Focus on: Marilyn Monroe (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Marilyn Monroe's birth name
Marilyn Monroe's birth name
Norma Jeane Mortenson
Monroe's birth date
Monroe's birth date
June 1, 1926
Monroe's first film contract year & studio
Monroe's first film contract year & studio
1946, 20th Century Fox
Monroe's death date & age
Monroe's death date & age
August 5, 1962, aged 36
Monroe's cause of death
Monroe's cause of death
Barbiturate overdose, probable suicide
Monroe's role in Hollywood history
Monroe's role in Hollywood history
One of Hollywood's first major female sex symbols
Singer Monroe helped break racial barriers for
Singer Monroe helped break racial barriers for
Ella Fitzgerald
Monroe's own production company name
Monroe's own production company name
Marilyn Monroe Productions
Monroe's two husbands (names)
Monroe's two husbands (names)
Joe DiMaggio & Arthur Miller
Artist who immortalised Monroe's image
Artist who immortalised Monroe's image
Andy Warhol
What Monroe's life story represented
What Monroe's life story represented
The American Dream - rags to riches
Monroe's famous 1953 film
Monroe's famous 1953 film
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Monroe's impact on women in entertainment
Monroe's impact on women in entertainment
Broke barriers, inspired autonomy & respect in careers