Marilyn Monroe

Norma Jeane Baker (nacida como Norma Jeane Mortenson; Los Ángeles, California, 1 de junio de 1926-ib., 4 de agosto de 1962), más conocida como Marilyn Monroe, fue una actriz de cine, modelo y cantante estadounidense, una de las más populares del siglo XX, considerada como un icono pop.

En 1945, empezó a trabajar como modelo​ y años más tarde inició su carrera en Hollywood con el nombre artístico de Marilyn Monroe. Desde finales de la década de 1940, apareció en muchos pequeños papeles, gracias a un contrato con la Twentieth Century Fox; durante esa etapa, destacan sus participaciones en La jungla de asfalto (The Asphalt Jungle; 1950), y Eva al desnudo (All About Eve; 1950). Su primer papel protagonista lo obtuvo en la cinta de 1952 Don’t Bother to Knock. Alcanzó su período de mayor popularidad a partir del año siguiente, cuando protagonizó películas como Los caballeros las prefieren rubias (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; 1953); Cómo casarse con un millonario (How to Marry a Millionaire; 1953) y The Seven Year Itch (La comezón del séptimo año, en México y Argentina, y La tentación vive arriba, en España; 1955). Tras matricularse en el Actor’s Studio, fue alabada por la crítica por su trabajo en Bus Stop (1956). En 1954, en colaboración con el fotógrafo Milton Greene, fundó la Marilyn Monroe Productions.​ Su protagonista más elogiado fue el de Sugar Kane para la película de Billy Wilder Con faldas y a lo loco (Some Like it Hot; 1959), por el que ganó un Globo de Oro a la mejor actriz de comedia o musical.7​ En sus últimos años, actuó en películas como El multimillonario (Let’s Make Love; 1960) y Vidas rebeldes (The Misfits; 1961), escrita por su marido Arthur Miller.

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1926-06-01 (99) - 1962-08-05 Los Angeles, California, USA 2.1 popularity
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Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
1926-06-01 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 – 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2021) by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, Monroe remains a major icon of pop culture. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her sixth on their list of the greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited Monroe as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in a total of 12 foster homes and an orphanage; she married at age sixteen. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career, which led to short-lived film contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. After a series of minor film roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in late 1950. Over the next two years, she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies, including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business, and in the dramas Clash by Night and Don't Bother to Knock. She faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photographs prior to becoming a star, but the story did not damage her career and instead resulted in increased interest in her films.

By 1953, Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars; she had leading roles in the film noir Niagara, which overtly relied on her sex appeal, and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, which established her star image as a "dumb blonde". The same year, her nude images were used as the centerfold and on the cover of the first issue of Playboy. She played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image throughout her career, but she was disappointed when she was typecast and underpaid by the studio. She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project but returned to star in The Seven Year Itch (1955), one of the biggest box office successes of her career.

When the studio was still reluctant to change Monroe's contract, she founded her own film production company in 1954. She dedicated 1955 to building the company and began studying method acting under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Later that year, Fox awarded her a new contract, which gave her more control and a larger salary. Her subsequent roles included a critically acclaimed performance in Bus Stop (1956) and her first independent production in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in Some Like It Hot (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed film was the drama The Misfits (1961).