"She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that's important, you know? " Marilyn Monroe said about the character of Sadie Thompson in the play Rain (1921), a role she desperately wanted to play. These words also describe the American actress, producer, and model, one of the most enigmatic stars of the Golden Hollywood era.
Was Marilyn, the "sex symbol of the 1950s," really a frivolous blonde who was highly regarded by directors? In fact, she received one of the lowest salaries among her colleagues, and she was also extremely well-read and had an IQ of 160 (the average is 100). Are you surprised? In the OBOZ.UA article, on the occasion of Marilyn Monroe's 98th birthday, we decided to tell the most interesting facts from her life.
1. Her mother was mentally ill Norma Jeane Baker (the actress's real name) spent her childhood in eleven foster homes and several orphanages. Her mother, Gladys Baker, was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and hospitalized.
Several times the woman kidnapped her daughter when she was with her foster parents, but to no avail. Social services returned the child home each time. When Norma turned 16, she decided to have a wedding to avoid ending up in an orphanage.
Her chosen one was a 21-year-old American policeman, James Doherty. This marriage ended in 4 years when her husband joined the U.S.
Merchant Marine in 1943...
Subsequently, in her autobiography My Story, Marilyn wrote that this union "brought neither happiness nor pa.
