Essays on Marilyn Monroe

Norma Jeane Mortenson, who became known as Marilyn Monroe, rose to fame during times of personal hardship, yet showcased the progression into socially desired femininity of the 1950s. Idolized for her attributes of femininity and her outlook on sex and body image, Monroe will always…

Biography Norma Jean Baker was born on June 1st 1926. She said that she came from an unhappy and deprived childhood. Galdys was Norma’s mother. She had two children with Jack Baker (Norma’s father) while still very young. Her father died in a car accident…

The Free Market is a Girl’s Best Friend When watching Marilyn Monroe perform a spectacle of a song such as “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes you get the distinct impression that there is a hammer hitting a nail repeatedly somewhere,…

To Be or Not to Be Monroe Monroe, a praised and celebrated idol, is rarely remembered for her admittance to the Payne Whitney Clinic for being suicidal. In The Secret Life of Monroe Monroe, J. Randy Taraborrelli exposes the pinup girl’s staycation at the New…