Known for: celebrity and actress, sex symbol, "blonde bombshell"
Dates: June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962
Occupation: movie actress
Also known as: Norma Jeane Baker, Norma Jean Baker, Norma Jean Mortenson, Norma Jean Mortensen
Religion: Convert to Judaism
Parents
- Mother: Gladys Monroe Baker (also called Gladys Pearl Baker or Gladys Monroe Mortenson)
- Father: Edward Mortenson or C. Stanley Gifford
Husbands
- James Dougherty (married June 19, 1942; divorced September 13, 1946)
- Joe DiMaggio (married January 14, 1954; divorced October 27, 1954)
- Arthur Miller (married June 29, 1956; divorced January 24, 1961)
Education
- Van Nuys High School
- 3 month modeling course
- dramatic coach, Natasha Lyless
- Actors Lab, Los Angeles
- Actors Studio, New York
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