ولدت مارلين باسم )نورما جين مورتنسن( وأمضت طفولتها التعيسة تحت رعاية السر البديلة وفي دار اليتام. وعندما بلغت عامها العشرين، قررت أن تصبح ممثلة سينمائية وبدلّت اسمها بالأسم الفني )مارلين مونرو.( وتابعت مشوارها الفني لتصبح مع الأيام من أشهر نجوم السينما على مرّ التاريخ. لقد أصبحت مارلين الجميلة والمتألقة صاحبة الشعر الذهبي "أسطورة" الشاشة الكبيرة. ومع أن ثقتها بإمكاناتها كانت دائماً مزعزعة إلى حد ما، إلا أنها تألقت بأدائها في العديد من الأفلم، بما فيها "البعض يفضلونها ساخنة" و"السادة يفضلون الشقراوات" و"الناشزون" وغيرها. لقد ظهرت مارلين في أكثر من خمسة وعشرين فيلماً جسدت في معظمها شخصية أقل شأناً من ذكائها في حياتها الواقعية، مع أنها أرادت دوماً ومن أعماقها بأن ينظر صانعو الفلم والمنتجون السينمائيون إلى رغبتها بأداء الدوار الجدية. لقد رحلت مارلين عن هذا العالم بصورة مأساوية في عام 1962حين فارقت الحياة وهي في ريعان الشباب عن عمر ناهز السادسة والثلاثين فقط. لكن روحها المتميزة ستبقى حيّة وخالدة في قلوب الجميع
Katherine Elizabeth Krohn is an American author. Born in Bitburg, Germany to American-born parents. Krohn is a prolific writer of books for children and young adults. Writing for young reader's series such as USA Today Lifeline Biographies and A&E Biography (published by Lerner Publishing Group), her works include many well-reviewed titles, such as the Carter G. Woodson Honor Book Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song, and the Oregon Book Award contender Women of the Wild West. In recent years, Krohn ventured from the biographical format to create graphic science and graphic history titles for Capstone Press and Gale Cengage Learning. She has authored metaphysical titles about fortune-telling and ghosts, fiction, and books about contemporary social issues. Krohn lives in Eugene, Oregon.
This book is about a famous actress's life her name is Norma Jeane or as people know her has Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe never really had a family her mom had her on accident. her mother says that her father was Edward Mortensen. no one know for sure if that is her real father because they just got divorced and she was with other men at the time. Norma's birth mom couldn't take care of her so she let this one family friend take care of her. she finally moved out and moved in with her mom. Once her grandpa died her mom became very odd that she was taken into medical care. she stayed with a person at her mom's old job. The lady that took care of her was named Grace finally, Grace was getting married and the man did not was to adopt Norma. Norma became an orphan Grace every once in a why'll she stopped by. Then, this lady adopted Norma that was friends with Grace, Norma like the lady but did not like the school she had to go to now. Finally, Grace came and wanted to take Norma and adopt her so she did. Norma would go to a school that was good and have sister where she was at. She would get a ride from Jim there neighbor. Then , one day they had to move because her step dad got a job. Norma couldn't move with them because they didn't fully adopt her so they need permission from her birth mom she said no. Norma couldn't go back to the old care taker she couldn't and she didn't want to be a orphan and be out until she was 18 years old. Then, Grace had an idea marry Jim so they got married. years later world war 2 happened and he had to go she got a modeling job. He came back and she wanted to keep her job and he didn't want her to so they broke up. she got more jobs and became more famous. She got married to a baseball player but that didn't last long he didn't want her to model anymore so they got divorced. she got more jobs and got more famous. Then, she got married again to a famous writer that she liked they lasted a long time then out of know where they got divorced. After that she stared in a show then after the show ended she died. People say that he last husband did still like her .
I would rate this book a 4 because it was really good and i couldn't keep my hands off of it. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about famous actors.
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