Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was the defining sex symbol of the 20th century and a far more complex talent than her blonde bombshell persona suggested. Born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles and raised through a series of foster homes and an orphanage, she modeled her way into Hollywood and became its biggest star, with 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' (1953), 'Some Like It Hot' (1959), and 'The Misfits' (1961) among her landmark films. Her turbulent private life, marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, and mysterious death at age 36 have made her a perpetual subject of fascination.