A tribute to Hollywood’s most photographed celebrity MARILYN MONROE
Marilyn Monroe, ( born Norma Jeane Mortenson ; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer. She is considered to be the world’s most photographed woman ever. Famous for playing comedic " blonde bombshell " characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era's changing attitudes towards sexuality. She was a top-billed actress for only a decade, but her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2019) by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, she has continued to be a major icon of pop culture . - Born and raised in Los Angeles , Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage and married at age 16. She was working in a factory as part of the war effort during World War II when she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career. The work led to short-lived fil