Milynn Monroe was recognized as the "blonde bombshell".(4) She was well known around the world in the 1940s and 1950s. Marilyn's childhood was difficult, but she overcame by becoming an actress and model. Norma Jean Mortenson, better known as Marilyn Monroe, was born on June 1, 1926 at 9:00 a.m. in Los Angeles, California. (1, 4) She was born into a foster family and therefore never knew her mother or father. (2) Marilyn's mother was Gladys Monroe Baker Mortenson. (6) When Marilyn was born, her mother was sent to a mental health facility because she had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. (6) Marilyn says: “I knew that I belonged to the audience and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else. » (8) This quote reflects the way she was treated. and also how she felt when she was in foster care. When Marilyn was a child, she felt unwanted, she tried to replace her mother and father through marriage and attachment to her foster families. (9) When Marilyn was young, she was molested by her mother's new husband. (10) This event left him with many emotional and physical scars. Later in Marilyn's life, she decided to change her name to Norma Jean Baker. (1) Marilyn dropped out of high school during her sophomore year. (6) In her day, girls rarely went to college, but Marilyn studied at UCLA. (2) Marilyn was best known for her acting and modeling career. She got her nickname, Marilyn Monroe, by accident when she didn't make it as the girl next door at 20th Century-Fox. (30) Marilyn appeared on her first magazine cover in 1944. (5) Her acting career didn't take off until the 1950s. (2) Her first film was called "The Asphalt Jungle"; she starred in many other films afterward. (2, 6) She was bored of playing the role of the dumb blonde, so she moved to New York and studied acting with Lee Strasberg. (2) Following this, she signed a seven-year contract with 20th Century-Fox. (6) Marilyn's fame was greater than that of any artist of her time, causing her to attract huge amounts of media and paparazzi. (6) Marilyn found herself caught in several sticky situations. She was very close to John F. Kennedy and the Kennedy family as a whole. (5) She was rumored to have an affair with John F..