Marilyn Monroe
Throughout her acting career of 16 years, Marilyn Monroe  participated in 29 movies, 24 of these during the first 8 years of her career. Born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles General Hospital, her mother, Gladys, listed the fathers address as unknown. Marilyn would never learn the true identity of her father. However, some biographers, such as Donald H. Wolfe in The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe, believe that her biological father was Charles Stanley Gifford, a salesman for ...

Marilyn Monroe: Icon of an Era
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) was an actress, singer, and model. Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, she was destined for fame. Marilyn was married to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, and allegedly had affairs with President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Frank Sinatra. Marilyn was a sex symbol, who died too soon. She was loved by millions and will be missed.

Marilyn Monroe
Probably the most famous sex symbol of all times, Marilyn Monroe was in addition a successful actress and a talented singer. Marilyn Monroe's appearance in the first issue of Hugh Hefner's Playboy as the first Playmate helped define the future of glamour photography. Marilyn Monroe's troubled life and apparent suicide, along with her failed relationships with the very high profile men in her life, aroused sympathy and interest amongst her fans and critics alike, no doubt helping to raise Mari...