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Marilyn Monroy



American actress. Filmed in the movies: "Niagara," "Gentlemen prefer blondinok", "How to marry a millionaire," "Bus Stop", "The Prince and the girl," "Some love pogoryachee" ( "The only jazz Girls ")," Neprikayannye "etc.

Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1st, 1926 in General Hospital-Los Angeles. Real name actresses - Norma Jean Baker Mortenson. Her mother, Gladys Monroe Baker, worked in Hollywood movies montazhnitsey. Often sick and even long before the birth of daughter′s addiction to alcohol, leading her to severe attacks of hysteria. Gladys has been repeatedly placed in a psychiatric hospital. His father, Marilyn Monroe has never seen. By issuing a wishful thinking, she once tried to prove that her real father is ... Clark Geybl.

Norma Jean replaced ten foster parents, two years spent in orphan′s home in Los Angeles, then another one has taken her family and, finally, four years with the designated authorities of her guardian.

In sixteen years, Marilyn Monroe was married for twenty neighbor Jim Daherti. After a few months left to serve in Daherti Navy, and Norma Jean settled on the Aircraft, which tested parachutes and painted the fuselage.

In 1944, a military photographer Konover offered her a career model. As a girl from the cover of Norma Jean quickly succeeded, and then went to conquer Hollywood. She had no acting experience, except in the school productions, which played a largely male role.

Norma Jean adopted a lady in the company "XX Century - Fox." At the studio gave her a new name - Marilyn Monroe. Now with Daherti she was not on the road, and they soon divorced.

In early 1947, Marilyn promelknula in the movie "Skudda ho! Skudda Hay. " She diligently attended actors studio theater school, where no apparent reason "Fox" terminated its contract. However, she did not cast a class at the studio, podrabatyvaya model.

Snyavshis in the episode in the film "Dangerous Years (1947), Marilyn signs a six-month contract with" Columbia Pictures "on the conditions at $ 75 a week. Monroe is beginning to take art lessons from a teacher Natasha Laytes, who headed the drama department of "Columbia." After several months of training she received her first role in a movie where you had to talk, sing, dance.

In the musical "girl" (1947) Marilyn played a poor girl Peggy Martin, ascending to the summit of fame.

Photo: Marilyn Monroy
Photo: "Marilyn Monroy"
Despite the flattering reviews Monroe was again dismissed. The thing is that she refused to become a lover of studio boss Harry Cohn ...

Marilyn appears in the Marx Brothers movie "The Love is happy, and then, thanks to the patronage of influential Haida Johnny gets role in the" asphalt jungle. " Before his death provided the Hyde Monroe new contract with "XX Century - Fox." At this time, it guaranteed $ 500 per week. The contract is for seven years and involved the gradual increase of fees to 1500 dollars a week.

The painting by John Houston, "Asphalt Jungle" was published on the screens in June 1950. Monroe as a mistress of aging offender observers noted the New York Post and the Herald Tribune. The Times called the game Monroe impeccable. But in the life of the actress little had changed. It continues to be filmed in the episode, and often create Marilyn этаких air creatures, who in his own candid and mily, captivates men who sing and dance.

In 1951, she enrolled for evening faculty at the University of California at Los Angeles, choosing literature and art history. Additionally, it has been taking lessons from Michael Chekhov, one of the founders of the Stanislavsky system.

In the early fifties in the line of Marilyn Monroe marked shift: it began to make a comic vamp. It is in this vein, she played the role of depraved babes in the picture, Henry Hataueya "Niagara" (1952). Marilyn was demonic fusion "fatal woman" type of Marlene Dietrich and sex bomb of becoming Rita Heyward.

The success of Marilyn Monroe in "Niagara" has surpassed all expectations. 4 Oct, 1952 Monroe secretly signed a marriage in Mexico, starting with film producers, Robert Slettserom. Immediately upon his return to Hollywood, they were summoned to the head of the studio Zanuku, said: "We are ready to Marilyn for the millions of men. We have invested huge money in it. The contract has no right to be the wife of an unknown man ... "And sorry newlyweds rushed back to Mexico, where bribing lawyer persuaded him to destroy the marriage.

In the same year he guessed her comedy talent Houks takes the classic musical "Gentlemen prefer blondinok" - singing, dancing, supershou over Marilyn - Fleur immorality: the song "Money - friend of the girl" overfly America. Its heroine - охотница for rich men. And: Monroe yet perfectly fits into the concept of "srepetirovannoy reality, the key to Hollywood.

This remarkable musical 1950 Marilyn brought a huge success, even though she paid only 18 thousand dollars, while the fees of its partner, Jane Russell was 100 thousand dollars.

Marilyn Monroe, or MM, become a sex symbol of America.

Photo: Marilyn Monroy
Photo: "Marilyn Monroy"
"Sexuality is attractive only when it is natural and spontaneous. We are all born sexual creatures, but sorry, very sorry that many of us despise and destroy this natural gift of nature ... "- she said. The famous photographer Bert Stern wrote about the actress: "... Marilyn Monroe - a fantasy. If it stops moving, its beauty would be lost. When I shot it, it was a feeling that the pictures of the light. Marilyn radiated power. It was like the wind, like a comet. She was a goddess. "

However, Marilyn dreamed of something else: "I want to grow and develop and play serious dramatic role."

The film Negulesko "to marry a millionaire" (1953) Monroe appeared in the form of short-sighted girl who was not from coquetry points and then it gets into funny situations. Her partners were celebrities - Betty Greybl and Lauren Beykol.

Later the director told: "During filming, she poluserezno-half came on the set in 16 hours instead of 10 o′clock in the morning. In doing so, saying that could not find the shooting pavilion. And so after eight years in the studio! "This is not, I was late ... It is late the other" - to protect MM At times it was not for three days, was grossly and aggressive, not with me, and for personnel who could not oppose it. Sometimes it were difficulties with the text ... There have been difficulties in itself. But when it took itself to the hands, when the "spin", it was wonderful. And what she has in these minutes, it was a sense of dialogue. It spread around him an aura of inspirational actress. Such an atmosphere, few were able to create. This, perhaps, could only be Greta Garbo ... "

Year 1954 th - Western Otto Premindzhera River, where there is no return "and also married to a famous baseball player Joe Di Maggio.

But this marriage did not bring her happiness. "I believe in our marriage with Joe ... In our love, our mutual warmth and understanding. By the way, all over the mutual exclusion and indifference. " After nine months they were divorced. Lost Di Maggio said: "I want to be buried with my last and only one woman ..." As testament, and after his death on the grave of Marilyn Monroe will go to fresh flowers that are so fond of "the goddess of the screen" ...

In 1954, Monroe took part in director Billy Wilder in the movie "Itching in the seventh year." Her character - the embodiment of integrity, but in the eyes of caring for her four decades of a neighbor (Tom Iuell) - a real sex bomb ...

Monroe started with Lee Strasberg, founder of the famous actor′s studio in New York.

Photo: Marilyn Monroy
Photo: "Marilyn Monroy"
Curiously, all his personal property bequeathed Marilyn teacher. Strasberg also said: "I have worked with hundreds and hundreds of actors and actresses, among them there are only two that have all the other tower. Number One - Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe - number two. "

In late 1955 the studio Marilyn Monroe Productions, began negotiations with the "XX Century - Fox" for the eight millionth contract, aimed at seven years. During this time the anticipated lift Four film involving Monroe.

24 February 1956 with a triumph for the actress arrived in Hollywood. Black dress and closed norkovoe Manto in the hands attached to it irresistibly delicious shine. Someone handed her a dozen roses. She smilingly tossed flowers into the crowd. The gesture triggered an explosion in the crowd delight.

Before the shootings in the new movie Joshua Logan MM first showed symptoms diva, meticulously selecting a partner. "Bus Stop" (1956) was designed specifically to Marilyn, a multi-faceted nature of pevichki Cheri searching for a better life, had fairly beaten the life and flourishing of love boy-cowboy, ukrotitelnitsu tame. "I did not suspect that it has such a dazzling talent - recalls Logan. - It directing justify themselves. When making a text from her face, skin, hair and body do such fabulous things that they - do not be afraid to seem banal - is inspiring. I turn, and all my thoughts just took her game ... "

It is an entertaining picture of the plan was "The Prince and the girl" (1957). Marilyn was, according to the director and actor Sir Laurence Olivier, "brilliant komediantka, and hence an extremely good actress." But four months of work with the MM turned to him in rank hell. Monroe constantly late, capricious, had to withdraw to the thirty-duplicated in order to achieve the desired tone. When the movie came out on the screens, most critics regarded him favorably. Monroe seemed so convincing and irresistible, that it was impossible to guess the mental torment, the price which it was achieved, and it radiated from the screen to one inherent attractive force, unsuccessfully called "zovom flesh."

At the end of June 1956 Marilyn was married to writer Arthur Miller, which met five years ago at the reception in Hollywood. Monroe was a pleasure stay close to a celebrity: the playwright is constantly surrounded by intelligent and highly social people. It was a pleasure to play the role of hostess at home.

Photo: Marilyn Monroy
Photo: "Marilyn Monroy"
One pet peeve: all attempts to have a baby ended unsuccessfully. Once Arthur Miller, knowing that it has the fear of loneliness, said: "You are very sad girl from those whom I know ... It is hardly among the actresses of your values is similar to you. "

In early June 1958, Monroe moved to Los Angeles, which starts shooting the film "Some like pogoryachee" ( "The only jazz girl"). She performed the role of the singer in jazz. During the MM has been consistently inflated, and arranged for many hysterics. The phrase, consisting of three words that sometimes require not less than sixty-five duplicates. Her "irritant" was the actor Tony Curtis, in which the heroine falls in love during the film. Marilyn Monroe was by no means a Hollywood handsome ... It has nothing to do with them, and shooting pictures are often suspended. All were waiting for when MM rest. September 15, Marilyn visited the hospital "Lebanese cedars" to survey and stayed there for three days. She was suffering from nervous exhaustion.

When work on the film ended, Wilder said: "I am the only director who has with the Monro two whole movie. Fairness demands that the Guild of directors asking me to award the Order of "Purple Heart". Arthur Miller demanded a public apology for his speech, but Wilder was able to escape from it. However, in a few years, the director talked about the Monroe others: "As a comedienne with her acute sense of comic dialogue, it was simply brilliant. It was a gift from God. "

In April, May and June 1959, the movie "Some like pogoryachee" was at the peak of popularity. By the end of 1960, net income from its rolled products amounted to 18 million dollars. It was a real triumph MM

But professional success coincided with a personal tragedy. Marilyn once again had to abandon hopes of becoming a mother ...

Directed by George Kyukor a long time could not find the actor in a leading role in the film involving Monroe "Make Love" (1960). All the celebrities - Cary Grant, Rock Hudson, Gregory Peck, Yul Brinner - under any pretext to refuse to participate in the shootings. And when the director has already started to panic, to come rescue the European znakomets Miller - Yves Montand. Together with his wife Simone Seniora he arrived in New York concerts.

Marilyn in duet with Yves Montagna. Actors make the scope of banal idea (millionaire is impersonating a poor performer to conquer the heart of their choice).

Photo: Marilyn Monroy
Photo: "Marilyn Monroy"
Fascinating, retractor slow rhythm of human relationships, in our eyes - a real passion.

While working with Yves on the set and in the life of Monro has been collected, the quiet, compliant. In the charming French MM found that women described as "a man of my dreams." Shootings picture "Let′s deal with love" (in Europe it was called "Billionaires") has never been disrupted. She held them in one breath. Marilyn distinguished beautiful songs, dance numbers.

Roman with Yves evolved rapidly. "It′s obviously - Monroe said - we are created for each other. Arthur needed intellektualki with whom he could talk. Like Simon. A Ivu I need. "

But it turned into the worst way. "He tried to be merciful. He kissed me. But he said that the idea to leave Simon ... ridiculous. And he said: Funny. He said he hoped that I was with him well and that he was "pleasantly spent time with me." I, I loved it, and it was "pleasantly spent time"! So always: I am eternally waiting for something and get the result - crap! shit! shit! "

The next film, "Neprikayannye, proved to MM last. The role of Rosalyn Teyber Arthur Miller was written specially for her. This is the story of a charming but hapless woman with fine mental organization that suffers from internal contradictions, like the very Marilyn. In the course of action heroine of the film goes to the city of Reno, to obtain a divorce. Monroe has played along with "King of the actors′ Geyblom Clarke, who once called his father.

Work on the picture has been slow. Marilyn occupied nembutala powerful dose in the morning and could not released. Late on the set for two hours, she demanded the attention of Miller, a press agent, his teacher Paula Strasberg, two parikmahersh, make-up artist, beauticians, dublershi, massage therapists, secretaries, garderobschitsy, maid and dressmaker. Then ran to Clarke and apologize for being late. He hugged her gently, prigovarivaya: "You have no late, darling" - and then somehow a way to convince him driven her that all her problems are not a jigger.

In addition to requirement of MM case delayed monomaniacal pursuit of John Houston shoot each scene as an ideal. When finally otsnyali three-quarters of the material, while another double Marilyn suddenly fainted. The attending physician required hospitalization and a long rest. In press melknulo mention of consulting a psychiatrist.

Photo: Marilyn Monroy
Photo: "Marilyn Monroy"
(Monroe was the first time turned to a psychiatric clinic in 1954.)

The disease is a movie star revived the old gossip and rumors. It was suggested that the disease caused the complications of the Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller. And in September, the newspaper reported: MM chose a lawyer for the divorce process.

In October 1960, finished shooting "Neprikayannyh. Marilyn and Arthur returned to New York. At different aircraft. Many years later, Miller said: "In" Neprikayannyh "it plays as a dramatic actress was unique, but I am not sure that the result was worth all of this flour, all this suffering. It does not cost anything." January 20, 1961 Monroe and Miller arranged a divorce.

"Neprikayannye" almost did not have attracted the attention of the press, although Clark Geybl remarked that working with Marilyn, made this film one of the best in his creative biography. At the same time, newspaper willingly responded to the news that Marilyn Monroe secretly being treated in a psychiatric hospital Payne Whitney in New York, hiding under the name Fay Miller.

Fans MM with deep regret to learn that their goddess seriously ill. One newspaper quoted the words of the doctor: "I Miss Monroe has no symptoms of schizophrenia, as indicated. It is just a little bit overdo, making several films a year, and experienced three divorces. I am confident that with our help it recover very soon. "

Unsubscribe from the clinic, Marilyn, along with Joe Di Maggio went on vacation to Florida, and then - through Hollywood - Las Vegas, to take part in shows of Frank Sinatra, with which it linked the closest friendship. "I feel much happier - she said - but the main thing - freedom." But soon after the MM celebrated its 35 anniversary, "Ambulance" once again brought her to the hospital. For the fourth time in five months.

To heal, she immediately began negotiations with the studio "XX Century - Fox" of the seven contract. She suggested that all 100 thousand for the film, while Elizabeth Taylor won for "Cleopatra" million. Hopes for a new contract have not been fulfilled: to shoot the picture "It is no longer" (another name: "Something must happen), it clearly is not shown due diligence, and the studio had dismissed the actress, with her broken relationship.

Monroe had already abusing alcohol and hard drugs. She fell into deep depression. 5 August, 1962 Marilyn has gone from life.

Photo: Marilyn Monroy
Photo: "Marilyn Monroy"
The news of the death tridtsatishestiletney superstars shocked not only Hollywood and all of America, but the whole world who loves the beauty and talent.

In less than nine days after the death of the District Attorney Theodore Kerfi launched the official version of the "possible suicide". It based its conclusion, the data of examination conducted by toxicologists and psychiatrists.

However, many close to Marilyn knew people, including novelist Norman mailer, actor Marlon Brando, journalist Robert Slettser were sure that her death - not suicide.

Soon came the rumors that are involved in the Kennedy brothers - United States President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Senator Robert F. Kennedy. They spoke of a possible conspiracy involving the secret services, aimed at the killing of a movie star, which was scandalous in both communications and history of many secrets. Marilyn was really lover, John Kennedy and admired them. The last time she appeared before the public May 19, 1962 at the grand show on the birthday of the President, and the penetration sang "Happy Birthday" ...

Secret of her death is still undisclosed, and continues to excite, intrigue, raise questions.

"Hollywood - a place where you pay a thousand dollars for a kiss or pension will provide for your soul. I know this because all too often rejected the first proposal, but my soul is not for sale ... "- said the actress.

Marilyn Monroe acted in 31 movie, which brought 43 million dollars of profit, which today means hundreds of millions of ... But that surprising: at home, she received no prize! The only reward was the statue of David of Donatello, which she handed to the Italians for her role in the film "The Prince and the girl" ...

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