Those films have gone on to become classics, even if she just had bit parts.
Born Norma Jeane Mortenson in 1926, Monroe spent her formative years in and out of California foster homes.
Her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker, suffered from mental health issues and could not take care of her.
In 1946, her husband returned to a very different woman indeed.
By then, Norma Jeane had dyed her hair blonde and changed her name (viaBiography).
She was now Marilyn Monroe and her star was on the rise.
Monroe did what few female stars were able to do at the time.
She moved to New York to study acting and ignored lawsuit after lawsuit from 20th Century Fox.
Mizrahi began marketing and licensing Monroe’s image with companies like Coca-Cola, Mercedes-Benz, and Revlon.
