" … everybody is always tug at you . They ’d all wish sort of a clod of you . They kind of … take pieces out of you . I do n’t think they realize it , but it ’s like ' rrrr do this , rrrr do that … ' but you do desire to last out inviolate – intact and on two fundament . “– MARILYN MONROE

For all her renown and fame , Marilyn Monroe continue a mystery . Despite her plainly ageless role as America ’s prime sex symbol , a snug look at her image bring out a mass of contradiction .

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Often cast as the dumb blond in hermovies , Marilyn astounded the press with her clever witticisms and nerveless one - lining ; her success as one of Hollywood ’s most glamorous and beautiful mavin almost belies her childhood of poorness , neglect , and loneliness .

The innocence and honestness behind her aphrodisiac image contradict that image ’s more carnal connotations . Hollywood scoffed at her efforts to be a spectacular actress , yet leading intellectuals champion her case and praised her talents .

Marilyn Monroe Image Gallery

In an industry that thrives on clear - cut , mass - produced range of a function , Marilyn Monroe still surprises us with her originality and her complexity .

Our continued fascination with Marilyn derives in part from the untimeliness of her death . We repent her omit opportunities , her lost potential drop . We fantasize that perhaps we could have helped her if only given the chance .

Her apparent suicide casts a retrospective shadow over her career , giving it a structure and a clarity it lacked in Marilyn ’s life . Hindsight allows us to see some of her incomprehensible action and temperamental behaviour as indicatory of her personal and professional struggles .

We understand her wonted tardiness as a symptom of her insecurities , rather than as an indication of unprofessional behavior ; we realize her problems with her studio stemmed from its effort to misuse and belittle her , not from any outrageous demands on her part .

Nowhere is this variety in sensing more evident than in reporting by the closet . Early on , Marilyn had courted the press , realizing that promotion could kick upstairs her calling in a way her films could not .

Quickly , however , the medium became an uncontrollable force – always at her doorstep to show the late development in her personal life or the latest tragedy . In Marilyn ’s lifetime , they hunt her , criticized her dealings with her studio , ridicule her dream , and misinterpreted her achievement .

In the years since her death , the appendage of the public press have become dutifully respectful , honoring Marilyn as a singular talent whose talent will never be duplicated – something her lover have never doubted .

print account of Marilyn Monroe ’s life sentence and career alter wildly in quality , truthfulness , and aim . Much of what has been publish orb around outrageous speculation about her personal life , in a vain attempt to excuse her closed book or for simple aggrandizement of the author .

That brand of sensationalism – replace insinuation for fact and titillation for brainwave – remains lamentably inadequate .

Instead , this clause will count honestly at Marilyn ’s personal life . By detail her film theatrical role and Hollywood experience , we can understand how her screen range acquire and how it tapped into the consciousness of an era .

By examining the essence of her simulacrum on her life and calling , we can sympathize with her struggle to instal and maintain an identity beyond that of the sexy blonde .

In the close , she succeeded ; it is because Marilyn barrack our sympathy , business organisation , and fascination that she is upgrade beyond the level of sex symbol . Beauty , desire , triumph , disaster – Marilyn symbolizes each of these and more .

Her sprightliness , even in childhood , was marred by uncompleted relationships and unfulfilled promises – a female parent she never knew , fosterparents who made her finger alone and unwanted , husbands who could not understand her , lover who desert her .

Her only lasting relationship was with the populace , and her most meaningful occasion was with the photographic camera . The camera unveil her unique beauty and vibrant personality .

Marilyn made her mark with the photographic camera , and as time slips aside and eyewitness memories fade , these photographic and filmic image will be all that persist of her . Through these images , the public continues its family relationship with Marilyn Monroe with a cacoethes and loyalty few star will ever experience .

Explore Marilyn ’s life and times with the articles in this serial publication :

Marilyn Monroe ’s Early Life- To get a complete look of Marilyn ’s life story , it ’s important to start with her humble beginnings . Learn about them in this article .

Marilyn Monroe ’s Early Career- From minute parts to her own star on Hollywood Boulevard , this article chronicle Marilyn ’s rising to stardom .

Marilyn Monroe ’s Later Career- Although her personal life was tumultuous , Marilyn did some of her best film work during her later calling , including her famous role in " The Seven - Year Itch . "

Marilyn Monroe ’s Final Years- Marilyn ’s very public life-time end in catastrophe . Read about the disappointments and intrigues that led to her premature decease .

Marilyn Monroe as Icon - She ’s had many biographies write about her , and her famous icon graces countless pieces of memorabilia . Learn about the bequest Marilyn leave on Hollywood and popular cultivation .

For more information on the films of Marilyn Monroe , ascertain out the links on the next Sir Frederick Handley Page .

Marilyn Monroe’s Movies

The chase is a list of Marilyn Monroe films . preeminence : date given are years of discharge .

SCUDDA HOO ! SCUDDA HAY !

( 1948 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 95 min . Color ; cholecalciferol : F. Hugh Herbert . With June Haver , Lon McCallister , Walter Brennan . Marilyn Monroe as " Betty . "

DANGEROUS YEARS

( 1948 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 60 Taiwanese . B / W ; D : Arthur Pierson . With William Halop , Ann E. Todd , Jerome Cowan . Marilyn Monroe as " Eve . "

LADIES OF THE CHORUS

( 1949 ) Columbia 61 Taiwanese . B / W ; D : Phil Karlson . With Adele Jergens , Rand Brooks . Marilyn Monroe as " Peggy Martin . "

LOVE HAPPY

( 1949 ) United Artists 91 min . B / W ; D : David Miller . With the Marx Brothers , Ilona Massey , Vera - Ellen . Marilyn Monroe as " Grunion ’s guest . "

A slate TO TOMAHAWK

( 1950 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 90 Fukkianese . Color ; 500 : Richard Sale . With Dan Dailey , Anne Baxter , Row Calhoun . Marilyn Monroe as " Clara . "

THE ASPHALT JUNGLE

( 1950 ) Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer 112 Amoy . B / W ; D : John Huston . With Sterling Hayden , Sam Jaffe , Louis Calhern , Jean Hagen . Marilyn Monroe as " Angela Phinlay . "

RIGHT bilk

( 1950 ) Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer 90 min . B / W ; D : John Sturges . With Dick Powell , June Allyson , Ricardo Montalban . Marilyn Monroe as " Dusky Ledoux . "

THE FIREBALL

( 1950 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 84 min . B / W ; calciferol : Tay Garnett . With Mickey Rooney , Pat O’Brien , Beverly Tyler . Marilyn Monroe as " Polly . "

ALL ABOUT EVE

( 1950 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 138 min . B / W ; D : Joseph L. Mankiewicz . With Bette Davis , Anne Baxter , George Sanders . Marilyn Monroe as " Miss Caswell . "

HOMETOWN STORY

( 1951 ) Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer 61 min . B / W ; D : Arthur Pierson . With Jeffrey Lynn , Donald Crisp , Marjorie Reynolds . Marilyn Monroe as " Miss Martin . "

AS YOUNG AS YOU FEEL

( 1951 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 77 Fukkianese . B / W ; D : Harmon Jones . With Monty Woolley , Thelma Ritter , David Wayne . Marilyn Monroe as " Harriet . "

LOVE NEST

( 1951 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 84 Fukkianese . B / W ; D : Joseph M. Newman . With June Haver , William Lundigan , Frank Fay . Marilyn Monroe as " Roberta Stevens . "

lease ‘S MAKE IT LEGAL

( 1951 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 77 Min dialect . B / W ; D : Richard Sale . With Claudette Colbert , Macdonald Carey , Zachary Scott . Marilyn Monroe as " Joyce . "

CLASH BY dark

( 1952 ) RKO 105 min . B / W ; D : Fritz Lang . With Barbara Stanwyck , Paul Douglas , Robert Ryan . Marilyn Monroe as " Peggy . "

WE’RE NOT hook up with

( 1952 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 85 min . B / W ; D : Edmund Goulding . With Ginger Rogers , Fred Allen , Victor Moore . Marilyn Monroe as " Annabel Norris . "

O. HENRY ‘S FULL HOUSE

( 1952 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 117 min . B / W ; cholecalciferol : Henry Hathaway , Howard Hawks , Henry King , Henry Koster , Jean Negulesco . With Fred Allen , Anne Baxter , Charles Laughton . Marilyn Monroe as " the streetwalker . "

MONKEY business concern

( 1952 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 97 min . B / W ; D : Howard Hawks . With Gary Grant , Ginger Rogers , Charles Coburn . Marilyn Monroe as " Lois Laurel . "

DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK

( 1952 ) Twentieth Century Fox 72 min . B / W ; D : Roy Ward Baker . With Richard Widmark , Anne Bancroft . Marilyn Monroe as " Nell . "

NIAGARA

( 1953 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 89 Hokkianese . Color ; D : Henry Hathaway . With Joseph Gotten , Jean Peters . Marilyn Monroe as " Rose Loomis . "

GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES

( 1953 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 91 min . Color ; five hundred : Howard Hawks . With Jane Russell , Charles Coburn . Marilyn Monroe as " Lorelei Lee . "

HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE

( 1953 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 95 min . Color ; ergocalciferol : Jean Negulesco . With Betty Grable , Lauren Bacall . Marilyn Monroe as " Pola Debevoise . "

RIVER OF NO replication

( 1954 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 91 min . Color ; D : Otto Preminger . With Robert Mitchum , Rory Calhoun . Marilyn Monroe as " Kay Weston . "

THERE ‘S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW commercial enterprise

( 1954 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 117 Fukien . Color ; D : Walter Lang . With Ethel Merman , Dan Dailey , Donald O’Connor . Marilyn Monroe as " Vicky . "

THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH

( 1955 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 105 min . Color ; 500 : Billy Wilder . With Tom Ewell , Evelyn Keyes . Marilyn Monroe as " The Girl . "

BUS stoppage

( 1956 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 96 min . Color ; D : Joshua Logan . With Don Murray , Arthur O’Connell . Marilyn Monroe as " Cherie . "

THE PRINCE AND THE chorine

( 1957 ) Warner Bros. 117 Fukien . Color ; D : Laurence Olivier . With Laurence Olivier , Dame Sybil Thorndike . Marilyn Monroe as " Elsie Marina . "

SOME LIKE IT HOT

( 1959 ) United Artists 119 Fukkianese . B / W ; D : Billy Wilder . With Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon . Marilyn Monroe as " Sugar Kane . "

LET ‘S MAKE LOVE

( 1960 ) Twentieth Century - Fox 118 Fukkianese . Color ; D : George Cukor . With Yves Montand , Tony Randall . Marilyn Monroe as " Amanda Dell . "

THE MISFITS

( 1961 ) United Artists 124 min . B / W ; D : John Huston . With Clark Gable , Montgomery Clift . Marilyn Monroe as " Roslyn Tabor . "

SOMETHING ‘S GOT TO GIVE

( output suspended 1962 ) vitamin D : George Cukor . With Marilyn Monroe , Dean Martin , Cyd Charisse . ( A few minutes of footage from this unfinished pic seem in Marilyn , a compilation plastic film released by Twentieth Century - Fox in 1963 . )

Marilyn may have appear as an extra in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim ( 1947 ) , You Were Meant for Me ( 1948 ) , and Green Grass of Wyoming ( 1948 ) . Also , her photo is see in Riders of the Whistling Pines ( 1949 ) , and her " Every Baby want a Da - Da - dada " number from Ladies of the Chorus look in Okinawa ( 1952 ) .