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The True History Behind Netflix's 'Blonde' | Who Was the Real Marilyn Monroe? | History | Smithsonian Magazine
![Pre-Marilyn Days, Here Is One of the Earliest Pictures of Model Norma Jeane in 1945 ~ Vintage Everyday Pre-Marilyn Days, Here Is One of the Earliest Pictures of Model Norma Jeane in 1945 ~ Vintage Everyday](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tO1BQCs7MXI/WxS1LohgBbI/AAAAAAABcHA/PeZFjExBi24vjRsigoa-9pJLBSrnKn1CACLcBGAs/s1600/55897722%2B-%2BCopy.jpg)
Pre-Marilyn Days, Here Is One of the Earliest Pictures of Model Norma Jeane in 1945 ~ Vintage Everyday
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Marilyn Monroe-Norma Jeane Mortenson-baker ( June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) - Celebrities who died young Photo (41149833) - Fanpop
![Although she'd worked as Marilyn Monroe since 1946, Norma Jeane Mortenson officially changed her name in 1956. - 9GAG Although she'd worked as Marilyn Monroe since 1946, Norma Jeane Mortenson officially changed her name in 1956. - 9GAG](https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/arnVgg0_700b.jpg)
Although she'd worked as Marilyn Monroe since 1946, Norma Jeane Mortenson officially changed her name in 1956. - 9GAG
![تويتر \ Lavinia Rittatore على تويتر: "“@BFI: Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on this day in 1926 http://t.co/dAQvBvNZC0” Ciao meraviglia." تويتر \ Lavinia Rittatore على تويتر: "“@BFI: Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on this day in 1926 http://t.co/dAQvBvNZC0” Ciao meraviglia."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGcDXalW0AEXo8y.jpg)
تويتر \ Lavinia Rittatore على تويتر: "“@BFI: Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on this day in 1926 http://t.co/dAQvBvNZC0” Ciao meraviglia."
![Norma Jeane Mortenson (aka Marilyn Monroe) as a teenager, circa 1941 File Reference # 33848-566THA Stock Photo - Alamy Norma Jeane Mortenson (aka Marilyn Monroe) as a teenager, circa 1941 File Reference # 33848-566THA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WMTP1E/norma-jeane-mortenson-aka-marilyn-monroe-as-a-teenager-circa-1941-file-reference-33848-566tha-WMTP1E.jpg)
Norma Jeane Mortenson (aka Marilyn Monroe) as a teenager, circa 1941 File Reference # 33848-566THA Stock Photo - Alamy
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Marilyn Monroe/Norma Jeane Mortenson 8 x 10/8x10 Glossy Photo Picture IMAGE #4: Everything Else - Amazon.com
![History Pics on Twitter: "1946: Photograph of 20 year old Norma Jeane Mortenson, then changed to Marilyn Monroe. http://t.co/98Rt0nqQYw" / Twitter History Pics on Twitter: "1946: Photograph of 20 year old Norma Jeane Mortenson, then changed to Marilyn Monroe. http://t.co/98Rt0nqQYw" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bmqc3R9IMAA-4C5.jpg)