Marilyn Monroe
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| − | Gladys next married to Martin Edward Mortensen (b 1897) on 11 Oct 1924 in Los Angeles, but seperated from him after several months, moving in with her good friend and co-worker Grace Atchison McKee, a divorced woman. Norma Jean was born | + | Gladys next married to Martin Edward Mortensen (b 1897) on 11 Oct 1924 in Los Angeles, but seperated from him after several months, moving in with her good friend and co-worker Grace Atchison McKee, a divorced woman. 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 dating other men, as reported by a few biographers. One theory is that Norma's real father was a married man named Stanley Gifford. |
| − | When Norma Jean was a baby, Gladys gave her to the custody of the Bollinger couple who raised her for a number of years. Why Gladys did this isn't quite clear. When Norma Jean was young, her mother, working as a film cutter for RKO, had made enough money to afford a down-payment on a house. They had 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. It's not yet clear if Gladys was committed first to Agnews' State, but that is where she resided later, when she was finally released just WWII was ending. The house and furnishings were sold off except for a piano which was held for Norma by Grace's aunt Ana. Norma also lived off-and-on with Grace and in a few foster homes. | + | When Norma Jean was a baby, she was watched at times by her maternal grandmother, but she died Aug 1927. Then Gladys apparently gave her to the custody of the Bollinger couple who raised her for a number of years. Why Gladys did this isn't quite clear. When Norma Jean was young, her mother, working as a film cutter for RKO, had made enough money to afford a down-payment on a house, and took Norma to live with her there. They had 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. It's not yet clear if Gladys was committed first to Agnews' State, but that is where she resided later, when she was finally released just WWII was ending. The house and furnishings were sold off except for a piano which was held for Norma by Grace's aunt Ana. Norma also lived off-and-on with Grace and in a few foster homes. |
In particular, Norma was sent to an orphanage from September 1935 to June 1937. This was about the time that Grace married her next husband Ervin S Goddard. Whatever caused this displacement must have later been corrected, as Grace took Norma back out of the orphanage at the end of this time. | In particular, Norma was sent to an orphanage from September 1935 to June 1937. This was about the time that Grace married her next husband Ervin S Goddard. Whatever caused this displacement must have later been corrected, as Grace took Norma back out of the orphanage at the end of this time. | ||
