Height, weight and other parameters of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe is considered an iconic image of world cinema.
The blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl became popular in the fifties, but despite this, the actress still has fans and imitators. Marilyn Monroe, with a height of 166 cm, weighed 54 kg. At size 4, the girl’s chest circumference is 91 cm. She wore a 90D bra. Monroe had a wasp waist with a girth of 56 cm. Hips - 91 cm.
The girl wore clothes size 6 (US), 36 (EU) and shoes 7.5 (US), 38 (EU).
How tall was Marilyn Monroe
When 19-year-old Norma Jeane signed her first contract in 1945, her profile listed her height as 5 feet 6 inches. In terms of our measurement system, this is approximately 167 centimeters. True, later in the personal data the figure changed slightly, and the height was 166 centimeters.
For that time, the optimal height for a girl who dreamed of Hollywood, although Marilyn Monroe used some ways to become taller with the help of clothes and, of course, shoes. The star had a huge collection of elegant pumps, stiletto heels and boots.
At the peak of her career, her shoes were made by the famous Italian designer Salvatore Ferragano. Marilyn Monroe's foot size by American standards is 7.5 (38 in Russian equivalent). Not a miniature foot at all.
Childhood
On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson was born to single mother Gladys Baker in Los Angeles, California. This was the future world celebrity, a unique actress, the idol of millions - Marilyn Monroe.
Even before the birth of her daughter, Monroe’s mother divorced her husband. Marilyn was the third child. There was also a girl and a boy growing up in the family. Mom hid the fact that Norma had a brother and sister, so her birth certificate did not indicate this.
It was quite easy for Norma’s mother to hide the presence of two more children, because they did not live with Gladys. Their husband took them during the divorce and left for Kentucky, his small homeland.
Gladys's husband could not tolerate her wild life and constant parties. He believed that a wife should create comfort in the house and take care of the children, which Norma’s mother did not do.
Gladys got married almost as a child, at 14 years old. This is probably why she did not consider it shameful to take a little walk and leave the children in the care of a neighbor.
Nobody knows who Marilyn Monroe's father is. However, the actress’s mother claimed that the name of the father of one of the most famous personalities of the fifties was Charles Stanley Gifford.
Norma's grandmother, Delia, was similar in character to the girl's mother. She also loved entertainment and men. She preferred family to parties, dancing and alcohol.
Grandmother Delia did not want to hang out with her granddaughter. When she found out that Gladys had given birth, she sent her daughter away along with the newborn baby.
Gladys had no money or her own home. The woman did not want to take care of her daughter. She gave it to the Bolender family who lived next door.
The Bolenders happily took the baby into their care. They had a family-type orphanage, so they were only happy to have another child.
The Bolender couple were very pious and kind people. They loved children very much. In a calm environment, in a kind foster family, the girl grew up until she was six years old.
It should be noted that Gladys is not such a bad mother. She didn't abandon her daughter. The woman completely supported Norma. She gave money for clothes, food, and children's entertainment.
However, my mother had little contact with Norma herself, only on weekends. Such communication cannot be called complete. The girl really missed her mother's love and affection.
This continued until the age of six. Then Gladys decided to take her daughter with her. But family happiness did not last long. A year later, Norma's mother was hospitalized with a nervous breakdown. While the woman was in the hospital for treatment, Gladys's friend, Mackey, looked after the girl.
As it turned out, Gladys did not have a nervous breakdown, but an exacerbation of a very dangerous disease - schizophrenia. Despite her diagnosis, soon after being discharged from the hospital, the woman remarried.
It was then that Norma ended up in an orphanage. Mom and stepfather could not support the girl. The thing is that at that difficult time it was difficult to find a job and a means of subsistence. Then there was the period of the Great Depression.
Gladys was repeatedly admitted to a psychiatric hospital with exacerbation of schizophrenia, so her mother very rarely visited the girl in the orphanage. But Norma was not alone. She was regularly taken in by her mother's friends and distant relatives of the girl.
Few people know, but even as a child, Norma was repeatedly subjected to attempted rape by people close to her.
Norma married as young as her mother. At the age of 15 she became the wife of James Dougherty. The girl decided to tie her life to family ties only because she did not want to return to the orphanage. And marriage allowed her to forget about the hated place forever.
Real name
Even it creates confusion. At birth, the girl was named Norma Jeane Mortenson. But at baptism, her mother registered the baby under the name of her first husband, Baker. The future star chose her stage name herself. "Monroe" is her mother's maiden name, and "Marilyn" is in honor of Broadway celebrity Marilyn Miller.
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A curious confusion with the name of the actress occurs on the Russian Internet, where you can find the following queries: “Marilyn Monroe biography”, “Marilyn Monroe breast size”, “how much did Marilyn Monroe weigh during her lifetime, etc.” But this spelling of the star's name is erroneous. The correct one is Marilyn Monroe (from English Marilyn Monroe).
Career
Norma did not think of connecting her life with acting. She did not consider herself talented and capable. When the girl was 17 years old, she got a job at an aviation industry.
Norma worked diligently and acquired skills. The turning point in her life happened when a team of photographers arrived at the plant.
At that time, World War II was going on. The photographers had a special mission. They were tasked with taking a series of photographs of the plant and its workers. The footage was to go to the newspaper for an article that would increase the motivation and resilience of the military.
One of the team members, David Conover, noticed a beautiful girl. He invited Norma to work as a model. After some deliberation, Norma agreed.
In 1945, the girl began working with Conover. She posed for him and his friends, and received money for it. There was enough money to live on.
Conover advised Norma to try becoming a professional model. The girl listened to his advice and 6 months later signed the first contract in her life with a modeling agency.
It was then that Norma was radically changed. Company employees came up with a new image and pseudonym for the girl, Jean Baker. They dyed her hair platinum and gave her a charming hairstyle.
After some time, Jean became a successful model. One day billionaire Howard Hughes saw her. He was fascinated by the girl's charm and beauty. The man suggested that Jean become a film actress.
The girl happily agreed to the billionaire's proposal. So she began working at 20th Century Fox with director Ben Lyon. Ben didn't like the stage name Jean Baker. He decided to come up with another, more sonorous pseudonym for the girl.
Jane decided to take her mother's last name, Monroe. But I had to tinker with the name. Gene and Ben thought for a long time, but then the director noticed that the girl was unusually similar to the film actress Marilyn Miller. So Norma got a new pseudonym, Marilyn Monroe, for which she became famous throughout the world.
For a long time, Monroe was not invited to act in films. Marilyn wasn't upset. She believed that she was not yet ready to become a professional actress. However, the girl continued to improve. She attended dance and acting classes, learned to sing and learned the basics of film production.
In 1947, Marilyn starred in several films. She played undeciding leading roles, but the experience helped the girl move up the career ladder.
A year later, Monroe decides to break away from cinema and return to a modeling agency. However, here the girl is invited to work at the Columbia Pictures film studio.
But cooperation with the company did not allow the girl to become popular. But Marilyn met a lot of famous people who gave her some good advice regarding her acting in films.
Two years later, in 1950, Marilyn returned to work at the 20th Century Fox film studio. It was then that she received her small but significant role in the film “The Asphalt Jungle.”
The actress played a character who appeared in the frame for just a minute. The girl took on the role of the heroine with all her heart. Probably because of this, film critics noticed her fleeting appearance in films.
Marilyn Monroe gained real popularity after starring in the film “All About Eve,” which won 6 Oscar awards.
A year later, the actress starred in several comedies. They began to actively discuss the girl. Film critics promised Monroe incredible popularity. And so it happened.
Now annoying reporters persistently hovered around Marilyn, who loved to discuss the actress’s complicated life. The girl often appeared in newspapers naked. Thus, Monroe became not just popular, but a real star, a sex symbol of the United States of America.
In 1952-1953, the actress starred in several films, which later became mega-popular. Monroe played with famous actors of that time: Jane Russell, Cary Grant, Fred Allen.
Monroe gradually gained the image of an original, naive girl, deprived of intelligence and intelligence, but endowed with incredible beauty and charm.
The actress herself performed songs in films. One of her most famous compositions was “I Wanna Be Loved By You,” which was performed in the film “Some Like It Hot.”
The girl liked her new image of a stupid blonde. She performed the roles with ease. However, Monroe wanted something more, for example, to play in a drama. But Marilyn was afraid that she would not succeed. And the directors didn’t want to cast her in serious roles.
In 1961, the actress managed to make her dream come true. A couple of months before her death, she played the dramatic role of Roslyn Taber in the film The Misfits.
Personal life
Marilyn Monroe's first husband was James Dougherty. The actress first got married at the age of 15. Thus, she escaped life in an orphanage. However, it was not possible to build a good family. Soon James and Norma separated.
Monroe's next husband was the famous American baseball player Joe DiMaggio. Joe loved the girl very much, but could not cope with jealousy. Six months after the wedding, the couple broke up. However, Monroe and Joe officially divorced only a few years later.
As you know, Marilyn was not deprived of male attention. Crowds of fans longed to communicate with her. The girl was the idol of millions. Joe could not tolerate such treatment of his wife.
He believed that the girl should belong only to him. They said that the husband raised his hand against the unfortunate actress. Because of this, Marilyn decided to leave her husband.
Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
In 1955, Marilyn Monroe married writer Arthur Miller for the third time. The actress wanted to create a real family and give birth to her beloved child.
When Monroe found out about her pregnancy, the girl was unusually happy. However, the cherished dream was not destined to come true. The pregnancy turned out to be ectopic.
Monroe lived six happy years in her marriage to the writer. After his divorce from the actress, Arthur committed suicide.
Marilyn was credited with an affair with the President of America and his brother Robert. They said that Monroe wanted to become first lady through her brother. The rumors were not officially confirmed, but were not refuted either.
Marilyn Monroe parameters
Marilyn Monroe's appearance, her manner of behavior and communication are all the result of the daily work of the actress herself, photographers and directors. She became the owner of blond hair at the age of 17. It was thanks to Marilyn that the famous phrase “gentlemen prefer blondes” appeared.
Rumors have repeatedly appeared in the press about Marilyn Monroe's affair with US President John Kennedy, and then with his brother Robert.
In the modern world, it is considered fashionable to have a slim and even thin body. In the 50s, beauty standards were different. Marilyn Monroe's height, for example, was only 162 cm, and her weight reached 56-57 kg. The external fragility and lightness of the image was complemented by ideal body parameters - 92-60-92 cm. However, like all women, the actress changed periodically. For example, shortly before her death, her proportions were 96-57-96 cm.
The changes are easy to see in the photo, but despite such changes, Monroe’s figure always looked perfect. Curvaceous forms were surprisingly combined with a very thin waist and slender legs. How the actress managed to maintain the same volume of hips and breasts remains a mystery to this day.
Marilyn found it quite easy to maintain her figure. Some sources note that the actress never followed strict diets or visited gyms. The key to her beauty is morning exercises, regular body, skin and hair care. The actress never limited herself in food, and most of all she loved meat dishes and popsicles.
