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If you want to learn more about Marilyn Monroe, here are some of the BEST facts about her.

What are your favorite Marilyn Monroe quotes?

If you’re gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.

Those eyes! She looks so beautiful! And her quote is so funny, she’s always finding a silver lining in things and she has a lot of witty remarks!  One of the best Marilyn Monroe quotes in my opinion.

Sometimes you just have to throw on a crown and remind them who they’re dealing with.

It’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

I love this quote! Gives me an excuse for my craziness! ANOTHER one of the best Marilyn Monroe quotes.

If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.

Preach it Marliyn!

Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.

Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.

All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.

I restore myself when I’m alone.

I don’t stop when I’m tired. I only stop when I’m done

Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right.

I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil.

I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.

Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one.

I don’t want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.

In spite of everything life is not without hope.

All a girl really wants from a guy is for him to prove to her that they are not all the same.

It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

This HAS to be my favorite Marilyn Monroe picture in this article about best Marilyn Monroe quotes… look how she is beaming!

I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.

I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.

I don’t mind living in a man’s world, as long as I can be a woman in it.

The body is meant to be seen not all covered up.

Sometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together.

This is one of my favorite quotes out of all these best Marilyn Monroe quotes because it’s so true!

If I’d observed all the rules I’d never have got anywhere.

You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.

A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.

Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.

A girl doesn’t need anyone that doesn’t need her.

Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.

Best Marliyn Monroe Quotes – References and Resources

This concludes are Best Marliyn Monroe Quotes.  Again, I put a lot of hard work into this.  If you enjoyed my quote list let me know below, I’d love to hear from you.  Or maybe you didn’t like it because I left out one of your favorite quotes?  Either way, let me know!

Here are some of the websites (not all) that I used to gather the Best Marilyn Monroe Quotes.

• http://www.brainyquote.com/
• http://quotelicious.com/
• google.com (images)
• Pinterest
• Random Tumblr Blogs

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So here is a look at my most interesting Marilyn Monroe Facts!  Please contact me if you have more to share with everyone!

Marilyn Monroe’s real name is Norma Jeane Mortenson

This is actually what Marilyn Monroe’s birth certificate reads. This last name however was intended to be Mortensen after Martin Mortensen, her mother’s second husband. He however separated from Marilyn’s mother, Gladys, before she got pregnant.

She has been using the name Norma Jeane Baker

The name Marilyn has been using since then however is Baker which is Gladys’ first married name.

She never knew for sure who her father was

But who was really the father to Ms. Monroe? This still remained a mystery till the time of her death in 1962. She never met her own father but according to what her mother said her father was her mother’s boss Charles Clifford. The photo she showed to prove it however had a man that looked more like Clark Gable.

She Grew up in Foster Homes

Norma Jeane’s mother worked at Consolidated Film Industries as a film cutter. As for motherhood however she thought of herself as incapable of living up to the task and opted to let her daughter be raised in foster homes. Among the places Monroe lived include a Los Angeles Orphan’s home and at her mother’s friend by the name Grace McKee with whom she lived more than once. It is not that Gladys did not try; just that she was unable to. For instance when Marilyn was seven years old, Gladys bought a house and lived with her.

Her Family has a history of Suicidal Depression

Norma Jean lived with her Mom for a little bit.  This only lasted a short while before Gladys suffered a mental breakdown. This is a problem that runs in the family history with Gladys’ grandmother and brother having suffered suicidal depression.

She was Sexually Abused

Monroe states in her memoir that she was sexually abused by several people when she lived in foster care. These include a great aunt’s son and Ervin “Doc” Goddard who was Grace McKee’s husband during one of her stays with her. In 1942, when Goddard got a job in West Virginia and the family could not move with her, they arranged a marriage for Marilyn with James Dougherty, a 21-year old neighbor.

Helped Assembled Drones during World War II

James Dougherty was serving in Merchant Marine during the Second World War. On the other hand, Norma Jeane worked in Van Nuy’s Radioplane factory. Here she was tasked with coating airplane/ drone parts with fire-resistant sprays and inspecting parachutes for any faults.

She was first discovered as a “Pin-up” girl

Here are some pretty cool facts about Marilyn Monroe when she was younger… When she was first noticed, she was 18 years old and married to Dougherty in the summer of 1944. Bruno Bernard who is famously known as pin-up pioneer Bernard of Hollywood spotted her on the Sunset Boulevard and gave her his business card and offered to take test shots. How this relationship went on however is not clear. As for her actual venture into the modeling and acting business the one to thank is Ronald Reagan. In 1945 as Reagan (as a captain) and others were shooting the first ever Army’s Motion Picture Unit (U.S. Army Air Forces‘ First Motion Picture Unit) he ordered David Conover, a photographer, to head for the Radioplane factory and take photos of beautiful girls contributing to the war efforts. On reporting back, shots of Jeane Dougherty impressed Reagan. For the next two weeks he taught her how to model and encouraged her to register with Blue Book Modelling Agency. At the agency she was advised to dye her hair from brown to blonde to make her beauty even more appealing. Jeane’s big break was in 1947 (had been a pin-up for a while and signed a contract for her first movie) when she had a session at the Palm Springs Racquet Club where she met Johnny Hyde.

How she invented the name Marilyn Monroe

This was the name Norma Jeane Dougherty that she had adopted by 1946. The first name Marilyn she borrowed from Marilyn Miller, a 1920s performer, and the second Monroe was her mother’s maiden name. The stage name MM was made up by Ben Lyon who signed this talented girl to studio after seeing her pin-ups. Later, Marilyn’s life would take a paradoxical turn when she got married to Arthur Miller and her legal name became Marilyn Miller. This was after divorcing her husband Dougherty in 1946 while he was still overseas. The reason she gave for filing for divorce was that Fox refused to sign her as long as she was married. They could just not risk having a pregnant starlet.

She was Married and Divorced 3 Times

1. James Dougherty (m. 1942–1946)
2. Joe DiMaggio (m. 1954–1955): Yankees legend with whom, she was married for 9 months before later marrying Arthur Miller.
3. Arthur Miller (m. 1956–1961)

She was Difficult to work with

• Marilyn was usually late or never showed up to set
• She forgot her lines
• She would constantly demand retakes if she was not pleased with her performance.

She had bad Anxiety and Stage Fright

This is an one of a couple inspiring Marilyn Monroe Facts because for those who have a lot of anxiety (like myself) are not alone.  Some of the most successful people like Marilyn Monroe have bad anxiety attacks and stage freight.  It’s how you learn how to deal with it and cope with it.  Marilyn dealt with it pretty good, however, she became dependent on drugs as another coping mechanism.

Increased Drug use and later became addicted

Barbiturates, amphetamines, and alcohol (which was normal during this time of Hollywood) would help her anxiety and chronic insomnia.

She had a Miscarriage and an Ectopic Pregnancy

• She became pregnant in 1957, but it was ectopic meaning that the embryo attaches itself to the inner tubes instead of attaching to the uterus.  The pain can be sharp and crampy.
• A year later she suffered a miscarriage.

Marilyn Monroe Achievements

These are quite many and Monroe always left a lasting impression in all who worked with her. For instance, Joshua Logan the director of “Bus Stop” declares that working with her was the first time he understood that intelligence and brilliance have nothing to do with education. In most shootings, Marilyn Monroe tended to be late and struggle with her lines. She feared that no one would take her seriously as an actress and this took s toll on her. She however was worth waiting for because of the crowds she drew to the screens. Her acting was great and so were her looks. This is according to Billy Wilder who directed two movies she featured in.

She Gave a Lot to Charity

• She performed for soldiers in Korea
• Performed for St. Jude’s Hospital in 1952
• Modelled for the March of Dimes Fundraiser in 1958
• Rode on a pink painted elephant to help fight arthritis
• She donated her earnings to the Milk FUnd For Babies
• 1952, she visited orphanages and children’s hospitals
• 1962 she wrote a check for $1000 to a Mexican Orphanage and then later ripped it up and wrote a check for $10,000

She wasn’t “Plus Size” – Her Measurements were:

Marilyn Monroe’s Measurements were:

• Marilyn Monroe Height: 5’5″
• Mariylun Monroe Weight: 118 lbs
• Marilyn Monroe Waist: she measured out to be a 22″ waist
• Marliyn Monroe Dress Size: 2
• Marlilyn Monroe Bra Size: 36D

See Audrey Hepburn Measurements to compare the two

She’s the 3rd Woman to Start a Production Company

Frustrated with playing the role of the “dumb blonde” and the limited roles that studios assigned her, she started her own production company MMP – Marilyn Monroe Productions.

She Loved Animals

She Underwent Plastic Surgery on her Nose and Corrected an Overbite

Her Favorite Makeup Artist was Alan Snyder aka “Whitey”.

She Was Not a Dumb Blonde

She read and studied:

• Doestoyevsky
• Whitman
• Rodin

Had a personal library of 400 books.  Her friend Susan Strasberg said that she was very interested in learning and information.

She also enrolled in art history classes at UCLA and socialized with Truman Capote, Isak Dineson, and Carl Sandburg.

This is one of my favorite Marilyn Monroe facts because a lot of people think that she’s a dumb blonde when in reality she is not… I love surprising people.

She took acting Seriously

She took acting classes in the world famous Actor’s studio located in New York.  She’s quoted saying – “I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn! To change, to improve! I didn’t want anything else. Not men, not money, not love, but the ability to act.”

She Dated Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando

Her Dresses have sold for $1.3 Million

Marilyn Monroe’s beauty, acting and modeling were not the only things that made her stand out. Her costumes caught the attention of many. The billowing white dress she wore in “The Seven Year Itch” was loved and famous. Many of her costumes have been sold for lots of money. One such costume is the jeans she wore in “River of No Return” which was purchased by Tommy Hilfiger for $37000 in an auction. One that surprised many is the skin-tight jeans she wore at John F. Kennedy’s birthday in 1962 which was sold for $1.3 million in an auction in 1999.

Every Room in her Home was “Bugged”

“In 1972, actress Veronica Hamel and her husband became the new owners of Marilyn’s Brentwood home. They hired a contractor to replace the roof and remodel the house, and the contractor discovered a sophisticated eavesdropping and telephone tapping system that covered every room in the house. The components were not commercially available in 1962, but were in the words of a retired Justice Department official, “standard FBI issue.” This discovery lent further support to claims of conspiracy theorists that Marilyn had been under surveillance by the Kennedys and the Mafia. The new owners spent $100,000 to remove the bugging devices from the house.”

Marilyn Monroe’s Suicide – Murder

Monroe really is not to blame for any suicidal attempts; well, it runs in the family. Some time during the peak of her career, Dougherty told a magazine during an interview that she had threatened to kill herself by jumping off Santa Monica Pier if he left her.

To make matters worse, at the time her marriage to Miller was on the rocks. When she thought she could not take it anymore she attempted to jump out of her apartment window in Manhattan. This led to her being institutionalized at the Payne Whitney clinic in Cornell University-New York Hospital. During this time she rekindled her romance with former husband DiMaggio and the two even planned to rewed. As fate would have it however the plan would not push through. Marilyn Monroe died in August 1962 before the wedding date planned for the same month. Her death is attributed to drug overdose whose motive has never been determined. Was it suicidal or accidental or murder?

Fred Otash, a notorious Hollywood PI admitted that “I listened to Marilyn Die”

IMHO, I believe that she was murdered.

She felt responsible for Clark Gable’s Death

Monroe’s co-star, Clark Gable, in the film “The Misfits” died of a heart attack (at 59) just after the shoot ended. Marilyn blamed herself for his death saying that her delays might have contributed to this.

The JFK and Marilyn Monroe Affair

Their affair happened at least once according to Marilyn. For more information supporting the JFK and Marilyn Monroe affair, visit this great Quora forum that discusses the evidence and arguments pretty thoroughly.

After she sung happy birthday to JFK, she would call JFK several times and then stopped after he ignored her calls. Senator Smathers said that “He wanted to stop it, because it got to be a point where it was somewhat embarrassing.  She stopped bothering him, because he quit talking to her.” – Also Audrey Hepburn sung Happy Birthday to JFK one year earlier.

It’s been said that Marilyn would attend sex parties and orgies with the Kennedy Brothers.

Later there came out a Sex Orgy Tape of the Kennedy’s and Marilyn that was put up on auction.  Nothing has been submitted to the public or the acknowledgment of whether or not it was a fake or not.

ALSO, Hollywood PI confirms that he listened in on JFK and Marilyn Monroe having sex.

She Died before finishing her movie

The movie she didn’t get to finish was “Somethings Got to Give”.

Marilyn Monroe Illuminati Involvement

I’m going to add more detail on this later… but this deals with her rumored MK Ultra involvement which is talked about further below.

Marilyn Monroe MK Ultra Participant

It is no secret that the US Government has had a secret program titled Project MKUltra which is a program  revived from the Nazi’s dedicated to mind control. The question still remains if Marilyn Monroe was an MK Ultra participant. The issue is highly rumored and conspiracy theory based. We aren’t positive, but considering the time frame, her drug use, and weird behavior.  Vigilant Citizen has a controversial but worth reading article on the subject that is worth checking out.  Not all facts that they purport are readily backed up by links, you might have to search a bit to fact check because we are getting into more controversial Marilyn Monroe facts.

Here is an example of CIA Mind Control.  You can also youtube MK Ultra Celebrities.

Anton LaVey & Marliyn Monroe Affair

Anton LaVey’s book “The Secret Life of a Satanist” confesses that he had sexual relations with Marilyn Monroe and that their usual place would be at night in the cemetery.

She is a Style Icon Who is Still Trending

Marilyn Monroe’s Twitter feed has 228,000 followers whereas her Facebook page has 13 million likes. There are currently fashion lines, Burton snowboards, beauty spas and even phone apps affiliated to Marilyn Monroe.

Am I missing any Marilyn Monroe facts?! Let me know! 

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Espero que disfruten de todas las frases de Marilyn Monroe !

English Translation:  Hi and welcome to my page. I’ve collected the best marilyn monroe quotes that I could find. I searched the internet for days and weeks to find the best ones. Marilyn Monroe has some of the best quotes ever. Her words inspire so many women and girls all across the world to give them strength, encourage their beauty, make them feel confident, and provide them with great insights about being a woman. I have posted my favorite Marilyn Monroe Quotes in the beginning.  I hope you enjoy all of the Marilyn Monroe quotes!

For other quotes visit:  Audrey Hepburn Quotes (English), Marilyn Monroe Zitate (German)

“Una mujer inteligente deja ir a quien no se quiere quedar.

“Las mujeres que buscan ser iguales a los hombres, carecen de ambicion.”

 “Ninguna mujer debe olvidar nunca que ella no necesita a nadie que no la necesite a ella.”

“Mantén la cabeza arriba, la barbilla en alto y, lo más importante, mantén tu sonrisa, porque la vida es una cosa hermosa y hay mucho por lo cual sonreír”

“La imperfección es belleza, la locura es genialidad, y es mejor ser absolutamente ridículo que absolutamente aburrido”

“Una mujer conoce sus limites, pero una mujer inteligente sabe que no tiene ninguno.”

“Si dejas salir tus miedos, tendras mas espacio para vivir tus suenos.”

“Ojalá que la espera no desgaste mis sueños”

“Soy egoísta, impaciente y un poco insegura. Cometo errores, pierdo el control y a veces soy difícil de lidiar. Pero si no puedes lidiar conmigo en mi peor momento, definitivamente no me mereces en el mejor”

“Una mujer inteligente besa, pero no ama; escucha, pero no cree, y se va antes de que la dejen”

Este es mi favorita frases de Marilyn Monroe!

“Estoy intentando encontrarme como persona, pero a veces eso no es fácil de hacer. Millones de personas viven toda su vida sin encontrarse”

“Se normal me aburre.”

“El sexo forma parte de la naturaleza. Y yo me llevo de maravilla con la naturaleza”

“La vida es corta… sonriele a quien llora, ignora a quien te critica y se feliz con quien te importa.”

” ‘Facil’ es un adjectivo que se utiliza para describir una mujer que tiene la moralidad sexual de un hombre.”

Mas Frases de Marilyn Monroe

“Si vas a ser ‘doble cara’, al menos haz una de ellas hermosa”

“El éxito hace que mucha gente te odie. Me gustaría que no fuese así. Sería maravilloso disfrutar del éxito sin ver envidia en los ojos de los que te rodean”

“El hombre tiene que estimular el ánimo y el espíritu de la mujer para hacer el sexo interesante. El verdadero amante es el hombre que la emociona al tocarle la cabeza, sonreír o mirarla a los ojos”

“Los maridos son estupendos como amantes cuando engañan a sus mujeres”

“Nunca he dejado a nadie en quien haya creído”

“Las desilusiones te hacen abrir los ojos y cerrar el corazón”

“No me importa vivir en un mundo de hombres, siempre que pueda ser una mujer en él”

“Una de las mejores cosas que me han pasado es ser una mujer. Esa es la manera en que todas las mujeres deberían sentirse”

“Alguien que te trata bien sólo cuando está a punto de perderte no merece que regreses”

“Ninguna mujer debe olvidar nunca que ella no necesita a nadie que no la necesite a ella”

“Me gusta estar totalmente vestida, y si no, totalmente desnuda. No me gustan las medias tintas”

“Los perros no me muerden. Sólo los seres humanos”

“Ríe cuando estés triste, llorar es demasiado fácil”

“No presumas de haber sido el primero en mi corazón si no fuiste suficientemente inteligente para ser el último”

“La felicidad está dentro de uno, no al lado de nadie”

“Es mejor estar sola que infeliz con alguien”

“El amor no necesita ser perfecto, sólo necesita ser verdadero”

“Soy buena, pero no un ángel. Cometo pecados, pero no soy el demonio. Simplemente soy una pequeña chica en un mundo grande tratando de encontrar alguien a quien amar”

“La verdad es que nunca he engañado a nadie. He dejado a veces que los hombres se engañen a sí mismos”

“Si te hizo feliz, no cuenta como error”

Otros Frases de Marilyn Monroe con Fotos

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English Translation: Below are a few Marilyn Monroe Quotes that I have gathered for all my German friends! I am sorry if the German reads poorly, this is a Google translation! Also, I am going to try and create cute images for the Marilyn Monroe quotes so that you can share them with friends, print them out, and hang them up! Hope you enjoy!

Alles passiert aus einem Grund.  Menschen andern sich, damit du lernst, loszulassen. Dinge gehen schief, damit du zu schatzen weisst, wenn es gut lauft. Du glaubst einer Luge, damit du lernst, nur dir selbst zu vertrauen und manchmal bricht etwas Gutes auseinander, damit etwas Schoneres zusammenkommen kann. – Marilyn Monroe

“A smile is the best makeup any girl can wear.”

Ein kluges madchen kusst, aber liebt nicht. Hort zu, aber glabut nicht & geht, behor sie verlassen wird.

Ein weises Mädchen küsst, aber liebt nicht, hört zu, aber glaubt nicht und verlässt, bevor sie verlassen wird.

Ich komme eigentlich nie zu spät – die anderen haben es bloß immer so eilig.

Wahre Schönheit und Weiblichkeit sind alterslos und nicht künstlich herstellbar.

Manche Leute waren nicht nett. Wenn ich ihnen sagte, ich wollte mich schauspielerisch verbessern, dann schauten sie auf meine Figur. Wenn ich sagte, ich wollte mich entwickeln, mein Handwerk lernen, dann lachten sie. Irgendwie erwarteten sie nicht, dass ich meine Arbeit ernstnahm.

Als ich ein kleines Mädchen war, sagte mir niemand, dass ich hübsch sei. Man sollte allen kleinen Mädchen sagen, dass sie hübsch sind, selbst wenn es nicht stimmt.

Mein Antrieb mich nackt zu zeigen, und meine Träume davon hatten nichts Schamhaftes oder Sündiges. Ich fühlte mich weniger einsam, wenn ich davon träumte, dass mich Leute anschauen.

Als Frau bin ich ein Versager. Meine Männer erwarten so viel von mir, aufgrund des Bildes, das sie sich von mir als Sexsymbol gemacht haben und das ich von mir gemacht habe. Männer erwarten so viel, und ich kann diese Erwartungen nicht erfüllen.

Wenn ich ein dummes Mädchen spiele und eine dumme Frage stelle, dann muss ich dabei bleiben. Was soll ich denn tun – intelligent ausschauen?

Eine Schauspielerin ist keine Maschine, aber sie behandeln dich wie eine Maschine. Eine Geldmaschine.

Die Leute hatten die Gewohnheit, mich anzuschauen, als sei ich eine Art Spiegel und keine Person. Sie sahen nicht mich, sondern ihre eigenen lüsternen Gedanken und dann spielten sie selbst die Unschuldigen, indem sie mich als lüstern bezeichneten.

Ehemänner sind vor allem dann gute Liebhaber, wenn sie ihre Frauen betrügen.

Als ich älter wurde, wusste ich, dass ich anders war als die anderen Mädchen, weil es in meinem Leben keine Küsse und Versprechen gab. Ich fühlte mich oft einsam und wollte sterben.

Ein Sexsymbol ist ein Ding, und ich hasse es ein Ding zu sein.

Karriere ist etwas Herrliches, aber man kann sich nicht in einer kalten Nacht an ihr wärmen.

Hollywood ist ein Ort, an dem sie dir tausend Dollar für einen Kuss bezahlen und fünfzig Cents für deine Seele.

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