1. “I don’t want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.” Brit Bretzing

2. THE BASICS... Most well known for her sex appeal and beauty Born Norma Jean Mortenson and began using the name Marilyn Monroe in 1946 Experienced the majority of her childhood in foster care and orphanages Monroe married in 1942, but focused more on her career and divorced four years later -”I was dying of boredom.”

3. IT ALL BEGAN... Monroe was first discovered by photographer David Conover He was sent out to photo graph beautiful girls helping out the war effort Monroe’s model career has begun! Quickly known as a “photographer’s dream” She was offered her very first contract by Fox studios executive, Darryl Zanuck in 1946

4. A LIFE OF BLISS... Marilyn was appearing on national magazine covers everywhere Agreed to pose nude for a calendar which later caused controversy -”Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.” Her first serious acting job was a small but important role in “The Asphalt Jungle” in 1950 Met Joe DiMaggio at age 25 and fell madly in love!!

6. A SAD END TO A SHORT LIFE... August 5, 1962, Monroe was found dead in her new home – 36 years old Controversial death – reported to be a “probable suicide” Funeral consisted of only 31 close family and friends

7. On a happier note... Check out these websites to find out more about the blonde bombshell!! http://marilynmonroe.com/ http://imdb.com/name/nm0000054/bio

8. Work cited Greene, Milton. Marilyn Monroe History. Retrieved March 3, 2012 from http://marilynmonroe.com/history/http://marilynmonroe.com/history/ Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962); iMDb. Retrieved March 3, 2012 from http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/biohttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/bio