Marilyn Monroe

1. A Star Is BornYeesh, politics were heavy handed back in those
When Norma Jeane Baker was a little girl herdays. Now we have sitcoms ridiculing our
guardian Grace was obsessed with Hollywood andpresident and current leaders. Perhaps those
starlets. She repeatedly told Norma that one dayshows keep the FBI just as busy these days.5.
she would grow up to be a movie star just likeUnsolved Mysteries
Jean Harlow. Tony Robbins was right, positiveFurther files followed her mysterious death, one
reinforcement can move mountains.2. A Briefdocument contains a letter written on January
History Of Time20th, 1965 from the Mothers of World War II,
She was born in 1926 to Gladys Baker, anInc. expressing concern about a document they
unmarried movie technician. Due to her mother'shad received with questions about the late
mental instability she was raised in foster homessuperstar's murder or suicide, detailing information
amongst neglect and abuse. At 16, she married aabout her link with the Communist group and a
defense worker named James E. Dougherty.certain Attorney General named Robert F.
During World War II she became a pin-up modelKennedy, which the FBI has recorded she met
and was eventually signed to a modeling agency.alone on many occasions. The list goes on and on,
In 1946 she divorced Dougherty, bleached herrumors circulate to this day about her death,
hair, signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox andunfortunately it most likely will never be revealed
became Marilyn Monroe. Her first starring role wasone way or another.6. Pigs Fly
in "Don't Bother to Knock" in 1952. A year later inOne thing is certain; Marilyn did have an affair
1953 Marilyn received her star along Hollywood'swith President John F. Kennedy. Well at least there
Walk of Fame and was immortalized by herare witnesses to the fact they shared a hotel
handprints in the famous forecourt of Grumman'sroom in Tahoe. Further rumors suggested the
Chinese Theatre. A year later she married JoeRobert Kennedy was also having an affair with
DiMaggio. Two years later she legally changed herher. Many suggest the "right wing" FBI and CIA
name to Marilyn Monroe and then married Arthuragents were motivated to murder Marilyn in order
Miller. Their marriage soon ended but he wroteto embarrass and undermine the Kennedy family.
her last film, "The Misfits" in 1960. On the night ofApparently, President Kennedy was taking actions
August 4th, 1962 she died of what is stillto limit the power of these two agencies after
considered mysterious causes.3. Her Very Ownthe Bay of Pigs incident.7. Enquiring Minds
Cheshire CatIn order to bring some of these rumors to light,
Like Alice in Wonderland, Marilyn made her wayNorman Mailer wrote a book about Marilyn's death.
through the maze of Hollywood, but instead ofOne of his allegations was that Marilyn had made
relying upon the replies of a Cheshire Cat in therepeated calls to the White House on the evening
forest, Marilyn decided to find the answers toof her death. He goes further to say that the
whys and ways all on her own. Spurned by herLAPD and the FBI removed, a "paper tape", of
feeling of lack of education as a child, she made itMarilyn's telephone calls from the phone company
a personal goal to learn as much about everyonein Santa Monica. He then states he had no proof
and everything she came in contact with, seekingof any of this other than, "writer's instinct".
out the advice of experts in all fields she hadBecause of his book he coined the phrase,
questions about. She was also a passionate"factoid" which means an event, which has no
reader, collecting more than 200 great booksexistence other than it, has appeared in print.8. A
ranging from Tolstoy, Whitman, Steinbeck, andLegend
Milton to Flaubert.4. The M&M FilesMarilyn Monroe was the quintessential Hollywood
The FBI had more than 100 pages of files onsuperstar, a sex goddess who yearned to be
Marilyn and her activities. Many incidents weremore. Whatever her criticisms as an actress, in
documented on her connection with themost of her films she exuded a bold yet
Communist movement, no matter how slight itattractive sexuality that set her apart from her
might have been. One full page is dedicated to herpeers of the time. Although intelligent,
being seen poolside with certain members of thehardworking, and determined, she could not
American Communist Group in Mexico, while sheescape her own self-made image. She was, as
was on vacation. Geez, what's a girl to do?her friend and director Lee Strasberg noted in his
Because of her marriage to Arthur Miller and hiseulogy, "a legend in her own lifetime."To read
leftist's views, she was further investigated.more articles by Chad, visit the American Pop
Considerable concern was expressed when sheCulture Encyclopedia at: American Pop Culture
later met with Robert Kennedy and expressedEncyclopedia.
her views and questions about Mr. Miller's ideas.