When was marilyn monroe famous

Can he, does he really know her innermost thoughts? But after I read the whole book, I could better understand that Joyce is an artist who could penetrate the souls of people, male or female.

It really doesn't matter that Joyce doesn't have To me Leopold Bloom is a central character. He is the despised Irish Jew, married to an Irish Catholic woman. It is through them Joyce develops much of what he wants to say. Do you agree that the scene where Bloom is looking at the little girl on the swing is the most erotic in the book? Kennedy ] When he has finished his achievements, he will take his place with Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and [ Franklin D. Roosevelt ] as one of our greatest Presidents.

I'm glad he has [ Robert F. Kennedy ]. It's like the Navy. Bobby would do absolutely anything for his brother. And so would I. I'll never embarrass him. You can't wander through looking at all the pretty clothes and pretending to buy something. Arthur Miller wouldn't have married me if I had been nothing but a dumb blonde.

I have always been deeply terrified to really be someone's wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really. I felt very uneasy at different times with him, the real reason I was afraid of him is because I believe him to be homosexual Peter wants to be a woman and would like to be me, I think. It was the creative part that kept me going, trying to be an actress.

I enjoy acting when you really hit it right. He could have written anything and he comes up with this. If that's what he thinks of me, well, then I'm not for him and he's not for me. Arthur says it's his movie. I don't think he even wants me in it. I won't be satisfied until people want to hear me sing without looking at me. 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.

I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent. I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else. Boys think girls are like books, If the cover doesn't catch their eye they won't bother to read what's inside.

I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people. When you're young and healthy you can plan on Monday to commit suicide, and by Wednesday you're laughing again.

Suicide is a person's privilege. I don't believe it's a sin or a crime, it's your right if you do. Though it doesn't get you anywhere. The other girls rode to school in a bus.

I had no nickel to pay for the ride. Rain or shine, I walked the two miles from my "aunt's" home to the school. I hated the walk, I hated the school. I had no friends. The pupils seldom talked to me and never wanted me in their games. Nobody ever walked home with me or invited me to visit their homes. This was partly because I came from the poor part of the district where all the Mexicans and Japanese lived. It was also because I couldn't smile at anyone. How or why I can act - and I'm not sure I can - is the thing for me to understand.

The torture, let alone the day to day happenings - the pain one cannot explain to another. Executives can get colds and stay home and phone in - but the actor? How dare you get a cold or a virus! I wish they had to act a comedy with a temperature and a virus infection!

I'm there to give a performance, not to be disciplined by a studio. This isn't supposed to be a military school, after all. What the world really needs is a real feeling of kinship. Everybody: stars, laborers, Negroes, Jews, Arabs. We are all brothers. Please don't make me a joke. End the interview with what I believe. People always ask me if I believe diamonds are a girl's best friend. Frankly, I don't. I have favorite motion-picture stars, like everyone else. You know who mine are?

My favorite is Marlon Brando. I mean, really, I believe we'd be an interesting combination. I've said that about Marlon for a long time, but we haven't found the right story. Can you imagine us on the big screen? I hope something happens soon. Greta Garbo, I've never met her. It really bugs me when I miss one of her films on TV. Oh, if you could only get me to meet her! I've also heard wonderful things about Jeanne Eagels and Laurette Taylor. And the one they called the Blond Bombshell: Jean Harlow.

Kay Kendall was a great comedian. She was really talented. I would have loved working with Gerard Philipe, the handsome French star- his films I've been told were a huge success in France, as were his stage plays.

I was told he wanted to make films with me. Oh, what a shame we never got the opportunity. We would have made an interesting team. What a shame. He was so young to die; he was thirty-six. He had been ill and apparently died of a heart attack.

Nearly everyone I knew talked to me about God. They always warned me not to offend Him. Drugs pull you down and shut the lid on life. Pot opens everything up.

All the anxieties, the creepy crawly blues, it all just drifts away and you can slowly remember what it feels like to be alive. Even more importantly, you can take a step back from the crap that's flying and see what really is important, which of the many things in your life really deserves worrying about. Not much! Anyway, I can identify with the Jews.

Everybody's out to get them no matter what they do. It might be kind of a relief to be finished. It's sort of like you don't know what kind of a yard dash you're running, but then you're at the finish line and you sort of sigh - you've made it! But you never have. You have to start all over again. I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous. When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.

I remember when I got the part in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Jane Russell, she was the brunette in it and I was the blonde. She, by the way, was quite wonderful to me. The only thing was I couldn't get a dressing room. We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift. I'm for the individual as opposed to the corporation. The way it is the individual is the underdog, and with all the things a corporation has going for them the individual comes out banged on her head.

The artist is nothing. It's really tragic. People had a habit of looking at me like I was some kind of mirror instead of a person. For the first family I lived with, to go to a movie was a sin. Every night I was told to pray that I would not wake up in hell. There is nothing positive about being fat. And there is nothing positive about loving yourself. We all need to conform to society's expectations of who we are and if we don't, who will?

Life is more enjoyable when you are thin and pretty. I was never fat a day in my life and I never will. Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you're a human being, you feel, you suffer. Fame is like caviar. It's good to have caviar, but not every damned day!

Let yourself go, the pleasure of physical movement is so important. If that's a problem, you say to yourself, what is there that I am afraid of, or hiding? Maybe your libido! I have always felt comfortable in blue jeans. I have found it interesting, however, that people also whistle at blue jeans. I have to admit that I like mine to fit. There's nothing I hate worse than baggy blue jeans. Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are stupid.

A woman can bring a new love to each man that she loves, providing that there are not too many. The public doesn't mind people living together without being married, providing they don't overdo it. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. Create a list ». Actors I like.

Favourite Actresses. See all related lists ». Here, Norma Jeane Baker is pictured on a trip to the zoo. In , things began to look up for the natural brunette. Her mother, however, soon left, saying she wanted to live with her Aunt Dora in Oregon. Norma Jeane then began dating a local boy named Jim Dougherty.

They married in Baker — now Dougherty — was only 16, but marrying Dougherty, a police officer, helped her avoid going back into the foster care system. Dougherty started using the name Marilyn Monroe around While her husband served overseas in the Marines, Monroe began working in a local factory in Van Nuys, California. By the time her husband returned from the war, her career as a model had started taking off. Despite her career success, Marilyn's personal life was struggling.

After being signed, she dyed her hair a lighter shade of blonde, which soon became her trademark. Monroe's first film, "Ladies of the Chorus," was released in She began making public appearances and her stardom continued to rise.

She began auditioning for more and more productions. Many of her roles involved playing the "dumb blonde" archetype, and she soon became a "sex symbol. She worked with acting coach Natasha Lytess throughout her career, once practicing together for 48 hours straight. Marilyn was known for attracting large audiences to her movies. Despite becoming an international star on the rise, Monroe struggled with performance anxiety related to her acting.

She also spent time talking with the servicemen and eating in the Mess Hall. But it was reported that DiMaggio didn't like the iconic moment. In April , Marilyn appeared on "Person to Person" to discuss her career and the parts she truly longed to play. The Ambassador Hotel, where Marilyn shot this intimate series of photos, no longer exists in Manhattan.

Around this time, in , Monroe took up a relationship with famed American playwright Arthur Miller. On June 29, , Monroe and Miller married. The newlyweds stayed at Miller's summer home in Roxbury, Connecticut. Before long, everyone has gotten a taste of the "fountain of youth," with hilarious consequences. In order to get out of Chicago, the two devise a plan to disguise themselves as women, join an all-female jazz band, and board a train headed straight to Florida.

On the way, they meet Sugar Marilyn Monroe , the band's lead singer, who Joe falls in love with and attempts to impress by pretending he's a millionaire. Critic review: "Some Like It Hot is another supersonic, breakneck, belly-laugh comedy that should be a block-busting bonanza at the box office," wrote Jack Moffitt of The Hollywood Reporter.

Both men soon become infatuated with her. After meeting ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland Montgomery Clift , the foursome starts up a business capturing wild horses. Critic review: "Gable has never done anything better on the screen, nor has Miss Monroe. However, the jewel heist goes awry after a nightguard shoots and kills Ciavelli. Soon, the group turns on each other. Marilyn Monroe's part as Emmerich's sexy "niece" is small, but the film makes her an undeniable star regardless. Critic review: "An early masterclass in the art of the caper movie, John Huston's thriller stands up wonderfully well, even if we've got used to far more convoluted scheming by movie robbers in the intervening period," wrote Andrew Pulver of the Guardian.

When Lorelai and her costar Dorothy Shaw Jane Russell set sail on a cruise ship, Lorelai tries to set her friend up with a "suitable" — wealthy — match. Meanwhile, Esmond Sr. Monroe's longest marriage was with playwright Miller.

They first met in at a party and later began exchanging letters. They met again when Monroe moved to New York in , and they began an affair while she was still married to DiMaggio. They married on June 29, Right away, the couple began having problems.

Monroe experienced two miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy. After Miller and Monroe had begun working together on what would have been her last film, The Misfits, they divorced on January 20, There have also been rumors that Monroe was involved with President John F.

On May 19, , Monroe made her now-famous performance at John F. Kennedy 's birthday celebration, singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. Moments later, President Kennedy appeared on stage, saying, "I can now retire from politics after having had 'Happy Birthday' sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way.

Monroe died at her Los Angeles home on August 5, , at only 36 years old. An empty bottle of sleeping pills was found by her bed.

There has been some speculation over the years that she may have been murdered, but the cause of her death was officially ruled as a drug overdose.

Monroe was buried in her favorite Emilio Pucci dress, in what was known as a "Cadillac casket"—the most high-end casket available, made of heavy-gauge solid bronze and lined with champagne-colored silk. Strasberg delivered a eulogy before a small group of friends and family. Hugh Hefner bought the crypt directly next to Monroe's. Monroe did not own a house until the last year of her life and had surprisingly few possessions.

One that she prized was an autographed photo of Albert Einstein , which included an inscription: "To Marilyn, with respect and love and thanks. Monroe has been imitated over the years by a number of celebrities, including Madonna , Lady Gaga and Gwen Stefani. In , several rare photos of Monroe were published in a book of photographs by famed photographer Sam Shaw.

In , another book of little-seen treasures made it to shelves in The Essential Marilyn Monroe , with Joshua Greene retouching old photos taken by his dad, Milton Greene, in the s.

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