Marilyn Monroe
Was an American actress, Singer and model the united states.
biography
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) height 1,66, was an American actress, model, and Singer, who became a major sex symbol starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.
After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with twentieth century fox. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in the asphalt jungle and all About Eve (both 1950), drew attention. By 1952 she had her first leading role in don’t Bother to knock and 1953 brought a lead in Niagara, a melodramatic film noir that dwelt on her seductiveness. Her "dumb blonded" persona was used to comic effect in subsequent films such as gentlemen prefer blondes (1953), How ti marry a Millionaire (1953) and The
Seven Year Itch (1955). Limited by typecasting, Monroe studied at the Actors studio to broaden her range.
Her dramatic performance in Bus stop (1956) was hailed by critics and garnered a Golden Globe nomination. Her production company Marilyn Monroe Productions, released The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a David di Donatello award. She received a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like It Hot (1959). Monroe's last completed film was The Misfits (1961), co-starring Clark Gable, with a screenplay written by her then-husband, Arthur Miller.
Contract with Fox and disclosure as an actress (1949-1952) In 1948, Monroe signed a six-month contract with Columbia Pictures to play Peggy dancer in the musical Ladies of the Chorus.12 The film was not very successful, so his contract was terminated. However, thereafter only appeared in films produced by Twentieth Century Fox since signing a six -year 1949.13 14 participated with a brief role in the comedy Love Happy Marx Brothers, and in 1950 she played Angela, the mistress of a lawyer in the thriller asfalto.15 Die in that same year he also starred in the movie about Eve, starring Bette Davis, where she played Claudia Caswell, a theater actress. For performances received critical paths positivas.16 In February 1951 he enrolled in evening classes in art and literature from the University of California. In that year he played in several low-budget films such as Home Town Story, As Young as You Feel and Love Nest, secundarios.17 roles of his career prospects began to improve when he acted on the orders of Fritz Lang's Clash by Night (1952), with a cast that included Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas and Robert Ryan. Again his performance received good reviews and soon acted in We're Not Married, comedy where he worked alongside Ginger Rogers and Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Do not Bother to Knock, a thriller in which she played a disturbed babysitter keeps watch Richard Widmark. It was his first starring role and, in his words, he demanded scenes of great dramatic force, but did not get the expected success.
Personality
Marilyn Monroe had two very distinct sides to his personality, first was a woman who lavished a great femininity and vulnerability, glamor and seduction widely studied and was well aware of his gifts as a woman sexually attractive blonde who sometimes went by silly without being, on the other hand, Monroe was a slave of the first aspect, it was very important for what they thought people cared. Developed a neurotic personality, and obsessive depresiva66 revealing shortcomings of affection in childhood and early youth that affected their performance on the set coming late to the shooting, stating or panic attacks, sudden impulsive assumed.
The Golden Globe For Best Actress - Musical or Comedy was first awarded in 1950 by the Foreign Press Association of Hollywood as a separate category. Previously, there was only the category of "Best Actress in a movie", but the division allowed dramatic actresses were also awarded the category for "Best Actress - Drama". The formal title has varied since its inception since 2005 is officially called: "Best Performance by an Actress in a musical or comedy."
Latest movies and health problems (1960-1962)
After Some Like It Hot, the actress has signed a new contract with Twentieth Century Fox starred in the musical Let 's Make Love, directed by George Cukor. The shooting of the film was delayed by the physical conditions of Monroe and because, at her request, the script was rewritten by Arthur Miller.47 The change that the playwright made incarnate Gregory Peck rejected the lead role of the film, Cary Grant, Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner and Rock Hudson also refused the role, so that the study offered it to the French actor and singer Yves Montand.48 Monroe and Miller befriended Montand and his wife, actress Simone Signoret. When Signoret returned to France to shoot a film, Monroe and Montand had a brief romance, being both married. Although she asked him to leave to Signoret, when filming ended, he returned home with his esposa.49 The movie had negative reviews and did not do anything right financieramente. During this period, the health and emotional state deteriorated significantly Monroe. Often telephoned Dr. Ralph Greenson, her psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, at night to combat your insomnia. He also visited other doctors when he believed it was necessary to prescribe new fĂĄrmacos. In 1960, Monroe joined the cast of the film The Misfits (Misfits) by John Huston, whose screenplay was written especially for her by Arthur Miller. The actress played Roslyn, a character he traced her husband situations, dialogues and moments of your life. The cast included, among others, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift and Thelma Ritter. Filming began in July of that year and held in the Nevada desert. The Monroe mood was not good, often missing the shooting, had difficulty concentrating and sleeping power consumed high doses of drugs and alcohol.52 In August, the actress was rushed to hospital in Los Angeles for ten days. The papers indicated that the actress was close to death, but did not reveal the cause of his internamiento. After this, Monroe returned to Nevada and completed filming pelĂcula.In November, the actress and her husband returned to separate New York city and she took refuge in the home of Lee Strasberg.
Drama Monroe in The Misfits (1961). The misfits was poorly received by critics, but Monroe 's performance, like that of Gable, received very positive reviews. In an interview, Huston said: " Marilyn excavated within their own personal experiences to bring to the surface something unique and extraordinary. Had no acting technique. Was all true, it was just her " .56 During the following months, Monroe 's addiction to drugs and alcohol put it on the brink of death nuevamente.56 The January 20, 1961, Miller divorced. In February entered the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, an experience that she later described as " a nightmare�. After Joe DiMaggio managed to communicate with, who made her transfer from the clinic to a normal hospital. His poor health prevented him from working the rest of the year.
Death and aftermath
The crypt of Marilyn Monroe (2005) On August 5, 1962, at 4:25 a.m., LAPD sergeant Jack Clemmons received a call from Dr. Ralph Greenson, Monroe's psychiatrist, saying that Monroe was found dead at her home in Brent Wood, Los Angeles, California. She was 36 years old. At the subsequent autopsy, eight mg/dL of chloral hydrate and 4.5 mg/dL of Nembutal were found in her system, and Dr. Thomas Noguchi of the Los Angeles County Coroners office recorded cause of death as "acute barbiturate poisoning", resulting from a "probable suicide". Many theories, including murder, circulated about the circumstances of her death and the timeline after the body was found. Some conspiracy theories involved John and Robert Kennedy, while other theories suggested CIA or Mafia complicity. It was reported that President Kennedy was the last person Monroe called. Monroe was interred on August 8, 1962, in a crypt at Corridor of Memories No. 24, at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Joe DiMaggio took control of the funeral arrangements which consisted of only 31 close family and friends. Lee Strasberg, her acting teacher, delivered the eulogy, and had once claimed that of all his acting students, she was the one who stood out above the rest, second only to Marlon Brando. As part of her eulogy, he stated: In her eyes, and in mine, her career was just beginning.... She had a luminous quality. A combination of wistfulness, radiance, and yearning that set her apart and made everyone wish to be part of it – to share in the childish naivete which was at once so shy and yet so vibrant. Police were also present to keep the press away. Her casket was solid bronze and was lined with champagne colored silk. Allan "Whitey" Snyder did her make-up,
which was supposedly a promise made in earlier years if she were to die before him. She was wearing her favorite green Emilio Pucci dress. In her hands was a small bouquet of pink teacup roses. For the next 20 years, red roses were placed in a vase attached to the crypt, courtesy of DiMaggio. In August 2009, the crypt space directly above that of Monroe was placed for auction on eBay. Elio Poncher plans to exhume her husband and move him to an adjacent plot. She advertised the crypt, hoping "to make enough money to pay off the $1.6 million mortgage" on her Beverly Hills mansion. The winning bid was placed by an anonymous Japanese man for $4.6 million, but the winning bidder later backed out "because of the paying problem". In 1992, Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who never met Monroe, bought the crypt immediately to the left of hers at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He was proud of the fact that Monroe had graced the first Playboy centerfold.
Books Many books have been written about Marilyn Monroe. A selection is as follows: Marilyn: her life in her own words: revealing last words and photographs of Marilyn Monroe George Barris (April 1, 2001) My story of Marilyn Monroe and Ben Hecht (September 29, 2006) Marilyn in the art of Roger Taylor (May 1, 2006) Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis by David Wills (November 8, 2011)
Movies. Some Like It Hot 1959 The Seven Year Itch 1955 El prĂncipe y la corista 1957 The Misfits 1961 Los caballeros las prefier... 1953