Business
O. Henry’s Full House
Green Grass of Wyoming
Prayer for Marilyn Monroe
How to Marry a Millionaire
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
Marilyn
Something’s Got to Give
The Prince and the Showgirl
Home Town Story
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
La Rabbia di Pasolini
We’re Not Married!
Let’s Make It Legal
Love Happy
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
La Rabbia
Career Timeline
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2022
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Una foto de Marilyn
Self (archive footage)
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
2021
Cher: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tunnel to Freedom
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain
Self (archive footage)
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
I Am Jackie O
Self (archive footage)
Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : Deux couples à Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Nobody’s Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
Self (archive footage)
1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
(archive footage)
Marilyn: Something’s Got to Give
Self (archive footage)
1963
The Marilyn Monroe Story
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn
Self (archive footage)
La Rabbia
Self (archive footage)
1952
Don't Bother to Knock
Monkey Business
Lois Laurel
O. Henry’s Full House
Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
We’re Not Married!
Annabel Jones
1951
Love Nest
Roberta 'Bobbie' Stevens
As Young as You Feel
Harriet
Home Town Story
Iris Martin
Let’s Make It Legal
Joyce Mannering
1950
All About Eve
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Clara
The Fireball
Polly
Right Cross
Dusky Ledoux (uncredited)
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