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| − | '''Marilyn Monroe''' (1926-1962), born Norma Jean Mortensen | + | '''Marilyn Monroe''' (1926-1962), U.S. actress, born Norma Jean Mortensen |
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This is the '''most''' complete, in-depth, and well-researched site on Marilyn's childhood online. (If I do say so myself.) | This is the '''most''' complete, in-depth, and well-researched site on Marilyn's childhood online. (If I do say so myself.) | ||
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Norma Jean was born 1 Jun 1926, Gladys' divorce from Martin was not completed until 1927, but they were apparently seperated for some time before this, and Gladys was possibly dating other men, as reported by a few biographers. One theory is that Norma's real father was a married man named Stanley Gifford. Allegedly, Marilyn's mother told her this, but so far this statement is uncited. | Norma Jean was born 1 Jun 1926, Gladys' divorce from Martin was not completed until 1927, but they were apparently seperated for some time before this, and Gladys was possibly dating other men, as reported by a few biographers. One theory is that Norma's real father was a married man named Stanley Gifford. Allegedly, Marilyn's mother told her this, but so far this statement is uncited. | ||
| − | [[Shelley Winters]] who was at one time Marilyn's roommate relates this story<blockquote>"Marilyn told us how she had recently gotten a man's name from that orphan asylum. Her mother had listed a Mortensen as her biological father. The night she had finished ''The Asphalt Jungle'', after the wrap party...she called information in some place like Whittier, got the man's phone number and called it....She was convinced that this man was her biological father, and she explained to the man who she was....A | + | [[Shelley Winters]] who was at one time Marilyn's roommate relates this story<blockquote>"Marilyn told us how she had recently gotten a man's name from that orphan asylum. Her mother had listed a Mortensen as her biological father. The night she had finished ''The Asphalt Jungle'', after the wrap party...she called information in some place like Whittier, got the man's phone number and called it....She was convinced that this man was her biological father, and she explained to the man who she was....A drunken male voice responded, 'Listen you tramp, I have my own family, and I don't want anything to do with Hollywood bums. Don't you ever call me again." And he hung up.</blockquote> |
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Evidently shortly after Grace married her last husband Ervin Silliman Goddard (1904-72), she sent Norma to the Los Angeles Orphans' Home from September 1935 to June 1937. Whatever caused this displacement must have later been corrected, as Grace took Norma back out of the orphanage at the end of this time. | Evidently shortly after Grace married her last husband Ervin Silliman Goddard (1904-72), she sent Norma to the Los Angeles Orphans' Home from September 1935 to June 1937. Whatever caused this displacement must have later been corrected, as Grace took Norma back out of the orphanage at the end of this time. | ||
| − | Much later, at the time that [[Shelley Winters]] and Marilyn were roommates, the were just coming out of the Circle Theatre and Marilyn was staring at a building across the street. She whispered, "That's the orphan asylum I lived in most of my life. That's where my foster parents would ship me back to when they decided they didn't want | + | Much later, at the time that [[Shelley Winters]] and Marilyn were roommates, the were just coming out of the Circle Theatre and Marilyn was staring at a building across the street. She whispered, "That's the orphan asylum I lived in most of my life. That's where my foster parents would ship me back to when they decided they didn't want me anymore." |
===Aside:The Goddard's=== | ===Aside:The Goddard's=== | ||
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*[http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=3593190 "Ervin Silliman Goddard"] on OneWorldTree | *[http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=3593190 "Ervin Silliman Goddard"] on OneWorldTree | ||
*[http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kopf&id=I12688 "Clara Grace Atchinson"] in the Ancestry World Tree | *[http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kopf&id=I12688 "Clara Grace Atchinson"] in the Ancestry World Tree | ||
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| + | ===See Also=== | ||
| + | *[[100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century]] | ||
==Martin Edward Mortensen== | ==Martin Edward Mortensen== | ||
| − | Martin was born | + | Martin was born 26 Feb 1897 in Vallejo, Solano County, California, the son of Martin Mortenson a Norwegian immigrant and his wife Stella Catherine "Katie" Higgins. |
| − | By 1917, Martin was a gas fitter working for LA Gas and Electric Company. He married Gladys Pearl Monroe on 11 Oct 1924, she left him six months later, but they were not officially divorced until 1 Jun 1927. Mona Miracle (see [http://www.monaraemiracle.com/work1.htm her website]) reports that on the marriage certificate Martin lists his occupation as "meterman" and his status as "divorced". | + | By 1917, Martin was a gas fitter working for LA Gas and Electric Company. He married Gladys Pearl Monroe on 11 Oct 1924, she left him six months later, but they were not officially divorced until 1 Jun 1927. Mona Miracle (see [http://www.monaraemiracle.com/work1.htm her website]) reports that on the marriage certificate Martin lists his occupation as "meterman" and his status as "divorced", so Gladys must have been his second wife. |
| − | When Gladys became pregnant, she had supposedly been dating various men and so there is some uncertainty about exactly who Marilyn's father was. On her birth certificate, Gladys named "Martin Mortensen" as the father. It's possible she did this only so it wouldn't appear that she was sleeping around. Some biographers claim that a Stanley Gifford was Marilyn's father. But it's also possible that Gladys really did continue to have sex with Martin and that he really is Marilyn's father. If so, Marilyn would be similar to [[Jodie Foster]] in this regard. Jodie's parents were also seperated, but she was also conceived by her legal father. | + | When Gladys became pregnant, she had supposedly been dating various men and so there is some uncertainty about exactly who Marilyn's father was. On her birth certificate, Gladys named "Martin Mortensen" as the father. It's possible she did this only so it wouldn't appear that she was sleeping around. Some biographers claim that a Stanley Gifford was Marilyn's father. But it's also possible that Gladys really did continue to have sex with Martin and that he really is Marilyn's father. If so, Marilyn would be similar to [[Jodie Foster]] in this regard. Jodie's parents were also seperated for some time, but she was also conceived by her legal father. |
| − | Martin died | + | Martin died 10 Feb 1981 in Riverside County, California. One news report of this appears in the New York Times. |
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[[Category:Ancestry research]] | [[Category:Ancestry research]] | ||
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[[Category:Famous Women]] | [[Category:Famous Women]] | ||
[[Category:California]] | [[Category:California]] | ||
[[Category:Missouri]] | [[Category:Missouri]] | ||
[[Category:Movies and Television]] | [[Category:Movies and Television]] | ||
