| | On June 19, 1942 she married Jimmy Dougherty. On August 26, 1946 she signed her first studio contract with Twentieth Century Fox. Her performance in 1953's ''Niagara'', delivered her to stardom. Photoplay magazine voted Monroe the Best New Actress of 1953. On January 14, 1954, she married [[baseball]] superstar [[Joe DiMaggio]]. For 1959's ''Some Like It Hot'', she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. On June 29, 1956, Monroe married playwright [[Arthur Miller]], which the ''Variety'' reported with its headline “Egghead weds hourglass.”<ref>https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160601-the-secret-diary-of-marilyn-monroe</ref> In fact, Monroe was more intelligent than some wanted to believe. Tragically, she died in 1962 from an overdose of sleeping pills under very questionable circumstances, and her surprise death was a shock to the world. Highly vulnerable and virtually alone in her final weeks, it seems plausible that the [[Deep State]] encouraged and facilitated her suicide. | | On June 19, 1942 she married Jimmy Dougherty. On August 26, 1946 she signed her first studio contract with Twentieth Century Fox. Her performance in 1953's ''Niagara'', delivered her to stardom. Photoplay magazine voted Monroe the Best New Actress of 1953. On January 14, 1954, she married [[baseball]] superstar [[Joe DiMaggio]]. For 1959's ''Some Like It Hot'', she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. On June 29, 1956, Monroe married playwright [[Arthur Miller]], which the ''Variety'' reported with its headline “Egghead weds hourglass.”<ref>https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160601-the-secret-diary-of-marilyn-monroe</ref> In fact, Monroe was more intelligent than some wanted to believe. Tragically, she died in 1962 from an overdose of sleeping pills under very questionable circumstances, and her surprise death was a shock to the world. Highly vulnerable and virtually alone in her final weeks, it seems plausible that the [[Deep State]] encouraged and facilitated her suicide. |
| − | Marilyn's "Aunt Ana" (Ana Lower) was the aunt of a neighbor who cared the most for Marilyn and helped raise her.<ref>https://tarahanks.com/2011/05/30/marilyns-heroes-aunt-ana-and-christian-science/</ref> Aunt Ana was a devout [[Christian Scientist]]. | + | Marilyn's "Aunt Ana" (Ana Lower) was the aunt of a neighbor who cared the most for Marilyn and helped raise her.<ref>https://tarahanks.com/2011/05/30/marilyns-heroes-aunt-ana-and-christian-science/</ref> Aunt Ana was a devout [[Christian Scientist]]. Marilyn Monroe herself was descended from the [[Mayflower]], specifically from passengers John Alden and Priscilla Mullins.<ref>https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/9-famous-mayflower-descendants</ref> |
| | [[Elton John]]'s 1973 song ''Candle in the Wind'' was about her, and was ranked by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as #347 of the 500 greatest songs ever. | | [[Elton John]]'s 1973 song ''Candle in the Wind'' was about her, and was ranked by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as #347 of the 500 greatest songs ever. |