Marilyn Monroe
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Gladys next married to Martin Edward Mortensen (b 1897) on 11 Oct 1924, but seperated from him after several months, moving in with her good friend and co-worker Grace Atchison McKee, a divorced woman. When Norma Jean was young, her mother, working in the film industry, had made enough money to afford a down-payment on a house. They only lived there for a few months when Gladys apparently had some kind of psychotic episode. She was committed to a psychiatric hospital, and Grace was made both guardian of Norma Jean and custodian of Glady's estate. The house and furnishings were sold off except for a piano which was held for Norma by Grace's aunt Ana. | Gladys next married to Martin Edward Mortensen (b 1897) on 11 Oct 1924, but seperated from him after several months, moving in with her good friend and co-worker Grace Atchison McKee, a divorced woman. When Norma Jean was young, her mother, working in the film industry, had made enough money to afford a down-payment on a house. They only lived there for a few months when Gladys apparently had some kind of psychotic episode. She was committed to a psychiatric hospital, and Grace was made both guardian of Norma Jean and custodian of Glady's estate. The house and furnishings were sold off except for a piano which was held for Norma by Grace's aunt Ana. | ||
| − | When Norma was yet a teenager, Grace and her new husband were about to move to the East coast and encouraged. Norma Jean married first on 19 Jun 1942 to James Dougherty (he has recently died). Before his death, James wrote a book about his marriage to Marilyn Monroe. They moved to Catalina Island where they are living in 1944 and where "Jimmie" is training for the merchant marine. While James was away fighting in World War II, Marilyn took a job working at the Radioplane factory, and moved in with his parents. It was at this job where she was first commercially photographed for an article in YANK article. | + | When Norma was yet a teenager, Grace and her new husband were about to move to the East coast and encouraged Norma to marry her boyfriend. Norma Jean married first on 19 Jun 1942 to James Dougherty (he has recently died). Before his death, James wrote a book about his marriage to Marilyn Monroe. They moved to Catalina Island where they are living in 1944 and where "Jimmie" is training for the merchant marine. While James was away fighting in World War II, Marilyn took a job working at the Radioplane factory, and moved in with his parents. It was at this job where she was first commercially photographed for an article in YANK article. |
She legally changed her name to "Marilyn Monroe". | She legally changed her name to "Marilyn Monroe". | ||
