| Because the bathing suit Marilyn wore in the movie Love Nest was so risque (for the time period) and caused such a commotion on the set, director, Joseph Newman had to make it a closed set when she was filming. Although she recieved sixth billing for the film, As Young As You Feel, Marilyn was the most prominent actor featured in the advertisement. During the filming of Niagara, Marilyn was still under contract as a stock actor. Thus, she recieved less salary than her make-up man. Hollygrove is the name of the orphanage where Norma Jeane lived for a time. Norma Jeane was an outstanding player on Hollygrove's softball team. Norma Jeane reached her full adult height, 5' 5", by the time she was ten years old. Marilyn Monroe met Joe DiMaggio on a blind date at the Villa Nova Restaurant. After watching a film, Norma Jeane would act out the parts in a locked room. In school plays Norma Jeane was usually cast in male roles. "Aunt" Ana Lower made Norma Jeane's wedding gown for her first marriage to Jim Dougherty. Marilyn would often carry around the book, The Biography of Abraham Lincoln. Norma Jeane's first modeling job paid five dollars. Marilyn never wanted to be a blonde. Marilyn never liked the name Marilyn. The first time she signed an autograph as Marilyn Monroe she had to ask how to spell it. Marilyn did not know where to put the i in Marilyn. Marilyn thought the right side of her face was her best side. Actor Robert Mitchum worked with Marilyn's first husband, Jim Dougherty in an airplane factory. Marilyn converted to Judaism. It was in Marilyn's contract that she did not have to work when she was having her menstrual cycle. Marilyn was suggested as a possible wife for Prince Rainier of Monaco. He later married actress, Grace Kelly. Mariyn's first credit card was for Martindale's bookstore. Fearing blemishes, Marilyn washed her face fifteen times a day. Marilyn used Nivea moisturizer. Marilyn once placed a false number on her phone so that if someone saw the number and memorized it they would get the LA County Morgue. After her death, Marilyn's phone records were seized. |
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