Fascinating Information About Legendary Marilyn Monroe's Life

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Monroe has three marriages under belt. At sixteen in 1954, she first married James Dougherty; subsequently, she married Joe DiMaggio; two more years later, Arthur Miller.
Marilyn's three marriages mirror several stages of her life and development as a star and person. Her first marriage to James Dougherty in 1942 (not 1954 as mistakenly said) was planned mostly as a means of keeping her from going back to an orphanage once her foster family moved away. Although it gave stability, this adolescent marriage came apart as her modeling career started to take off. Although her second marriage to baseball great Joe DiMaggio in 1954 united two American idols, it only lasted nine months because DiMaggio's jealously and concern with her public image caused friction. Playing writer Arthur Miller in 1956 seemed to provide Monroe the respectability and cultural refinement she yearned, hence providing the most intellectual stimulation of her marriages. Though it lasted five years, personal tragedies and professional demands finally caused this marriage to fall apart. From the naïve young bride to the glitzy celebrity wife to the serious actress searching intellectual recognition, every marriage reflected a different facet of Monroe's need for security and acceptance.

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