" I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful" Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Baker on June 1‚ 1926. Her mother’s name was Gladys Baker Mortensen. Baker being the name of her other two children and Mortensen the name of her last husband who disappeared just months after their marriage in 1924. Although Edward Mortensen was Gladys’ husband at the time of Norma’s birth‚ he was not her father. No one knows for sure who her father was‚ but it was believed that it was Gladys’ lover
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and just as with any nation‚ there is an ‘American identity’. Numerous impacting events and influential people‚ such as Andy Warhol‚ Sally Ride‚ and Helen Keller‚ have created this identity. The American identity is defined as a change of perspective‚ rallying for equality‚ and persevering to accomplish unimaginable results. Although Andy Warhol is viewed today as a large icon of pop culture‚ he had a difficult start in life. He was born in August of 1928 as Andrew Warhola‚ and spent a large part of
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Pop Art Movement The art movement I have chosen to study is Pop Art‚ before I decided on the movement of my choice I looked at other movements such as Impressionism and Surrealism. Both of these movements had their own unique qualities however‚ I found Pop Art very intriguing and wanted to look further into the movement. I have looked into the background and context‚ the key players and their work‚ the themes and styles associated with Pop Art as well as the reaction to the movement. Pop art
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It is unfortunate that Marilyn Monroe had a tragic ending because she had survived a tough childhood to become very well-known actress. Marilyn’s mother was unstable and Marilyn wasn’t sure of who her father was. Marilyn‚ through her struggles‚ was very successful. She took the role of acting in many plays and modeled. Marilyn becoming famous brought her to be quite wealthy. Marilyn was born in Los Angeles by the name of Norma Jeane Mortenson. She didn’t know who her mom was until the age of
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While for many‚ Marilyn Monroe was and still might possibly be one of the most enduring sex symbols of all time‚ behind her perfect curves and seductive personality‚ lay a dark and troubled woman ridiculed by her own mental state. What is clear however‚ is that Monroe suffered from severe mental distress which was later diagnosed in her rise to fame and was identified as a borderline personality disorder‚ severe anxiety‚ and depression. Possible causations of her complex mental state during that
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Brandie Perkins November 2‚ 2012 French-Hart Eng. 101 Rough Draft Marilyn Monroe Murdered She was the most celebrated woman in the world‚ a platinum-blonde bombshell who fought her way up from a troubled childhood to conquer not only Hollywood but the likes of baseball great Joe DiMaggio (her second husband) and playwright Arthur Miller (her third) as well. When her body was found in the bedroom of her Brentwood‚ Calif.‚ hacienda on Aug. 5‚ 1962‚ no one wanted to believe she had taken her
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Marilyn Monroe Mandi Powers PSY/300 October 17‚ 2011 Lori Cooper Marilyn Monroe There have been many arguments when it comes to psychological development when it is about the topic of nature versus nurture and the stages of development. The way a person develops depends on several different factors such as our upbringing along with our environment. To really understand a person one must take a deeper look into the family history. For this paper I have chosen to take a closer look into
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Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1‚ 1926 in Los Angeles‚ California. Her mother was a filmcutter at RKO Studios who‚ widowed and mentally ill‚ abandoned her to sequence of foster homes. She was almost smothered to death at two‚ nearly raped at six. At nine‚ the LA Orphans’ Home paid her a nickel a month for kitchen work while taking back a penny every Sunday for church. At sixteen‚ she worked in an aircraft plant and married a man she called Daddy; he went into the military‚
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In this essay I am going to be exploring two artefacts and discussing the relationships between them‚ considering the meanings behind them‚ the time and context. The first artefact I have chosen to explore is ‘Turquoise Marilyn’‚ which is Acrylic and Silkscreen on Linen created by Andy Warhol‚ 1964. The second artefact is ‘For the Love of God’‚ which is platinum cast of a human skull‚ studded with over 8500 diamonds‚ created by Damien Hirst‚ 2007. While I think these two artifacts offer multiple
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As sad as it is to believe today the fifth of August 1962‚ Marilyn Monroe has sadly passed away‚ at the age of thirty six. She was found in her bed. In her location 12305 Fifth Helena Drive‚ Brentwood California United States. The cause of her death was known to be an overdose of barbiturate. We will always remember her as one of the most popular hollywood stars. Yesterday her last day‚ was spent with publicist Patricia etc. Her death was officially ruled by a probable suicide by the Los Angeles
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