born april june american actress film theatre television major broadway star major hollywood star leading celebrity nightclub entertainer singer early playboy major hollywood sex symbol 1950s early 1960s 20th century fox main sex symbol actress alongside known publicized personal life publicity stunts wardrobe film career short lived box office successes won theatre world award enjoyed success role fictional actress broadway version hollywood film version major movie performances girl help bus hot handle film promises promises major american actress nude starring role hollywood motion picture professional came husband public relations professional killed car crash age early life education born april pennsylvania child german english ancestry english origin inherited maternal grandfather thomas dollars maternal grandmother dollars spent early childhood new_jersey father attorney practising future new_jersey governor father died heart attack driving car wife daughter married sales engineer family moved dallas texas known peers child wanted hollywood star like young girls time graduated highland park high school age took lessons ballroom dance high school took lessons violin piano viola studied spanish german consistently received high school including mathematics married daughter born november marriage husband enrolled study acting moved austin texas husband studied austin junior year worked nude model art classes sold books door door worked dance studio joined popular campus theatrical society featured members time moved dallas months student actor father director founder called kids provided private lessons spent year camp gordon georgia army training facility served korean war moved los_angeles studied ucla summer returned texas spend fall quarter managed maintain grade average variety odd jobs including selling teaching dance candy movie theater modeling time working photographer early career attending austin won beauty contests including miss miss miss fire prevention week title refused miss believed didn sound right accepted bit grade film titled produced alternatively titled virgin goddess dallas participated small local theater productions nights goes georgia left military service appeared stage production death salesman october players headed ucla entered miss california contest hiding marital status won local round withdrawing won small local beauty including miss miss miss fire prevention week gas station queen miss miss platoon miss austin miss direct mail miss miss queen miss road miss freeway hot dog ambassador miss miss miss july fourth miss miss miss miss early career prominent breasts considered problematic led losing professional assignment advertising campaign general_electric depicted young women bathing suits pool head sent photographer led short lived assignment general_electric commercial auditioned paramount_pictures seven year failed impress auditioned paramount joan arc project completed failed year landed acting assignment series cbs angel went october sat piano delivered lines dialogue dollars posed nude february issue playboy modelling raised bottoms breasts showed increased magazine circulation helped launch career playboy begun publishing publisher editor kitchen popular decade publication riding popularity early like beginning february formed long standing relationship playboy shortly afterward posed playboy calendar covering breasts hands playboy featured february august claimed custody daughter claiming unfit mother appeared nude playboy magazine repeated photos reprinted number playboy issues including december playboy portfolio sex stars january beautiful years january memorable years january women fifties january remember november playboy gallery august playboy sex stars century special edition january century week following playboy appearance caught hollywood media attention dropping bikini press film underwater film career career beginnings film supporting role low budget drama completed days student ucla filmed span days paid dollars film released unofficially early february manager publicist negotiated seven year contract intrigued publicity antics contract initially paid week dollars landed films insignificant role unreleased years filed separation january given bit parts blues starring hell starring acted movie small significant role opposite courtroom drama illegal dissatisfied warner contract hired attorney agent signed play fictional film star broadway play success rock hunter major performance garnering critical attention positive public popularity securing accepted producer offer play dramatic role director film adaptation novel film film noir style appeared alongside released years later fame peak successful straight dramatic role subsequent film appearances comedic capitalized sex appeal major venture claimed discovered film stardom returned hollywood wearing coat dollars work twentieth century fox immediately signed year contract effort mold successor increasingly difficult resident blonde separated studio time contract broadway continued playing stage received starring film role girl help film originally titled featured high profile cast contemporary artists including little richard girl help released december year biggest successes critically financially fox bought broadway contract dollars shut production performances soon fox started promoting king sized effort threaten monroe return studio finish contract committed played dramatic role bus adapted novel film attempted away blonde image establish actress enjoyed moderate success box office won golden globe beating performance derelict generally conceded best acting according new_york_times career hampered flamboyant image distinctive voice soft voiced punctuated figure limited acting range cast film version broadway reprising role alongside stars fox launched new blonde day sixteen country tour europe studio attended premiere film released man london met queen england tour fourth starring role hollywood film kiss received prominent billing alongside grant film little comic relief grant character prefers played fashion model kiss described ill advised critical box office flop film final starring role mainstream hollywood studio film marked attempts 20th century fox continuing publicity surrounding physical appearance failed sustain career fox gave leading role opposite kenneth western comedy filmed location england film sang songs studio voiced dubbed singer film released united_states mainstream film success offered opposite romantic comedy turn pregnancy fox attempted cast opposite boys ill fated attempt comedy intense lobbying newman replaced bus star career decline decreased demand big blonde increased negative backlash excessive publicity box office early 1960s remained popular celebrity continuing attract large crowds outside united_states way lucrative successful nightclub acts despite publicity popularity quality film roles unable fulfill time contracted fox repeated fox stopped viewing major hollywood star material started foreign productions end contract loaned english studios italian studios series low budget films obscure considered lost fox cast independent gangster films filmed challenge hot handle films low budget american releases delayed hot handle released united_states dark challenge takes thief united_states objected scene hot handle wearing silver painted appeared nearly nude returned hollywood 20th century fox cast happened athens received billing title appeared supporting role happened athens starred handsome newcomer unknown fox trying mold olympic games based film shot greece fall unreleased june box office failure 20th century fox contract dropped signed title billing minor role george story film showcased glamorous film star small soon release george story returned european films years appeared primarily low budget foreign films germany italy panic button italy den germany persuaded mainstream american actress appear nude starring role film promises promises nude photographs set published june issue playboy resulted charges chicago city court promises promises banned cleveland enjoyed box office success result film success landed list box office attractions year final years soon success promises promises chosen actresses replace recently deceased kiss stupid romantic comedy star turned role pregnancy daughter known best role television replaced year appeared time book called president white_house bust promoted billboards photographs taken commercial fine art photographer cast single room furnished directed husband film required portray different characters starring dramatic role years briefly released enjoy release year death single room furnished wrapped cast opposite las low budget comedy country western film promoted day tour major cities accompanied country musicians filming began said share screen time drive answer meaning characters share scene van filmed parts different times later edited wardrobe relied styles 1960s hide weight gain birth fifth child despite career setbacks remained highly visible celebrity early 1960s publicity antics stage performances early filmed film role cameo guide married man comedy starring listed technical advisers popular stars opening credits stage career acted stage films student acting theater arts college started acting campus clubs summer stock theatre big break broadway success won theatre world award promising actress later career busy stage performing making appearances nightclub acts club engagements performance tours personal appearances supermarket promotions drug store openings appearance dollars theater tenure dallas participated number local theater productions acted slaves demon nights goes performance october production death salesman dallas texas attracted paramount_pictures audition trained audition went new_york appeared broadway production comedy success rock hunter featuring starred wild blonde hollywood monroe musical hollywood general particular wardrobe play bath caused sensation new_york_times described abandon clad rendition play platinum movie performed shows play considered biggest broadway hollywood success stories performed stage productions starred reviewed toured small towns alternating plays performed pair plays rabbit habit latin quarter theater directed poorly reviewed nightclub february launched revue holiday produced starring weeks contract extended opening night raised march dollars received week performance dollars contract 20th century fox paying week dollars million dollar policy case dropping film offers disappeared turned las_vegas december dunes hotel casino launched revue produced starring received week salary dollars highest career wardrobe shows dunes featured gold dress cover region controversial sheer dress referred early performed club engagement outside las_vegas north_carolina earning week dollars gardens louisville kentucky returned las_vegas staged street away strip dunes nightclub act french dressing latin quarter new_york repeated modified version ran weeks fair success nightclub career inspirations films documentaries musical album 20th century recorded album entitled las_vegas played roles entertainer hot handle las_vegas girl independent documentary alternative title las_vegas night antics las_vegas released film narrated featured guest stars strips sings promise film promises promises court order prohibited guest stars promote film television career leading role television nbc sunday spectacular bachelor appearance british television recited shakespeare including line hamlet played piano violin notable performances television dramas included episodes alfred presents episodes sun performance series follow sun blonde season episode february produced 20th century fox television hailed advent new dramatic appeared number game shows including talk regular match game rare episode team captain line special mystery guest performed number variety shows including played violin mid-1960s second highest rated program november portrayed nightclub acts special episode perry holiday las_vegas created situation audience according nbc television network broadcast guest episodes bob hope touring team toured areas hawaii okinawa guam tokyo korea days appearing comedian toured newfoundland christmas special talk career includes large number appearances appreciated publicity appeared frequently talk format notable appearances variety sullivan season episode right success played violin person national dallas charged episode television performance dollars turned role coming television sitcom island acting roles rejected stereotype wished rid eventually went widespread rumor breast flashing dress academy awards found academy researchers days death read time poem early death bishop television appearance late mid-1980s remained biggest television draws story aired cbs starring title role nominated emmy awards featured networks series biography episode titled series won emmy award outstanding non fiction series category featured life serial story archival footage documentary hollywood sex symbols music career classical training piano violin sang film soundtracks stage theatrical nightclub performances singles albums published death inspiration punk rock musicians soundtracks sang english german number films including girl help rock rock pile illegal words makes hot handle hot handle monsoon midnight der challenge challenge love lane billy talk promises promises love alternative title love lip voice valley love signing songs live performances orchestra recorded 31st academy awards ceremony violin violin trumpet drums conductor performance canceled played violin musician ensemble sullivan sang words jack program hawaii season november sang club performances regularly featuring songs like queen aces right places song famous diamonds girl best friend albums 20th century released album titled las_vegas recording las_vegas revue released novelty album called shakespeare recited shakespeare poems background music album cover depicted lips breasts barely covered fur stole posing shakespeare new_york_times described album reading odd poems urban baby voice reviewer went remark miss lady apparent reading poetry singles played bass added lead session musician days songs clouds drift released rpm single released record producer claimed played instruments singles according historian black gold collaboration occurred shared manager der sung german released austria demand immediately release august featured original soundtracks las makes answer lace little things mean lot released original sound label personal life film critic exploitation movie expert wrote variety personal life roles played married times divorced twice children reportedly involved numerous individuals including owner paris restaurant tour brazilian attorney las_vegas entertainer producer met brother law california alleged affair alleged affair death accompanied lawyer alleged lover time daughter husband public relations professional mother children second marriage actor son husband film director marriage met popular student highland park high school dallas party christmas eve married texas time marriage months pregnant major biographies date sources marriage according biographer earlier secret marriage january conceived child november gave birth daughter sources cite father child pregnancy result date rape hoped birth child discourage interest acting agreed los_angeles late help career classes early paul called korean war served army spent year camp gordon georgia life easier paul army coming korean war took job small newspaper california lived small apartment los_angeles pets great cats named dyed pink rabbit california left maternal grandparents spent summer semester ucla series marital rows ambitions infidelity animals decided marriage long process february filed separate maintenance august paul filed custody daughter divorced california october divorced texas march grounds mental cruelty finally received divorce papers january divorce decided professional remarried settled public relations business moved tennessee failed win custody suits traveling abroad mother weeks mother death year old accused mother boyfriend time beating girl statement officers following morning implicated mother encouraging abuse days later juvenile court judge awarded temporary custody paul uncle wife mary following 18th birthday complained received inheritance estate heard father death second marriage met second husband new_york performing member chorus line actor won universe competition immediately fell subsequently resulted west ensuing row california beat arrested released bond dollars proposed diamond ring november dollars right returned day european tour january days divorce paul finalized married chapel california unique glass chapel public press viewing wedding easy wore sensational pink wedding gown yard film appearance bit couple popular publicity performing team touring widely stage shows leopard spot bikini topic discussion newspaper coverage waist spinning wide circles highlight shows headlines screen male lead italian ventures loves hercules major supporting character promises promises stage male lead holiday french dressing nightclub acts popular personal appearances television shows christmas specials number business holdings including loan wrote autobiographical book wild wild world book contained pages black white photographs film glossy paper son news lion named attacked bit neck mother visiting theme park california november suffered severe head trauma underwent california including hour brain surgery contracted recovered attorney sued theme park behalf dollars negative publicity led closure theme park publicized affair italian producer production manager film panic button accused marriage publicized relationship singer said planned marry divorce finalized couple divorced mexico accompanied legal preparations previously filed divorce told reporters sure divorce actress accusing kidnapping children force favorable financial settlement marriages divorce discovered pregnant mother killed career announced married born january actual divorce california ruled valid later actress best known role birth sued divorce declared legal won divorce recognized united_states august shortly funeral sued wife estate million dollars support children wife raise appointed guardian court decree june went living mother married airline accompanied new_orleans went pick children death january lost claim estate support children dollars end life time divorce told husband television talk sorry trouble gave marriage involved husband italian born film director directed reviewed stage production bus stop new_york married september baja california sur mexico couple separated july filed divorce july took management career marriage guided series increasingly projects like promises promises marriage began collapse wake alcohol abuse open disclosure happy lover work film single room furnished directed suspended time descended alcoholism drunken cheap shows july started living attorney frequent drunken eldest daughter sam wife filed divorce suit naming 41st woman sam life divorce actress pending killed couple son born october youngest child tony raised father wife dress designer married december tony later worked announcer married children producer gorgeous image major hollywood sex symbol 1950s early 1960s 20th century fox alternative came known working man monroe hollywood original blonde people seen movies remains recognizable icons 1950s celebrity culture according hollywood historian biographer figure claimed dimensions unique walk baby talk revealing costumes lasting impact popular culture according hollywood historian seen hollywood grade actress early 1960s frequent references high claimed addition english spoke languages learned french spanish german high school studied italian reputed hollywood dumb blonde later complained public care brains interested said blonde natural hair colored platinum blonde moved los_angeles early blonde dyed platinum following started trend film monroe helped establish stereotype combination physique light colored hair perceived lack intelligence review english language shows persistent blonde stereotypes blonde blonde monroe described representations historical sexuality comedy popular culture academics added list trend exaggerated female sexuality monroe thomas describes monroe bad girl popular culture monroe identified established stereotype dumb blonde combination overt sexuality apparent inability understand everyday life instead nice girls earlier films blonde took screen 1950s cult consistently emulated era onward social historian described 1950s era distinguished worship women attributes shift monroe observation specific phenomenon playboy appearance monroe magazine rivalry career compared media reigning sex symbol period 20th century fox substitute monroe resident blonde launched substitute studio launched new grand day tour england europe september november adopted monroe vocal mannerisms instead original voice speech performed plays based vehicles bus stop role bus strongly influenced monroe character bus stop studios tried find version monroe tried paramount_pictures metro mayer dubbed england answer wrote studio studio hiring crowd contenders included acted productions film roles drying widely considered monroe primary rival considered professional nemesis point monroe known anatomy striking figure newspapers 1950s routinely published body measurements led country knows statistics claimed inch bust line inch waist broadway debut scholars dispute figures known queen queen sex breasts fluctuated size said nursing children smallest bust measurement constant 1950s largest measured press according playboy vital statistics frame according autopsy report claimed major force development 1950s including bra bra action bra latex pads revealing designs outlines claimed bikini popular drawing concept british science fiction writer socio cultural commentator commented monroe breasts horizon popular consciousness 1960s approached according anatomy star turned joke decade female body ideal shifted appreciate slim like features popularized actress demise blonde publicity publicity drive best hollywood publicity gave privacy keeping doors open photographers day christmas walked publicist office gift asked supervise publicity time till end shaped publicity appointed people team press agent attorney business manager constantly planted bits publicity material media appeared newspaper photographs september lines newspaper copy written time successful media blitz quickly household topped press polls words print world personal appearances political candidate regarded world photographed hollywood celebrity news regular basis dresses falling clothing burst strategically low cut dresses worn bra things started standards took charge publicity advice according freak wrote girl real comedy talent spectacular figure looks ridiculed business publicity received truly negative publicity pleaded poverty requested additional child support tina september mary wife divorced september tina year old child said slept floor mansion unable buy furniture spent dollars marriage children born december born august born january publicity stunts january appeared florida press promoting film underwater starring purposely wore small red bikini lent photographer friend dove pool photographers came creating burst media attention ensuing publicity led playboy approaching offers june year dress fell waist twice single evening movie party later nightclub february stripped waist party rio_de_janeiro june dot dress rome nightclub years making broadway debut success rock hunter controversial star decade april breasts focus notorious publicity stunt intended media attention dinner party italian star honor photographs encounter published world best known photo showed gaze falling american actress seated dinner companion table allowing breasts spill low exposing photo inspired number later photographers photograph episode sensation appearing newspapers magazines word censored hiding actress exposed time world media quick condemn stunts editorial columnist wrote miss strains pull stomach fill bikini better angry career seeking women ladies certain actresses use opportunity display anatomy late 1950s began generate great deal negative publicity repeated exposure breasts carefully staged public accidents wardrobe designer designed dropped client list accidents april los_angeles_times wrote publicity notoriety stardom celebrity result public signature color adopted pink color associated pink rest career original choice purple thought close signature color right decision said got column space pink wedding wore tight fitting gown pink lace yards pink designed 20th century fox costume designer reception drink pink champagne november shortly marriage bought room mediterranean style mansion owned sunset boulevard beverly_hills money buy house came inheritance maternal grandfather house painted pink surrounded pink lights pink fur pink heart shaped fountain pink champagne dubbed pink palace carpenter taking built pink heart shaped swimming pool year pink palace pink landmark began riding pink pink hollywood elvis_presley pink came memphis tennessee religion august decided convert catholicism actually converted attend catholic services europe followed catholic practices involved catholic partner including performance mount hotel ireland canceled catholic clergy condemned wanted marry catholic ceremony unable find priest perform ceremony involved showed interest judaism san_francisco film festival visited lawyer boyfriend meet church founder awarded title high san francisco media enthusiastically covered meeting events surrounding identifying romantically involved meeting remained publicized quoted event life history additionally confirmed interview practicing romantic relationship funeral ceremony conducted methodist minister death mississippi engagement stevens appearances evening june lover driver age children departed midnight stevens destination new_orleans scheduled appear midday noon day approximately highway east bridge approximately crashed high speed rear tractor trailer slowed truck fog adults seat killed instantly children asleep rear seat survived minor injuries reports suffered severe head trauma urban legend spawned appearance police photographs crashed car virtually resembled blonde haired head car smashed wig wearing possibly parts actual hair death certificate stated immediate cause death crushed skull brain death recommended requiring guard strong bar steel tractor trailers industry slow adopt change bar known bar bar funeral took place july pennsylvania conducted pastor later destroyed fire february rebuilt funeral private service held chapel husbands present funeral interred southeast father heart shaped reads live love day placed hollywood forever cemetery hollywood incorrectly cites year birth tended provide incorrect information age death lawsuits filed behalf million million dollars million million dollars recognition february month playboy subsequently appeared times received promising personality received star hollywood walk fame february contribution motion pictures received golden globe award new star year actress success rock hunter mother day child care chapter new_york_city declared family family year italian film radio television journalists awarded silver mask award received oscar world award italy voted box office attractions organization american theater owners performance promises promises film banned parts declared award given actress received maximum exposure publicity year winner award legacy left children husbands estate including pink palace large number followers lasting impact popular culture estate death peers mother legal guardian business manager administrators estate filed suits gain control estate success estate initially dollars including pink palace estimated dollars sports car sold dollars jewelry estate left testimony dollars sued estate dollars worth presents jewelry given settled court elder children went court find approximately debt incurred dollars including dollars heart shaped swimming pool dollars litigation left estate pink palace sold subsequent owners included sold developers house demolished november year remained estate subsequently came management intellectual property management company following dubbed new including italian actress professional wrestler actress model year dubbed 90s physical resemblance similar desperation mix glamour tragedy drag queen actor divine selected film maker parody mid-1950s united_states outside headed active 1980s cited major fan clubs hollywood star second fan club named founded lent picture collection illustrate head online fan club lent collection memorabilia pennsylvania wrote books organized large fan gathering 75th birthday cemetery visiting grave fans commemorate birth death mid-1990s biographies internet official biography retrieved july biography retrieved july biography james encyclopedia popular culture retrieved july biography retrieved july biography new_york_times retrieved july timeline retrieved july timeline retrieved july books pink goddess story isbn biography isbn tragic secret life isbn martha new_york isbn jackson french isbn june life death citadel isbn new_york isbn battle history shake books november isbn frank diamonds dust life death isbn jordan sex goddess american film isbn frank isbn walter california isbn books portrayed video networks
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