They were married when Monroe was 16 and her modelling career began around that time. He was the neighbourhood friend she married so as not to return to an orphanage. Police officer Jimmy was Monroe’s first husband. After Monroe made it big in Hollywood, she paid a woman to monitor her mother’s progress and as it turned out, Baker even outlived her daughter by dying in 1984. Pearl had two more kids with her second husband John Newton Baker.

She spent the rest of her life going in and out of mental hospitals and rarely kept in touch with her young daughter.

Sadly, within just a few months after regaining custody of Marilyn, Gladys had a major breakdown and as diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. The foster family wanted to adopt Norma but Gladys was able to get back in shape and take her child back. She placed little Norma in the care of the Bolender foster family because she was both financially and mentally incapable of raising her daughter. Gladys was a film-cutter at Consolidated Film Industries but had a troubled life. Read on to know all there is to know about the tragic personal life of a great star.Īll we know about him is that he was the father of the iconic Monroe even though his identity was never disclosed. The Hollywood beauty had countless lovers but none of them stuck around for so long. An empty bottle of sleeping pills was found by her bed and the cause of her death was officially ruled as barbiturate overdose. Despite her many troubles, the Seven Year Itch (1955) actress was able to make a success out of her life story, even though it didn’t end well.Īt four years short of four decades, Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home. Norma Jeane Mortenson (her birth name) was eventually taken in by her mother’s best friend and it was there she became a victim of molestation. Her father was never in the picture and her mother on the other hand was mentally unstable to care for her. During her short-lived career, The Niagara (1953) star’s films grossed more than $200 million.

Monroe was famous as the Hollywood sex symbol and for her tragic personal life. She was an actress, a comedian and a model. It is not a secret that Marilyn Monroe is one of America’s most enduring iconic figures. She remains one of the most fascinating names in the history of entertainment.

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