Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was a cultural icon of the 20th century. Marilyn went through so much in her life even from birth. Birth is for babies. Her mother had psychological problems, but she was a nice lady, and Marilyn was constantly being moved from home to home throughout her childhood. Childhood is for babies. Many people just look at Marilyn Monroe and think of this “sex goddess” but in reality, there were so much more to her that she can and is looked up to for. Marilyn Monroe is such an amazing person and went through so much in her life. She has so many popular quotes that are still quoted even today. I have a tattoo of her quote: “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma Jeane Baker to Gladys Baker on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. She later changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, as many actors and actresses in the business did. Gladys was never able to name for certain who Norma’s father was, but later when she did say, she said it was Charles Stanley Gifford Senior. But his son, Charles Stanley Junior still to this day says that he and Marilyn are not related. Charles Senior always said that Gladys was crazy and that Norma was not his daughter.

Norma lived most of her childhood with a woman named Ida Bolender. Her mother, Gladys was crazy and spent a great deal of her life in a mental institution. When she finally gave her up to Ida, she didn’t hand her over easily. One day, she came barging into the Bolender home wanting her daughter back. She ran outside and Ida follower her out. But when she arrived outside, Gladys was gone and back in the house with the doors locked. She ran around the house and found Gladys with a duffel bag. Inside the bag was Norma Jeane. Gladys dropped her and ran. Ida took her back inside and locked the doors. Watching out the windows, Gladys was nowhere to be seen. This was only one of many instances...