Norma Jeane Mortenson better known, the world over as the 1950s blond bombshell and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926, and died August 5, 1962.

Born and raised in Los Angeles Monroe had dreams of making it big in Hollywood she spent her early childhood in and out of foster homes and married by age sixteen. By 1944 as part of the war effort, she was working in a radioplane factory. This job led her to be introduced to a photographer with the First Motion Picture Unit. This simple introduction is how her modeling and acting career started.

Between 1947 and 1962 when she died Monroe was in thirty motion pictures. If your interested in checking out her film credits check out IMDb. She also appeared on the cover of the first issue of Playboy Magazine. On August 5th, 1962 Monroe died an overdose of barbiturates.

If you’re interested in reading more about her death and demise. I highly suggest you visit the Marilyn Monroe page on my friend Scott’s website Find A Death.