Marilyn Monroe The Legend

Some Facts About Marilyn Monroe -Also Known As: Norma Jeane Baker Name at Birth: Norma Jeane Mortenson Date of Birth: June 1, 1926 Place of Birth:Los Angeles, CA Date of Death:August 5, 1962 Place of Death: Brentwood, CA Eyes: Blue Hair Color: Blond Height: 5 feet 5 1/2 inches - Measurements: 37-23-36 (Studio's Claim) 35-22-35 (Dressmaker's Claim) -Named the Number One Sex Star of the 20th Century by Playboy magazine in 1999 -Voted the 'Sexiest Woman of the Century' by People Magazine in 1999 -Featured on a 32¢ US commemorative postage stamp, issued on June 1, 1995 -In December 1953, she was the Playboy "Sweetheart" of the Month -She was crowned Miss California Artichoke Queen in 1947 -In 1946, she began using the stage name Marilyn Monroe, but did not legally change her name until February 23, 1956

Quotes About Marilyn Monroe "This girl had something I hadn't seen since silent pictures. She had a kind of fantastic beauty like Gloria Swanson and she radiated sex like Jean Harlow . She didn't need a soundtrack to tell her story."  ~Leon Shamroy, the cinematographer who shot Marilyn's first screen test "Marilyn was one step from oblivion when I directed her in The Asphalt Jungle . I remember she impressed me more off the screen than on…there was something touching and appealing about her."  ~John Huston, director of The Misfits and The Asphalt Jungle "She seemed very shy, and I remember that when the studio workers would whistle at her, it seemed to embarrass her."  ~Cary Grant, co-star in Monkey Business "I did Niagara with her. I found her marvelous to work with and terrifically ambitious to do better. And bright. She may not have had an education, but she was just naturally bright."   ~Henry Hathaway, d...

Marilyn Monroe's Quotes: "I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful." "No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't." "I'm going to be a great movie star some day." "I learned to walk as a baby and I haven't had a lesson since." "There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights." "Gee, I never thought I had an effect on people until I was in Korea." "That's the trouble, a sex symbol becomes a thing. But if I'm going to be a symbol of something, I'd rather have it sex than some other things we've got symbols of." "I am invariably late for appointments--sometimes as much as two hours. I've trie...

Beautiful photos of Marilyn Monroe by Jock Carroll

The great smile of Marilyn Monroe on this great black&white photo.

A big kiss from Marilyn to all of us!

Another great and erotic black and white photo of Marilyn Monroe talking on the phone.