Marilyn Monroe: The sex symbol The Woman The actress

Marilyn Monroe (stage name of Norma Jean Baker) was born in Los Angeles in 1926.
Her artistic career began very early, when in 1945 took her first steps as a model.
In 1948 the first film in which she participated was "Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!" where her part in many point was cut in the editing phase. Those were the years when the image of Marilyn was starting to get noticed with her pictures and thanks a famous calendar.
The photographer Tom Kelley in 1949, portrays naked Marilyn.
No vulgarity! Her was an innocent and unique beauty.
Three years later, when a blackmailer threatened to go public with the affair, the same Monroe admitted that she was in that calendar and that she had made this for a desperate need for money. At the time was not yet known to the general public.
Between 1950 and 1952 increased her roles in the movie.
"The Asphalt Jungle", "All about Eve", "The Fireball", "Hometown Story", "As Young as You Feel", "Clash by Night", some of her films.
In "Clash by Night", for the first time the name of Marilyn Monroe appeared in the film poster.
Some films of 1952 as "We're Not Married", "Don't Bother to Knock" and "Monkey Business" increased her fame.
1953 was the year of the consecration. Although, was not well received by critics, the film "Niagara", was characterized by the presence of Monroe, who played an evil character.
In the musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", is the antagonist of the brunette Jane Russell.
In the romantic comedy "How to Marry a Millionaire, plays the role of a mannequin with Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable.
In 1955 Billy Wilder chose her for one of the most famous comedies:
"The Seven Year Itch". A great success for the film, the director and for the same Monroe. But Marilyn had wanted to become a better actress, and so he decided to move to New York and attend the Actors Studio. She was tired of sex roles.
Darryl F. Zanuck (producer), did signed a contract to Marilyn, from which she can personally choose the director.
In "Bus Stop", plays the role of singer Cherie, getting her first Golden Globe nomination. But most striking was the criticism of Time, which said that Monroe in this film proves to be an actress.
Thanks to the new collaboration with Billy Wilder Marilyn gave her greatest performance in the masterpiece "Some Like it Hot" with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. The character of Sugar Kandiski did win the Golden Globe.
The critics praised Marilyn and Variety declares that no other can overcome the actress in this mixture of her own rhythm and sex-appeal. Despite this, the Academy Award in all these years was distracted enough to not even give her an Oscar nomination.
Her last film was "The Misfits" by John Huston, screenplay by Arthur Miller, whom she had just divorced.
Will remain forever unfinished "Something's Got to Give", a film that was to be the remake of "My Favorite Wife".
The last image is of a beautiful Marilyn as she leaves the pool.
She died in Los Angeles in August 1962.

There are many features of Marilyn, sexy, charming, innocent, child, fickle, in need of love, delicate.
A mixture which has created the myth that MM distance of 50 years after her death remains indelible in the collective.

Films in this video:
- Niagara
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- How to Marry a Millionaire
- River of No Return
- The Seven Year Itch
- Bus Stop
- The Prince and the Showgirl
- Some Like It Hot
- Let's Make Love
- The Misfits

Song for this tribute is "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston.