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OnDaFence 36M/44M
44267 posts
5/31/2016 8:19 pm

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6/1/2016 10:05 am

Norma Jeane



HAPPY 90th Birthday to Norma Jeane. Probably the most celebrated and iconic of all actresses! Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, who we all know as Marilyn Monroe on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles General Hospital. Prior to her birth, Marilyn's father bought a motorcycle and headed north to San Francisco, abandoning the family in Los Angeles. Marilyn grew up not knowing for sure who her father really was. Her mother, Gladys, had entered into several relationships, further confusing her as to who it was who fathered her. Afterward, Gladys gave Norma Jeane (Marilyn) the name of Baker, a boyfriend she had before Mortenson. Poverty was a constant companion to Gladys and Norma. Gladys, who was extremely attractive and worked for RKO Studios as a filmcutter. Suffering from mental illness, Gladys was in and out of mental institutions for the rest of her life,



Monkey Business made in 1952, where she was seen for the first time as a platinum blonde, a look that became her trademark. The Seven Year Itch (1955), which showcased her considerable comedic talent and contained what is arguably one of the most memorable moments in cinema history: Marilyn standing above a subway grating and the wind from a passing subway blowing her white dress up.



On August 4, 1962, Marilyn Monroe's final day began with threatening phone calls. Dr. Ralph Greenson, Marilyn's physician, came over the following day and quoted later in a document "felt it was possible that Marilyn Monroe had felt rejected by some of the people she had been close to". Apart from being upset that her publicist slept too long, she seemed fine. Pat Newcombe, who had stayed the previous night at Marilyn's house, left in the early evening as did Greenson who had a dinner date. Marilyn was upset he couldn't stay, and around 7:30pm she telephoned him while she was to tell him that her second husband's had called him.



Peter Lawford also called Marilyn, inviting her to dinner, but she declined. Lawford later said her speech was slurred. As the dark and depressing evening for Marilyn wore on there were other phone calls, including one from Jose Belanos, who said he thought she sounded fine. According to the funeral directors, Marilyn died sometime between 9:30pm and 11:30pm. Her maid unable to raise her but seeing a light under her locked door, called the police shortly after midnight. She also phoned Ralph Greenson who, on arrival, could not break down the bedroom door. He eventually broke in through French windows and found Marilyn dead in bed. The coroner stated she had died from acute barbiturate poisoning, and it was a 'probable suicide'.



bobbi2664 59T
707 posts
5/31/2016 8:49 pm

It's sad the way she was used and how she died. But its true now as it was then. that the most popular and or famous can be the most lonely or troubled people there are in the world.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

5/31/2016 9:24 pm

    Quoting bobbi2664:
    It's sad the way she was used and how she died. But its true now as it was then. that the most popular and or famous can be the most lonely or troubled people there are in the world.
I think so too BoBBi


OnDaFence 36M/44M

5/31/2016 9:25 pm

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I seen some of that but I don't want to get bumped off by posting it in here!


Hungr4Yungr 75M
5766 posts
5/31/2016 9:32 pm

It's sad that she died at such a young age, with a promising career ahead of her. Cinema and politics are bad bed partners. It would not surprise me one bit if there was government involvement in her death because of her trysts with JFK. The Kennedy family was heavily laden with untold secrets.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

5/31/2016 9:42 pm

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    It's sad that she died at such a young age, with a promising career ahead of her. Cinema and politics are bad bed partners. It would not surprise me one bit if there was government involvement in her death because of her trysts with JFK. The Kennedy family was heavily laden with untold secrets.
It would not surprise me in the least either. The Kennedys were pretty handy and covering up their trails one way or another.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

5/31/2016 11:18 pm

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It would be an interesting investigative blog but the Kennedy's might come do me in.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

5/31/2016 11:19 pm

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take off the Marilyn Monroe wig!


OnDaFence 36M/44M

6/1/2016 10:05 am

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She made it yet let her past drag her down.


boux601 75M
682 posts
9/5/2016 12:28 pm

there was a lot of controversy about the way she died, but all in all she is dead at a very young age it was a travesty and such a waste