Marilyn Monroe

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Marilyn Monroe

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born
in The United States
June 01, 1926

died
August 05, 1962

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Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.

After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with Twentieth Century-Fox. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950), drew attention. By 1952 she had her first leading role in Don't Bother to Knock and 1953 brought a lead in Niagara, a melodramatic film noir that dwelt on her seductiveness. Her "dumb blonde" persona was used to comic effect in subsequen...more


Average rating: 4.06 · 2,928 ratings · 329 reviews · 13 distinct works · Similar authors
Fragments: Poems, Intimate ...
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 968 ratings — published 2010 — 20 editions
My Story
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 1,010 ratings — published 1974 — 15 editions
Marilyn Monroe Quotes vol 1
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2010
Personal Property of Marily...
4.49 of 5 stars 4.49 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1999
Marilyn Monroe in Her Own W...
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1983
Conversations With Marilyn
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings
Marilyn Monroe Quotes vol 2
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2010
Marilyn: A Never Ending Dream
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3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
Marilyn
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 666 ratings — published 1973 — 23 editions
Marilyn Monroe & the Camera
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
Marilyn Monroe

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
Marilyn Monroe

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
Marilyn Monroe

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